gardens of the world
Ron Lutsko's Californian non-garden
A carefully understated garden designed by Ron Lutsko in California’s Portola Valley takes its cues from the gently rolling landscape and non-native grasses of the region’s 19th-century pasture-land heritage. Words Tim Richardson, photographs Richard Bloom
Visit Greece's Mount Olympus for orchids
The Pelion peninsula in north-central Greece provides horticulturist Hannah Gardner with a host of botanising sites rich in orchids and autumn-flowering, bulbous perennials. Words Hannah Gardner, illustration Alice Pattullo