The winners of the inaugural Topiary Awards at RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival are a cut above
Self-propagating flowers need strict oversight but some gems come courtesy of the former president’s Irish golf course
The writer and celebrated gardener loves begonias, Botticelli’s Primavera and birds of paradise
Three green spaces in the floating city are tackling its thorniest issues from the root up
Plastic chairs, Pinterest boards and ping pong tables top the list of pet peeves among client requests
Ramondas and dawn poppies planted while working at the Munich alpine garden in the 1960s have seeded new generations
Shun common or garden containers and embrace the rusty, ramshackle and radical for greenery with added interest
Meet the florist who’s invented a sustainable foam
She describes the passion and fury that drives her work — and enthuses about her new natural swimming pool
Relaxed designs that can be used indoors or out
It has been another vintage year for the beloved flower, despite some spoils from heavy rain
Could one man’s subterranean solution more than a century ago inspire a modern-day model for coping with extreme heat?
When monochromatic rigour meets mushroom and moss, the results are magical
A rich convergence of plants from the Alps to the Arctic to the Med grace this rocky limestone region of western Ireland
The scientist and entrepreneur Shirley Sherwood has amassed 1,000 works, from early masters to contemporary painters
Michael Gilson’s tribute to 20th-century English gardening, its role in social change — and its forgotten hero
Bringing water into the garden needn’t be involved — or naff
A long tradition of Buddhist meditation has driven the design of these captivating, imaginative oases of discovery and reflection
Horticulturalists are dealing with drought but record rain and sheer unpredictability are challenges too
This year’s cool and wet weather has helped the plant’s vigour and proliferation at a wooded haven of rarities
Virginia Woolf and cohorts found beauty and passion in their bohemian retreats, but there was also sadness, as a new exhibition shows
Urns, benches and tables with the patina of time can set a romantic and whimsical tone
Daisies, petunias, fuchsias and salvias are ready to inject colour and drama, as long as frost is at bay
Long a symbol of affluence and desire, a pillar of Hollywood and the American dream, its fortunes are changing in a drought-plagued world
An architect by training, he creates outdoor ‘rooms’ on tropical estates in Florida and the Bahamas
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