Exteriors
The rich literary history of Brookwood garden in Cooperstown
Established on the southern end of Lake Otsego in 1786 by the father of novelist James Fenimore Cooper, Cooperstown has a little-known history as the cradle of admired private gardens
The favourite flowers of famous faces
Stars across industries – from Simone Rocha to Anjelica Huston – pick plants from their gardens and vessels from their cabinets in a new series
Egyptian iconography in London’s cemeteries
Spooky season dictates we take a closer look at the Egyptian iconography in London’s most famous cemeteries, such as Highgate and Brompton
Anna Atkins’ book captures the delicacy of algae and ferns
Drawing on five extant copies in museums around the world, Anna Atkins' book captures the delicacy of algae and ferns. For the first time, a new book reprints her works British Algae and Cyanotypes of British and Foreign Ferns in their entirety
Playing house in Dominique Lafourcade’s Lilliputian garden follies
Dominique Lafourcade’s extravagant summer play houses for children hold timeless (and ageless) delight
Does global warming call for innovative cacti gardens?
Arnaud Mauriéres believes that the future of horticulture lies with gardens of prickly succulents. This greenery – born in a dry bed – is just as pretty as traditional English flower-patches however, bursting into bright and fragrant bloom
The bizarre ‘Ideas Magazine’ and its eccentric garden follies
First published in 1796, Ideas Magazine… featured all manner of ways in which ‘educated nations’ could indulge their burgeoning passion for peculiar garden follies and ornaments. From haute-couture hen houses to wacky Ferris wheels, the more fanciful the better
A lonely 13th-century church garden bursts into life as a community space
A 13th-century church garden in Antwerp bursting with plants has been rechristened by tulip expert and landscape architect Ronald van der Hilst. Now he has blessed the plot with a design worthy of its ecclesiastical setting
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How Peter Smith revived the derelict kitchen garden at Bolton Abbey
Not open to the public and encircled by a rustic brick wall, the kitchen garden at Bolton Abbey is paved with paths less trodden. There is one prominent set of footprints, however: that of the gardener Peter Smith, who has tended the space for over 20 years
Small Wonder: the Wild Pansy
Pulled from between the leaves of the art history annals, we discover symbolism and inspiration in this seasonal bloom