home and garden
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Tom Hoblyn wrestles with clay and computer software as he works up plans for new garden design commissions
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Environment secretary argues bees and other pollinating insects should be treated like top footballers, with excellent accommodation and the best diet
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Fallen leaves and the threat of frost make this month the key time for a strategic pre-winter clear-up, by Dan Pearson
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Check firewood is free from wildlife, read The Gardener’s Garden and plant a timelessly chic wallflower
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A pioneer of the vertical garden, Patrick Blanc has taken the idea of bringing the outside in to a whole new level in his Paris home, reports Ko Matsubara
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My autumn raspberries haven’t fruited. Do you know why? Alys Fowler has some suggestions
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‘Our resident flamingos are very happy here,’ says David Lewis, ‘they wander off into their houses when there’s a rowdier party’
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There’s more to Norwich than Delia and Alan Partridge, says Tom Dyckhoff, and this area around the UEA campus certainly cuts the mustard
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From a turret in Trowbridge to a fort in France, these castle homes can be yours – if you’re prepared to put the work in
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Letters: To claim that anyone who is ‘paid to perform duties on your behalf’ is a servant invites great confusion
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Lucy Mangan: With a one-storey two-room house on the market in London for £275,000, small is becoming a necessity for many looking to get on the property ladder
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For vibrant autumn colours, go native with hawthorn and witch hazel – or branch out with an exotic katsura, writes Dan Pearson
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From a seafront house in Sussex to a countryside retreat in Cumbria, these homes are all under £125,000
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From ‘Jingle Bells’ to ‘Winter’s Snowman’, Hazel Sillver picks six white plants to light up the long haul to spring
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My new flat has a shady, sloping garden full of brambles – help
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Jane Perrone on gardening activities to get on with now: clean out nest boxes, go on a pumpkin hunt, plant a twisted-leaf onion
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‘There’s something wonderful about understanding the seed cycle: when to harvest, how to store, when to sow again’
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It may have been the setting for TV’s Southcliffe, says Tom Dyckhoff, but this ancient port is far from grim – it boasts a pretty medieval centre, a picturesque quayside and the country’s oldest brewer