English hillside garden

Suffolk garden design of beautiful naturalistic perennial planting, limestone gravel pathways and clay pavers, multi-stem birch trees, crab apple trees, wildflower meadow and minimalist front garden of calamagrostis karl forester with beech cylinders

Serene, green and calming, Tom Stuart-Smith’s restful woodland planting was much admired at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show. We dissect the planting plan so you can get the look, too.

Carmel Valley House II - Justin Pauly Architects

This garden’s matrix-style planting is composed of more than 40 genera organized by their functional role. Find plant IDs here.

Tasked with revitalising the garden of this old Tuscan farmhouse, Arne Maynard has taken his cue from both the local vernacular and the English sensibility of its owners. His design combines stone terraces built into the hillside with multi-layered planting, which introduces colour, fragrance and texture, and flows into the rolling landscape

Provence hilltop garden | House & Garden