One of the many highlights for visitors to Cliveden in Buckinghamshire has always been the 80 acres of gardens, which encompass a geometric parterre, a maze, a water garden and the famous Long Garden

The garden was a blank canvas when I first moved in. A single tree. A lawn invaded by alkanet. London clay so hard you couldn’t push a spade in. I was more concerned with urgent matters such as the de

New document from charity fights for legal recognition to protect historic landscapes, reports Ian Hodgson

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The head gardener at London’s Barbican Conservatory on its ongoing renovation – and why you shouldn’t give up on houseplants I grew up in Poland where my grandma used to take me to her allotment and I

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