Urban

Prolific design duo Harris Bugg have created an exquisite slice of urban meadow in a wildlife-friendly garden in north London. Words Kendra Wilson. Photography Jason Ingram.

How to create a wildlife-friendly modern garden in the city

Seating area at James Hitchmough's Sheffield garden in August.

How James Hitchmough used his Sheffield garden to trial South African summer perennials

Designer Martha Krempel's London garden, inspired by the US desert.

How a trip to the desert inspired my garden

Small London garden designed by Alasdair Cameron

Transforming a small London garden into an autumnal woodland

Erik Funneman roof terrace in Utrecth

How designer Erik Funneman created a roof terrace on top of a concrete garage

A Studio Cullis garden in south London

Privacy and garden screening in an urban garden by Studio Cullis

Cambridge courtyard garden designed by Colm Joseph Gardens.

Colm Joseph’s small city courtyard garden design in Cambridge

Nigel Dunnett Sheffield garden

A green corridor in the heart of Sheffield What is Grey to Green? The initiative bringing colour to Sheffield city centre

Lush planting in a small garden by Stefano Marinaz

Inspiring gardens Lush planting in a hidden small garden

York stone paving slabs

A deceptively simple small garden designed by Sheila Jack

Declan Buckley garden

Memories of Kerala in a London garden

Crag House, Aldeburgh. Designed by Sue Townsend

Stunning small coastal garden in Suffolk designed by Sue Townsend

Suburban garden designed by Tom Massey

Modern small garden ideas

Perovskia ‘Blue Spire’) combining with the yellow of Achillea ‘Coronation Gold’ as if waving hello to the pink coneflowers, Echinacea pallida. Behind these is the 4.4m wall surrounded by the towering pin oaks, (Quercus palustris). The sculptures are Pitchfork (Yellow), 2013, by Sir Michael Craig-Martin and The Three, 2017, by Rebecca Warren.

Gardens to visit

Tom Stuart-Smith's Hepworth Wakefield garden design

Suburban garden designed by Tom Massey

Modernist hard landscaping in a suburban garden