Little homes for a prairie

The fashion for meadow-esque plantings with flowering perennials woven between grasses has been with us since the early nineties. But these apparently wild pieces of planting are actually carefully co

THIS WEEK AT GLEBE COTTAGE

Now’s the time to add some summer stars for a burst of colour

Isabelle Palmer is an expert when it comes to using containers to turn small balconies and patios into something fabulously floral. Here, she advises us on how to team plants and planters to create different looks

IT’S midsummer, and this is usually the season when gardens are supposed to look their best – brimming with colour, buzzing with life, weed-free and calm, relaxing places for lounging with friends or

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