English meadow garden

Tom Stuart-Smith

wildflower bank

Welcoming the challenge of designing a garden for a thatched newbuild in the Cotswolds, Marcus Barnett created a series of terraces and paths that complement the undulating planting and carefully selected trees

Take a tour of a classic English cottage garden. See how traditional elements and charming details create a picturesque outdoor space.

Let an area of the lawn grow wild, then create a path through the tall grass with a riding mower or weedwacker | countryliving.com

Happy #NationalMeadowsDay 🌱 Here's one of our favourite meadows at @GreatDixterofficial. Designing a meadow can be a fulfilling if challenging thing. But meadows are proven to support huge biodiversity and be excellent for pollinators. Even if you don't want to create a meadow in its entirety, or don't have the space for one, you can still bring a little sense of meadow to your plot, whatever its size. © Richard Bloom

Butter Wakefield's Guide to Creating a Wildflower Meadow • The Home Page

Traditional meets contemporary in this modern country garden design for a couple of newbie gardeners. Inspired by the historic house and setting at Park House in Cambridgeshire, landscape architect @RobertMyersassociates has woven together traditional and contemporary design elements to create a haven for people, plants and wildlife. Robert designed the garden to be seen from a raised patio adjoining the new kitchen extension, offering views over the flowers and grasses to the meadow and ...

A riot of colours and textures – and alive with butterflies, birdsong and the buzzing of insects – the County Wicklow garden of Irish artist TJ Maher is unconventional, informal and a testament to his passion and respect for nature

Miranda Brooks