Small Gardens

Having moved from Yorkshire, the owners of this London house chose Butter Wakefield to transform the overgrown garden. Her thoughtful design has resulted in a relaxed space with a terrace. lawn and wild meadow - given a romantic feel with pollinator-friendly plantings

Keen to create a garden worthy of their recently renovated house in west London, Australian expats James and Olivia Markham enlisted the help of Sheila Jack. She has combined a clever planting palette featuring a mix of foliage with curved motifs that echo the interiors

With a brief to create a distinctive but informal, East-meets-West garden, designer Jane Brockbank has used unstructured planting in connected borders, creating intriguing vistas at every turn

Garden designer Butter Wakefield was asked to remodel the garden and roof terrace of this Chelsea townhouse to provide year-round structure and interest. She explains to Clare Foster how she has created natural spaces that complement and flow seamlessly out from a new extension

In an extract from Philip Oostenbrink's ‘The Jungle Garden’, take a detailed look around a small city garden with a perfectly put together potted jungle garden.

Garden designer Lottie Delamain shares planting advice and stylish design ideas for the small front gardens that are typically attached to urban terraced houses

Whether terracotta, concrete or metal, outdoor plant pots are an excellent way of brightening up a garden