Artist Scota Rakison has one of the most enviable views in London. From the roof terrace of her Barnes house she can see a great, wide lazy bend of the Thames, and on the other side, a fringe of acid-green willows, boathouses and the well-kept grass of the Civil Service playing fields.
It is the more [...]
There it is, by that log. I have to bend low for a good look. The flower’s color is far more impressive than its size. It’s a rich magenta, almost a purple-pink. Absolutely beautiful.
This flower, barely 3 inches tall and growing beside a moldering log on a riverbank, is called the fringed polygala. It resembles [...]
They say the Chelsea Flower Show has been particularly innovative this year. Designer roof gardens, Norwegian science parks, even an astronaut’s allotment – they’ve all won prizes and plaudits.
You may even have been busy this Bank Holiday, braving the wind and rain, to give your own garden a modernist makeover.
But it’s a fair bet [...]
Good design isn’t brain surgery. And, despite what some folks say, it doesn’t have to cost a fortune.
But sometimes figuring out how to decorate a room can be downright baffling. Ever walk into the home of one of your friends and wonder why everything feels right and looks perfectly coordinated? You know she didn’t hire [...]
Over the past 100 years, home building has evolved and matured, yet the basic exterior appearance has not changed much.
But as we face land and labour shortages, high construction costs, innovative new technologies and a growing demand for sustainable materials, we are poised to witness some monumental changes in housing.
One program that may prove [...]
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