Town and city

A collection of gardens offering design and planting ideas for small spaces and urban retreats

Inspiration

Rudbeckia fulgida

A garden fit for a modernist house

A garden with plants and flowers

Five lessons for a city space

Photo: Claire Takacs

Parking space vs front garden

Photo: Tim Graham/Getty Images

Design solutions: Front gardens

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Plants

Japanese Knotweed invasive species in autumn bloom, horizontal aspect

Japanese Knotweed: Do’s and Dont’s

Cornus florida 'Cherokee Chief'

The best flowering dogwoods for year-round interest

English Lavender, Lavandula angustifolia Elizabeth

Favourite lavenders for a low maintenance garden

Close up of gardener holding four cooking apples close to his chest

Expert tips for growing apples from Gravetye Manor

Design ideas

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Design Solutions: Topiary

Slate fencing at Plascwmllan beside the Watkin path in Snowdonia, North Wales.

Design ideas: Local heroes

An illustration showing the plants used in a bold design for a late summer border by gardener Andrea Brusendorf

Late summer planting plan using tried and tested plants

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Gardens to visit

Dixter reader day 2019 portrait

Spring Reader Day at Great Dixter

Whitburgh

An innovative take on the contemporary

c. Claire Takacs

A richly planted garden

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