Home & Garden

Plus the Brighton radio gardening show that’s bucking the trend, and why a bean trench ticks two boxes at oncePlant thisA pink-flowered shrub might be a bit cloying in summer, but in winter,...

If your garden has been looking a little sad, plan now for a more verdant winter next yearGardening is a fascinating art form. As much as it is about experiencing tranquillity and nature,...

Our gardening expert on the divisive tubersJerusalem artichokes tend to divide people. To some they are the devil’s work, whereas others can’t get enough, particularly at this time of year, when the tubers...

Salvaged wood and friends’ art make this old malthouse a warm family homeWirksworth has always been a place where people make things,” says Esther Patterson. The Derbyshire market town is where Richard Arkwright opened the...

The windows in your home are your windows to the world – and you need them to function effectively and efficiently to get the most value out of your windows. Windows serve three purposes:...

Then brush up on your botanical Latin and use leftover bubble wrap to insulate pot plantsPlant this If you’re looking for a plant that channels the Pantone colour of the year, Living Coral, look...

Although we mostly miss them in flower, we consider them a gift to the gardenA last-minute winter weekend in Denmark to walk to the beach sunset, ride bikes to the harbour fish shop...

A forest of house plants plus rooflights and glass sliding doors cleverly merge the outside with the inside in this Georgian townhouseThe greening of Julia Thompson’s townhouse began long before the current trend...

Blossom from the easy-to-grow butterfly pea plant adds an amazing azure hue to food and drinkHaving grown up in southeast Asia, I am perpetually fascinated by which normal, everyday ingredient from my childhood,...

As the soil warms and the first bulb shoots break through, all signs point to spring on Plot 29The anxious scan along a row, the concerned look for broken soil. There is something...