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Forget the countryside – this Northern powerhouse is the perfect place for summer staycations As hospitality in England reopens don’t get caught up in the frenzy to flee to the countryside. Visit Manchester instead. 17 May 2021 • 4:54pm Manchester might not leap out as an obvious holiday option right now, but hear us out... Credit: Getty “Destitutus ventis remos adhibe” proclaims a bold monochrome mural in Manchester’s Stevenson Square. By Folie Art and Design, the painting of a han...

A masterplan that started from scratch has helped to make this new garden accessible, sustainable and inclusive

By Press Association 2021 Embargoed to 0001 Saturday May 15 RHS Bridgewater Gardens, the Royal Horticultural Societys fifth public garden, which has been created from the historic grounds at Worsley New Hall, Salford, with a focus on the local community (Peter Byrne/PA) A garden created from lost stately home grounds opens to the public next week after nearly a year’s delay due to the coronavirus pandemic. Bridgewater, the Royal Horticu...

Bridgewater, the Royal Horticultural Society's fifth public garden, has been created from the historic grounds at Worsley New Hall, Salford, Greater Manchester, with a focus on the local community.

Garden created from lost stately home grounds to open to the public The historic estate’s 10-acre Victorian walled kitchen garden is one of the largest in the UK The Chinese Garden at RHS Bridgewater Gardens (Image: Peter Byrne/PA Wire) Get the latest email updates for Surrey with our FREE daily newsletterInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe here When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will b...

Andrea Jones Tom Stuart-Smith is a landscape architect whose work is characterised by strong contrasts between built form and naturalistic planting. In this episode of Conversations with The Calico Club Tom will look at several of his gardens, offering rare insight into his methods and inspirations, as well as his thoughts on planting, design and landscaping. Tom Stuart-Smith is one of the most highly regarded figures in British landscape design, working in the UK and abroad on an eclectic arr...

11 May 2021, by Matthew Appleby After four years of research and writing, his book, The Tree Experts: A History of Professional Arboriculture in Britain, is scheduled to be published. Johnston said: "This is the first book to tell the story of Britain’s professional tree experts, from the Romans to the present day. It also highlights the influences from continental Europe and North America that have helped to shape British arboriculture over the centuries. It’s a hardback of so...

Argent has opened the doors of a luxury flats scheme at its redevelopment in King’s Cross. The Squire & Partners-designed job was completed last year by main contractor McLaren and a project team including structural engineer Ramboll, QS Gardiner & Theobald and interior designer Conran and Partners. The 11-storey block features 61 homes and has been called Luma, a name which the architect said was chosen because of the emphasis on light in its design. Facing onto Lewis Cubitt Park, homes rang...

Squire & Partners has completed a 61-home development in London’s King’s Cross. The 11-storey block has been called Luma, a name which the architect said was chosen because of the emphasis on light in its design. Facing on to Lewis Cubitt Park, the homes range from studio flats on its lower floors to a pair of  2,200sq ft penthouses, known as ‘Dawn’ and ‘Dusk’, split across three levels on its upper storeys, while its middle levels house ‘1.5’ storey apartments featuring mezzan...

Ross Lee in his tropical-look garden in Gislingham, Suffolk Credit: Tony Buckingham  The benefits to be gained from spending time in the garden have always been well-known to gardeners, but now the scientific community is finally weighing in on the positive effects that green space can have on our mental and physical health. In fact, recent research from Natural England, in partnership with the University of Exeter and the Royal Horticultural Society, found that people with access to a garden ...