Kate Jacobs

Kate Jacobs is a writer and editor, focusing on lifestyle, interiors and gardens. She's always on the lookout for interesting homes to write about...

Recent articles by Kate Jacobs
Lulu Roper-Caldbeck sloping garden design

Is your garden on a slope? See how one designer came up with a cunning solution

Tapping into the wild spirit of this urban garden, Lulu Roper-Caldbeck cleverly managed a sharp change in level with a bank of layered, immersive plantingShow more
Garden tables and chairs

The best beer garden in the country? This award-winning plot with beautiful planting was once a car park

The spirit of hospitality flourishes in designer Tabitha Rigden’s contemporary take on a pub garden at The Plough Shiplake, with a beautifully planted outdoor space that was previously a car parkShow more
A gravel garden designed by Colm Joseph

Be inspired by this small suburban Suffolk retreat designed by Colm Joseph

In this once-overlooked suburban plot, designer Colm Joseph has created a modern gravel garden that offers a relaxing green retreat. Words Kate Jacobs Photographs Richard BloomShow more
Suburban garden designed by Tom Massey

Modernist hard landscaping in a suburban garden

Designer Tom Massey has contrasted modernist hard landscaping with shaggy and shimmering grasses in this small suburban garden in Twickenham. Words Kate Jacobs, Photographs Alister Thorpe.Show more