Gardens
Best stately home gardens to visit in the UK
Stately homes around the UK are home to beautiful gardens worth a visit. Here are a few of our favourites for a walk or a picnic
Get to grips with garden design and create your dream green space
With longer days tempting us outside, now’s the ideal time to enrol on a course to guide you through creating your perfect garden
Six botanical gardens to visit this summer
Combining architectural grandeur with the latest scientific research, these living landscapes are a wonderful way to learn more about the world around us
Best range cookers for 2024
Cook up a storm this year with one of these beautiful range cookers
Stylish and comfortable garden sofas for summer 2024
Give your patio a fresh look with these stylish garden sofas
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23 best garden benches for summer 2024
Treat yourself to some new outdoor furniture with these traditional garden benches
Best garden parasols for 2024
Enjoy an hour (or two!) lounging in the shade with these pretty garden parasols and umbrellas
15 best garden fire pits for summer 2024
Keep warm outside on cool summer evenings with one of these statement garden fire pits
10 best wendy houses and playhouses for 2023
From fabric teepees that you can pop up and take down with ease anywhere in your home, to wendy houses and wooden playhouses with stairs for the larger outdoor space, playtime just became considerably more magical...
7 of the best planters and plant pots for your garden
Add texture to your garden or conservatory with one of these tactile planters or pots, with styles from traditional terracotta to modern concrete sculptures
Garden antiques
How to add patina to your household objects
Add character, rustic charm and an antique look to your garden and household ornaments with patina, the green oxidising effect formed on metals
The best garden antiques designers according to Drew Pritchard
Salvage Hunter Drew Pritchard shares the must-find garden antique pieces of furniture you should track down now
How to incorporate garden antiques into your interior design
We show you how reclaimed garden antiques can create an organic, laid-back feel in your home and garden
Garden shopping
Best Garden Hanging Chairs for 2024
These garden hanging chairs are the relaxing summer staple you need for 2023
Our favourite garden bistro sets
Create a stylish spot to eat al fresco with these decorative garden bistro sets
Best antique and classical-style garden urns
Add a sense of timeless elegance to your garden or outdoor space with an antique or classical-style garden urn
Gardens to visit
The best mazes to visit in the UK
Unravelling the puzzling world of historic hedge mazes, with a few of the most impressive mazes to visit around the UK, whether you've got overexcited kids or just a fan of topiary
Dog-friendly stately homes to visit
Bring your dogs along to these National Trust and English Heritage properties to enjoy a run around the grounds and visit walled gardens, woodlands and cafes
A history of pleasure gardens and where to visit them
Seeking leisure, entertainment and sociability, all walks of Georgian society revelled in the newly opened pleasure gardens. Rhiannon Batten takes a stroll…