Get, set, gravel!

Spend more time relaxing and less time working in your outdoor space with these clever design solutions

Enjoy a flourishing garden without the drudgery of daily watering in hot weather by choosing resilient, drought-resistant plants that make minimal demands on limited resources

Since they appeared in the 1990s, gravel gardens have grown in popularity, especially in recent years. What are the keys for success, asks Non Morris

The natural crunch and colour of gravel paths and landscaping brings harmony to a country garden, while planting through the stones brings a softer style to beds and borders

If your idea of a dream garden is one where you spend time sitting down enjoying it, you need our guide to low-maintenance gardening...

With the beach just a pebble’s throw away, this once-barren Suffolk garden is now a dreamy mix of relaxed, contemporary planting that thrives in the salt-laden winds