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
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 park
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 Bloom
A small modern meadow garden by Jenny Bloom
For this garden in north London, designer Jenny Bloom drew inspiration from the unusually wild landscape on its fringes. Words Kate Jacobs. Photographs Richard Bloom.
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.
Transforming a small London garden into an autumnal woodland
With a careful choice of just a few key plants and clever landscaping, this tiny garden transforms into a woodland with a fiery autumn peak. Words Kate Jacobs, photographs Clive Nichols
A deceptively simple small garden designed by Sheila Jack
Designer Sheila Jack has transformed this small city garden from artificial lawned-anonymity to a charming woodland-inspired plot that’s a peaceful social space for a family with grown-up children. Words Kate Jacobs, Photographs Lisa Linder