What makes a garden modern? I suppose it is a clean, uncluttered aesthetic. Le Corbusier shocked the design world in the 1920s with his garden designs laid out for the landscape observer – not the ...

As we are all leading busier lifestyles, modern rock garden ideas tick the low maintenance gardening box in a big way. The ease of rock gardens can largely be put down to their natural ...

HOW RARELY we get a look at what’s fresh in garden design. Now two new books devoted to modern gardens rectify that. “Avant Gardeners: 50 Visionaries of the Contemporary Landscape” by Tim Richardson ...

We all know, without even knowing we know, what modern garden ideas look like: narrow borders filled with bedding plants, garden ideas featuring a small patio or decking scattered with the best garden ...

What special gardening technique was used 7,000 years ago in the Amazon jungle but only recently has reappeared in modern gardening? The answer is biochar, which is a specific type of carbon used as a ...

Experts share advice for achieving this minimalist garden style in your own yard. Just as minimalism in interior design has become popular over the last few years, minimalism in landscaping follows ...

LONDON — In 2015 the Royal Academy of Arts (RA) faced a critical backlash against its last major painting blockbuster, Rubens and His Legacy, which featured very little Rubens and an awful lot of ...

The brand new monthly title to help create a perfect outside space-no green fingers required! Modern Gardens Magazine launches today and will be the first magazine for people who want to live in their ...

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