NEWS

Outdoor Lighting
Lighting is often one of the last things to be thought about in a garden restoration. But good lighting adds significant value by extending the time we can spend in the garden in the summer, and showing the beauty of an old house in subtle ways, as well as cheering the way home.

Blackthorn Trust – Healing Garden
Set in the historic walled gardens of Barming Hospital, the new Blackthorn Trust Healing Garden is part of an holistic approach to health that works with mind body spirit and the land.

Bringing Paradise to your Garden
Since ancient times gardens have offered protection, nourishment and delight. Marian suggests how to turn your outside space into a personal paradise.

Working with old walled kitchen gardens
Marian Boswall discusses the key things to take into consideration when restoring an old walled kitchen garden.

Landscape Institute Council Election
We are delighted that our Director Catherine Birkin has been elected to the advisory board of the Landscape Institute Council.

Team Visit Review
This Sussex Farm House has a private garden set within a wooded estate in East Sussex. The main part of the garden was designed by Jinny Blom in collaboration with the owners, who came up […]

Good fences make good neighbours
If you are thinking of putting in a fence at a period property the first considerations may be cost and time, but why and how are also important questions.

The Warmth of Walls – using solid structure to create a garden framework
There is something comforting about an old garden wall that draws one in to shelter beside it, in the same way as you might hug a tree. If you are lucky enough to have good quality old walls then repair is generally better than replacement, and if your house is listed it is likely that the garden walls will be too.