Calm & repose

With its colourful façades, lush gardens and striking views, Portmeirion belongs on the Italian Riviera, but this work of art was built in Wales

Designers Monty Don with Jamie Butterworth Contractor Form Plants Plants Form Plants Relocating to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home A feature garden that celebrates how to easily turn our gardens into space

There’s a quiet yet palpable energy as you wander around Margate on the Kent coast. It’s a feeling perhaps not dissimilar to what it must have felt like in the 1730s when this little-known Tudor fishi

Whether undertaking a full renovation or a simple refresh, it can be easy to overlook small considerations in favour of the overarching picture, but fixed finishing touches – otherwise known as hardwa

When summer beckons, it is answered by a chorus of glorious roses that fill an enchanting Isle of Wight garden, created from scratch by Derek and Louise Ness

For those who prefer not to follow the crowd, we reveal some of the best, but relatively undiscovered places to enjoy in the country’s chicest region