In praise of unrenovated kitchens and overgrown gardens
Our enthusiasm for turning where we live into display homes is making them soulless - and us boring
If you want a picture of...
Green shoots: how veganism is changing gardening
Giving up animal products this year? If so, you might want to rethink how you garden
There are not many big ideas that come...
When it comes to feeding the soil, cow manure just can’t be beaten
Every gardener needs a top supplier of rotten muck
The magic of manure. Farmer Tom has been and gone. He left behind three sacks...
Why I’ve turned my house into a home for rescued plants
I like to feel that I’m rescuing them, but maybe it’s the other way around
There’s a greenhouse at the back of my local...
A blue to light your home – and your G&T
Blossom from the easy-to-grow butterfly pea plant adds an amazing azure hue to food and drink
Having grown up in southeast Asia, I am...
Craft works: ‘We both make things – it was important our home reflected that’
Salvaged wood and friends’ art make this old malthouse a warm family home
Wirksworth has always been a place where people make things,” says...
Meet the ‘cleanfluencers’, the online gurus who like things nice and tidy
It may not be spring yet, but everybody’s cleaning. Or, at the very least, they are talking about it. It has only been a...
The Marie Kondo wars: how Netflix’s clutter consultant is sparking domestic unrest
The Japanese expert has a show that aims to help us streamline our lives. But it is just as likely to end up sowing...
