The kitchen so spectacular that an entire new garden was planted to make the most of the view
A modern kitchen extension was the catalyst for a bold new flower garden at Park House, Cambridgeshire, explains Tiffany Daneff.
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The Datai Langkawi review: A jungle paradise with conservation at its core
On the 30th anniversary of one of Malaysia's leading hotels, Tiffany Daneff checks in to see if it's still at the top of its game.
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How to start your own cutting garden, by three of Britain's most successful flower growers
Nothing beats homegrown flowers for beauty, variety and scent. Tiffany Daneff asks three British growers for the best advice on starting your own cutting garden.
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The garden at Fullers Mill, where 'childhood delight in wild flowers meets the idea of making a garden'
Even in the coldest months, there is much to discover in the garden at Fullers Mill, West Stow, Suffolk. This remarkable plantsman’s garden was lovingly created out of rough ground by Bernard Tickner, finds Tiffany Daneff.
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City garden tips: 10 ways to bring a touch of English country garden to your outside space in the metropolis
This typically-dark city back garden in Kensington has been transformed with a tapestry of foliage. Tiffany Daneff takes a look at how it was done, and discovers the ten rules that we can draw from this beautiful creation in the heart of W8.
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Folly Farm gardens, Berkshire: A masterclass in maintaining an historic garden
After decades of thoughtful restoration, the gardens at Folly Farm in Sulhamstead, Berkshire, blend historic and contemporary planting, finds Tiffany Daneff. Pictures by Jason Ingram.
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Coton Manor Garden: The symphony of colour where flamingos mix with flowers, voted Britain's best garden
Flamingos may draw the crowds, but it is the brilliant flower borders that keep people coming back to Coton Manor Garden, the wonderful space at the home of Ian and Susie Pasley-Tyler, says Tiffany Daneff. Photos by Clive Nichols.
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Morton Hall: The magnificent garden that gives an illusion of effortlessness amid the silent winter air
All looks peaceful at Morton Hall, Worcestershire, but key tasks will be tackled in winter to ensure that, come spring, the garden is ready to burst into life, says Tiffany Daneff. Photographs by Clive Nichols.
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A gardener's guide to winter, from late autumn to the end of February
Tiffany Daneff shares her winter gardening tips.
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Colebrook House: The serene English country garden with a touch of Tuscany
From the new Italianate walled garden, paths and bridges lead on through the endlessly exciting garden of Colebrook House, Blockley, Gloucestershire. Tiffany Daneff paid a visit; photographs by Jason Ingram.
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The Gardens of Brodsworth Hall: Intensely personal, endlessly original, deeply quirky — and enormous fun
In the hands of English Heritage, the care and restoration of the striking mid-19th-century garden of Brodsworth Hall, South Yorkshire, is producing truly impressive results, writes Tiffany Daneff. Photographs by Clive Nichols.
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The gardens at The Old Rectory, East Woodhay: The creation of an owner with a designer's eye and a true feeling for plants
Applying many of the same parameters she uses as an interior designer helped Victoria Wormsley in the renovation of the striking walled garden of The Old Rectory, East Woodhay, Hampshire, finds Tiffany Daneff. Photographs by Mark Bolton.
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The gardens at Holcombe Court, where the team was told to 'plant whatever you like, as long as it's not pink'
Restoration of the historic gardens at Holcombe Court, Devon, has been a slow and thoughtful process that harnessed the individual qualities of the entire garden team to great effect. Tiffany Daneff paid a visit; photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life.
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The Gardens at The Manor, Priors Marston: A house bought on a same-day impulse that became a 20-year labour of love
The inspiration for the garden of The Manor, Priors Marston, Warwickshire, was to create a landscape to meander through, with talking points along the way. Tiffany Daneff took a closer look; photographs by Clive Nichols.
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Goldingtons, Hertfordshire: 'The brief was for the garden to flow more easily and to bring together its disparate parts'
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Pettifers: The breathtaking Oxfordshire garden born from the impeccable instincts of Gina Price
An Oxfordshire garden famous for its high summer and autumn borders sparkles with just as much interest and invention earlier in the year. Tiffany Daneff visits Pettifers. Photographs by Clive Nichols.
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Weirs Barn: A Hampshire garden where Robert Weir Schultz's Arts-and-Crafts vision came back to life
In the spirit of its founding fathers, the Arts-and-Crafts design of Weirs Barn, Hartley Wintney, Hampshire, has been brilliantly brought back to life as a family garden. Photographs by Mimi Connolly.
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The best gardening books for summer
Our gardens editor Tiffany Daneff picks out her favourite new books on gardening, featuring the likes of Sarah Raven, Arthur Parkinson and her predecessor at Country Life, Kathryn Bradley-Hole.
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Should you mow your lawn?
Monty Don ruffled a few feathers recently when suggesting that we should just let our grass grow as long as it likes. Is he right?
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Painswick Rococo Garden: Hidden pavilions and romantic copses, watched over by the god of woodland revels
Tiffany Daneff visits Painswick Rococo Garden, near Stroud, Gloucestershire, one of the best examples of a Rococo garden in this country — a place of hidden pavilions and romantic copses watched over by the god of woodland revels. Photographs by Britt Willoughby Dyer.
