Small gravel garden

The UK’s most famous dry garden is at the Beth Chatto gardens in Essex. So I visited to talk to head gardener, Asa Gregers-Warg, about how to make a dry...

A secret courtyard—and alfresco community dinners—don't hurt its appeal

Transform your limited outdoor space with innovative small garden landscaping ideas, enhancing beauty and functionality in urban settings.

There are all kinds of creative solutions to landscape problems. Dry areas or spaces with natural dips in the topography benefit from gravel gardens. What is a gravel garden? This article explains more.

If you've followed me for a while, you'll know I've never had much desire for gravel in the garden. Don't get me wrong - I don't hate gravel and there's certainly a time and place for it, but after having an entire yard full of gravel in the old house (full garden tour here), I

Our client was planning improvements to her house and felt the garden let the property down. It was scruffy and uninteresting. Discover the transformation.

planting designs and ideas for seaside, low maintenance, gravel gardens

After creating an enchanting festival show garden at RHS Hampton Court Palace, Alexandra Noble was commissioned to re-create the design in west London, complete with secret spaces, winding paths and magical, gossamer-fine planting