On the verge

Easy ways to make your garden more nature-friendly

Lorna Maybery visits the Wiston Estate in the South Downs National Park to learn more about the challenges of farming in a unique landscape

Roger Morgan-Grenville celebrates the shapeshifting glories of Britain’s sea paths, evanescent byways revealed by the tides

This cottage now has a garden to match its charming appearance, thanks to the efforts of its owners

Allotments get smaller as councils struggle with plot provision, reports Ian Hodgson

A keen gardener has worked with the natural features of her ruggedly beautiful plot on Scotland’s east coast