Some Like It Hot
In southern California Alasdair Currie meets a landscape architect whose aim of developing a plot to survive severe climate fluctuations, while championing sustainable practices, has come to fruition.
Gardens of Delight, Gardens of Delirium
The International Garden Festival at Chaumont attracted imaginative contributions from Italy, Netherlands, Ireland, England, the US and France.
Friend or faux?
Man-made surfaces have come on in leaps and bounds and now offer real alternatives to natural materials, Paul Hensey MSGD.
Sculpting with Time & Space
A ‘truth to materials’ approach to form and function, and a subtle shaping of space, characterises Sarah Eberle’s designs, as Darryl Moore finds out.
Gardens by the Bay
Bustling, cosmopolitan Singapore is a true ‘Garden City’. Darryl Moore looks at an ambitious project that is offering city dwellers an urban jungle in which to relax and be educated.
In conversation with... Charles Jencks
Writer and designer Anne de Verteuil talks to landscaper and architect Charles Jencks, winner of the 2012 SGD John Brookes Award.