Urban gardens
Amazing gardens from towns and cities
This designer transformed his tiny terraced garden into a gorgeous garden escape on a budget
For his own experimental Bristol garden, designer Harry Holding saved on budget using paint and existing materials
How do you transform an overlooked city garden into a lush oasis? This Amsterdam garden is a source of design inspo
Dutch designer Carolien Barkman has used changes of level and lush, immersive planting to bring this small city plot to life
Wondering if your tiny garden could squeeze in a sauna, cold plunge and a meadow? Here's how one designer managed it
Designer Alexandra Noble has made space for a meadow, a sauna and a cold plunge in this small suburban garden
This London garden by Dan Pearson is a design masterclass in making a small space feel bigger
Dan Pearson doesn’t usually work on a small scale, but saw something special in the owners of this north London terrace, with a sunny front and shady rear garden.
Award-winning designer Pollyanna Wilkinson reveals her experimental studio garden — and it looks as good in real life as it does on Insta
The garden of designer Pollyanna Wilkinson’s studio is a beautifully calm small space that she and her team use for inspiration and experimentation
Looking for a green-filled oasis in your shady plot? This small, narrow garden in the heart of Utrecht is a masterclass in how to create lush planting with texture and structure
Designer Erik Funneman has transformed a small, shady garden into a peaceful haven
This back-to-front garden in the Cotswolds flips the expected to great effect
Emily Crowley-Wroe has used her own front garden in the Cotswolds to trial design and planting ideas.
The perfect solution for a long, thin, sloping garden that the whole family can enjoy
Over 20 years, garden designer Emily Erlam has nurtured and edited the plants in her sloping city garden to create an intriguing, immersive space. She explains how.
This 1960s home has been transformed by a contemporary chic garden makeover
For her own garden, designer Lucy Willcox has transformed a sloping site, blending the wildness of a neighbouring common with the sharp lines of her 1960s home.
Instead of downsizing, this couple revamped their garden into a haven for them and their grandkids
By introducing bold swathes of planting, designer Barbara Samitier transformed a large lawn into an enticing garden with multitudes to discover
From new-build construction site to low-maintenance wildflower haven: this meadowscape is the smart way to do easy eco gardening
Designer Kristina Clode has created this vision of wild immersion, mostly from seed, for an accessible new eco home set in The Weald.
Behind the scenes with Piet Oudolf – here's how he plants his legendary schemes
Ever wondered how Piet Oudolf plans out and plants up one of his extraordinary landscapes? Rebecca McMackin was there to document each step at the creation of his most recent large-scale scheme, at Calder Gardens in Philadelphia.
The nursery that’s changing the face of Australian gardens
Antique Perennials has always been about introducing exciting plants to Australian gardeners, says co-founder Michael Morant, and now has a vibrant display garden to showcase its wares
Inspiring ideas for eye-catching plant pots that bridge the gap between summer and autumn
James Horner creates three eye-catching displays to bridge the gap between the warmth of late summer and the cooler autumn months
This Surrey garden is a beautiful retreat for the whole family
Tabitha Rigden’s multifunctional design for this suburban family garden offers privacy and versatility as well as planting for biodiversity
A New England garden inspired by some of the world’s most influential designers
Designer Adam Woodruff reflects on his personal garden beside a New England harbour shaped by years of travel, study and thoughtful experimentation.
This casting director transformed her small garden in London into a plant-filled sanctuary for reading scripts
When faced with the challenge of this small, steeply sloping garden, Miria Harris took an unconventional approach to elevate it into a calm and nurturing sanctuary
A tiny garden in London, inspired by Kyoto by Japanese designer Haruko Seki
Haruko Seki’s ingenious design makes use of raised containers and subtle planting to create a sense of stillness, balance and light in a tiny city courtyard.
This sunken city garden has been transformed into an exotic leafy paradise
Exotic evergreen texture and form bring multiple perspectives to a shady, low-level urban garden designed by Declan Buckley
How to make a small city garden look huge: this gardener replaced her lawn with a flower-packed paradise
Libby Webb took out the lawn in her Edinburgh garden to create an immersive, plant-packed space that is an inspiration to home gardeners everywhere
This professional designer transformed his own typically long, narrow town garden into an urban oasis
Landscape architect Matt Evans has turned his typically long, narrow, town garden in Bath into a plantsman’s paradise.
