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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 array of projects both public and private. He was also the most recent recipient of House & Garden’s...

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 some 550 pages and is based on a substantial amount of original and meticulous research. It has around...

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 range from studio flats on its lower floors to a pair of  2,200sq ft penthouses, known as ‘Dawn’ an...

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 mezzanine living spaces. The design features repeating latticed patterns on both its facades and throughou...

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 had higher psychological well-being than those without. And for many of us over the past year – ke...