Going with the flow in a London flat
Uniting the rooms of a bad conversion doesn’t have to mean knocking down walls…
Shortly after Kitty Jackson moved into this ground-floor flat in...
Five ways to make your home less toxic
We are surrounded by chemicals – in food and drink, cleaning products, household items and furnishings. Here’s how to reduce household pollution
Ventilate
Cleaning products,...
Three neglected herbs to enrich your kitchen garden
Plant lovage, hyssop and summer savory for both your patch and your table’s sake
As a botanist obsessed with food, I have always found...
The Notting Hill flat that’s now a gallery and bolthole
A graceful London apartment has been converted into an exhibition space – and a place to think – for this creative couple
This Notting Hill...
Graphic scenes in a rural Kent home
Designer Anthony Burrill and his wife Emma have embraced country house living on their own terms
If you know about Anthony Burrill and the upbeat graphic...
Gone to print: space and colour in a textile designer’s cottage
Her home studio may have changed little in 40 years, but Pauline Caulfield is revisiting and reinventing her work
Tucked down the side of...
This way to the house of easement
Other words for toilets | Arms to Saudi Arabia | Wasabi KitKat | Clergy as tulips
Linda Fishwick objects to the use of “bathroom”...
Planting English tulips in a Danish coastal garden
Although we mostly miss them in flower, we consider them a gift to the garden
A last-minute winter weekend in Denmark to walk to...
Colourful plants that thrive in cold weather
If your garden has been looking a little sad, plan now for a more verdant winter next year
Gardening is a fascinating art form....
Gardening tips: Camelia ‘Yuletide’ will spice up winter gardens
Plus, visit The Enchanted Garden at the William Morris Gallery and keep pelargoniums going through the cold
Plant this
Camellias that flower over Christmas offer...






















