It is both thrilling and daunting to design a garden and with numerous overwhelming decisions to make, it’s important to devise a plan. To begin, analyse ...
GARDEN ORNAMENTS: CLEVER WAYS TO ENHANCE YOUR OUTDOOR SPACE.
Whether you have a small courtyard, a patio or a sprawling country garden here’s TheHouseDirectory.com‘s guide to how garden ornaments create impact in your outdoor space. ...
OUTDOOR FURNITURE FOR 2023 AND BEYOND.
Someone once said that having a garden is like having an extra room in your home. We are enjoying a glorious summer and now more than ...
‘The Thoughtful Gardener’ by Jinny Blom
The Thoughtful Gardener, An intelligent approach to garden design by Jinny Blom. A prolific designer who has enjoyed a meteoric rise as a landscape and garden ...
Luciano Giubbilei: The art of Making Gardens
Luciano Giubbilei is known for his award-winning gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and for his beautiful and serene garden designs for private houses across ...
The Gardens of Arne Maynard
Arne Maynard is one of the country’s most sought-after and internationally renowned garden designers. He’s celebrated for his ability to draw out the essence of a ...
Garden Magic by George Carter
Garden designer George Carter is noted for his witty and theatrical approach to garden design. A Chelsea Flower Show multiple gold medallist, he is currently working ...
Chelsea Flower Show 2015
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show has been held in the grounds of the Royal Hospital Chelsea, London every year since 1913, apart from gaps during the ...
A guide to garden antiques & ornaments
Whether for indoors or out, garden antiques and ornaments are highly sought after. But which items should you buy? How do you know where to place ...
Chelsea Flower Show 2014
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show is the highlight of the gardening year. Every year the standard seems to get higher, and every year tickets sell out ...
Essential guide to garden lighting
All you need to know about outdoor lighting. Sally Storey, Design Director of John Cullen gives us her tips for some magical garden lighting effects… Q. ...
A roof terrace in Knightsbridge
A contemporary design and outsized planters makes this small roof terrace feel inviting. The apartment is in Knightsbridge, London. Photographer: Helen Fickling/The Interior Archive Designer: Andy Sturgeon ...
Chelsea Flower Show 2013
A round-up of some of our favourites at this year’s centenary show… ...
RHS Chelsea Flower Show – A centenary celebration
A new book, published to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the most prestigious flower show, includes some fascinating photographs, plans and posters from the Royal ...
Spring gardening tips
Diogo Correia, Head of Landscaping at The Chelsea Gardener, gives us his top tips for spring gardening… As a gardener, is there any better season than ...
Autumn garden tips
Autumn’s here and the leaves are falling. What can you do to keep your garden in tip-top condition for next year? Garden Designer and Landscaper James ...
Painted beach huts
A row of contemporary beach huts in The Bahamas creates a bright splash of colour at the edge of the beach – and inspired us to ...
Garden ‘bonfires’
With the weather cool and the timber wet, if you want to sit outside and keep warm this summer why not commission your very own ...
Chelsea Flower Show 2012
The Chelsea Flower Show opens tomorrow, and we’ve gathered some of this year’s highlights to show you. As usual, there’s lots to inspire. The feel ...