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    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      Robin Lane Fox
      How to give structure to a garden

      Gardens do not simply emerge, they must be shaped in terms of spacing, soil, height and colour

    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      HTSI
      Mad about mimosa

      The instant sunshine of the plant world is the queen of winter blooms

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      Robin Lane Fox
      Purple peas and other cutting-edge veg to grow in the garden

      After December’s excesses, look ahead to planting wholesome varieties, both old friends and new entrants

    • Friday, 13 January, 2023
      Robin Lane Fox
      The darling shrubs of May: six essential hardy plants

      These choices will have your garden in flower by the end of that month

    • Friday, 6 January, 2023
      Robin Lane Fox
      Lessons from last year’s gardening roller-coaster ride

      From torrential rains to summer drought, from heatwave to brutal cold spell, plants were tested as rarely before

    • Tuesday, 3 January, 2023
      Residential
      The biggest garden design trends for 2023

      Top outdoor designers on how we will approach our outdoor space

    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
      Robin Lane Fox
      ‘Truss in Boots’, a panto for our times

      This year, I managed to get a front-row seat for the annual badgers’ New Year extravaganza in my garden

    • Friday, 23 December, 2022
      The new trend for bare-root plants

      These are increasingly endorsed as being more resilient and environmentally friendly than plants grown in pots

    • Wednesday, 21 December, 2022
      HTSI
      12 extraordinary interiors we loved this year

      An abbey, a cave and a Tuscan castello were among some of the homes HTSI visited in 2022. Here are our favourites

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      Robin Lane Fox
      Ravishing roses to riveting books: Christmas gifts for gardeners

      Our columnist’s selection offers plentiful inspiration

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      How to prune and train plants to create striking winter sculptures

      Structures made of manipulated roses, fruit trees and topiary can ensure your garden is a balm even during the colder months

    • Monday, 12 December, 2022
      HTSI
      Eight great gift ideas in time for Christmas 

      Smart buys for gardeners, parents, superheroes and more

    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
      House & Home
      House & Home Christmas Special 2022

      Festive decorating tips from Luke Edward Hall, Matilda Goad and Roddy Clarke; timeless winter greenery; and homes for sale with Christmas spirit

    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
      Alice Vincent
      Tie in to tradition with timeless winter greenery

      Festive boughs have been a favourite since pagan days and remain a satisfying way to usher in some seasonal cheer

    • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
      HTSI
      The top 10 festive hampers

      A feast of gourmet food, wines and gifts

    • Friday, 2 December, 2022
      Jane Owen
      Compost ‘grows such sweet things out of such corruptions’

      As Walt Whitman recognised, a well-tended compost heap is a magical, sustainable thing

    • Friday, 25 November, 2022
      Robin Lane Fox
      Through Turkey’s liquidambar forest

      Botany and ancient history meet in a journey to a country where this tree grows wild and prolifically

    • Friday, 25 November, 2022
      Dead gorgeous: the art of drying flowers

      Today’s florists capture the ephemeral beauty of life between the vase and the compost — and it’s a far cry from granny’s potpourri

    • Friday, 18 November, 2022
      Robin Lane Fox
      I did it my Appian Way

      A canter down the historic Roman road — and alongside homes belonging to Italian film goddesses

    • Friday, 11 November, 2022
      Robin Lane Fox
      The irrepressible rose

      A new book offers guidance through the ‘proliferating jungle of roses’

    • Friday, 11 November, 2022
      How to turn a brownfield site into a biodiverse haven for nature

      Designers transform eerily derelict post-industrial landscapes into gardens with ‘a strange and fertile beauty’

    • Friday, 11 November, 2022
      FT SeriesThe HTSI holiday gift guide 2022
      16 presents for gardeners and craft lovers

      HTSI’s contributing editor picks gifts for chic countryside living

    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
      Robin Lane Fox
      What trees to plant for glorious autumn colour

      If you are enjoying this year’s displays, these varieties can replicate them in your own garden

    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
      Jonathan Guthrie
      Looking for love on the web — it’s mating season for spiders

      Autumn gardens are full of their shiny, sticky webs. Whether they fascinate or frighten, spiders loom large in the human psyche

    • Friday, 4 November, 2022
      FT SeriesThe HTSI Property issue 2022
      Inside one of East Hampton’s most mysterious mansions

      The Gardiner Estate has fascinated locals for centuries. Now its owner has opened up its doors

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