MY GARDEN LIFE

Specialising in small-space gardening and the ever-expanding trend of container planting, Isabelle Palmer of The Balcony Gardener is deftly positioned to transform bijou outdoor areas into ‘the fifth room’

DELICIOUSLY BEAUTIFUL

With a grand piano, three trees and lots of glittering gold, the home of leading cookery writer Skye McAlpine is ideal for Christmas gatherings

WE LOVE

Three beautiful country inns, where the lodgings are as inviting as the food

MINDING DESIGN FOR 60 YEARS

We salute the life and work of Sir Terence Conran

IN FULL BLOOM

MEET THE BOTANICAL ARTISANS (AND THEIR CREATIONS) MAKING WAVES IN THE WORLD OF FLORISTRY

CREATIVE EXPRESSION

Designer David Cafiero has carefully preserved the integrity of this former painter’s studio belonging to Hollywood hitmaker Ryan Murphy

RICHLY DESERVED

Everything about Ryan Lawson’s revamp of this home should be applauded – from the decorative tiles to the plush furnishings

WE LOVE

Royal Mansour: a palace turned into a fleet of suites in the heart of Marrakech – just the place for a weekend break

OFF THE SHELF

Examining the appeal of rattan through the ages, designer Lulu Lytle’s new book looks at its endless style and versatility

The Sustainable Life

This month, Sebastian Cox sorts the wood from the trees – respectfully coppicing and pondering what to plant next

Dos & Don'ts With Katharine Pooley

The award-winning interior designer and luxury boutique owner reveals her decorating ground rules

ONE TO WATCH

Specialising in natural dyes for use in textiles and art, Studio Madder grew from Jesse Harris’ desire to explore the colours that can be made from found and waste items

HISTORIC REVIVAL

An Arts and Crafts home located in an iconic area of Tasmania has been given a new lease of life with William Morris prints and a moody palette

ARTISTIC INHERITANCE

The owner of this Los Angeles home has filled it with design classics and a collection of art by her grandfather

Perfect Imbalance

Riotous pattern is skilfully layered with clean-lined furniture and lighting in this Kentucky farmhouse

WHERE OLD MEETS NEW

Hám Interiors has revived its clients’ mews with inspired spatial planning and a triumphant mix of the classic and the modern

PAST & PRESENT

A collaboration between Palladian London and Studio Ashby celebrates a Georgian villa’s history while being firmly rooted in the now

THE ART OF COLOUR

Interior designer Jessica Buckley dabbled successfully with a spectrum of shades to breathe life into the previously blank spaces of this home

NATURAL HIGH

Set in Majorca’s tranquil Tramuntana mountains, this fabulous finca has been sensitively updated using traditional artisanal techniques

MY GARDEN LIFE

It’s all about the outdoor ‘experience’ at The Newt in Somerset. Head of programmes Arthur Cole talks apples, amphibians and why soil feeds the soul

ITALIAN RHAPSODY

A thoughtful renovation full of expression has revealed the beauty of this Tuscan farmhouse

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Basketmaker Annemarie O’Sullivan

ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRY

Landscape architects Tommaso del Buono and Paul Gazerwitz’s verdant garden in Suffolk is where they leave the noise of London behind

GREEN LIGHT

The redesign of this garden in a Victorian terrace in southwest London needed to work with its shady aspect

THE ALCHEMIST

Arresting colours and artisan crafts have been mixed to captivating effect in this interior design by Melissa Bolivar of House of Sui Sui

PERFECT VISION

Daniel Syrett, the artist and founder of Runway Gallery, on talent, high standards and why beauty is essential in art

ELEGANTLY ECLECTIC

The Rome abode of designers Antea Brugnoni Alliata and Marco Kinloch Herbertson has been brought to life with evocative chinoiserie and graceful colours

SEA CHANGE

Hidden inside a Royal Navy Dockyard, this garden is a series of small but perfectly formed rooms befitting the Georgian house to which it belongs

STILL WATERS

WHETHER GREAT OR SMALL, COUNTRY OR URBAN, PONDS ARE A HYPNOTIC FEATURE IN AN OUTDOOR SPACE

IN WITH THE OLD

A 14th-century town house in historic Rye provides the perfect backdrop for an antiques dealer’s favourite finds