From Wye in Kent to Ripley in Surrey, discover five beautiful villages all within a short drive from London to visit for a weekend getaway.

The garden overlooks Great Wheatley Vineyard and has become a cherished feature of Rayleigh’s Open Garden Trail.

MOST horticultural enthusiasts will have heard of BBC Gardeners Question Time. A comforting weekly panel show on the radio – ...

Plans are being drawn up for a 360-home eco village, featuring a new SEN school, GP surgery and shops, on the edge of a south ...

No-dig farming – or more properly, no-till farming – used to be quite rare, but it has become more possible with the ...

Hot Property: Mermaid mansion in Essex listed for $1.89M 660 cats ... plant a grouping of bulbs by the front door in autumn in zones 4-8. Sweet peas (Lathyrus odoratus), not to be confused with edible ...

Golden yellow, orange and red are the signature colours of autumn – but to make them truly shine, add striking pops of blue. Here are some stunning examples.

The garden is particularly fine in autumn, when many of the trees and shrubs turn spectacular shades of crimson, gold and purple. Now run by the charity Perennial, it is open from April 2 to October ...

But where to go this autumn? English Heritage has not only picked some of their most impressive seasonal gardens to visit…it has a membership offer which could provide access to these and many more ...

Audley End, Saffron Walden, Essex. Witness the seasonal changes at one of the charity’s most beautiful gardens.