Homes & Interiors Archive

  • Painting with light
    Saturday 14 April 2012

    A church building seems an appropriate place for a pair of stained-glass artists to live.

  • Get your garden buzzing
    Saturday 7 April 2012

    Modern farming methods have had a catastrophic effect on insect numbers.

  • The turner prize
    Saturday 31 March 2012

    Gardening: rotating crops.

  • Grounds for optimism
    Saturday 24 March 2012

    Scottish gardeners sow most of their hardier vegetables over the next four or five weeks.

  • Mastering the dark arts
    Saturday 17 March 2012

    Every garden has a shady spot, where the soil is too wet or overly dry and plants struggle to do well.

  • A place in the sun
    Saturday 3 March 2012

    Gardening: choosing a compost bin.

  • Hot potatoes
    Saturday 25 February 2012

    Taste and cooking quality are paramount when choosing seed potatoes, and enthusiasts often like to select varieties not found in supermarkets.

  • Steadfast and shore
    Saturday 18 February 2012

    Gardening: coastal plants.

  • Coming around again
    Saturday 11 February 2012

    Gardening: weeds.

  • Sale of the century (and the previous eight)
    Saturday 11 February 2012

    Picture special: photography by Nick Ponty

    Everything in this castle is for sale: the paintings, furniture, silverware and ornaments; the swords and sabres by the door; the letter from Mary, Queen of Scots; the portrait of the severe-looking gentleman who inspired the phrase "Bob's your uncle"; even the bizarre-looking chair that was – although you'd never guess it – an early form of exercise machine.

  • Plotting a fertile course
    Saturday 4 February 2012

    Gardening: allotments.

  • The nifty fifty
    Saturday 28 January 2012

    Gardening: daphnes.

  • The appliance of science
    Saturday 21 January 2012

    Gardening: wildlife.

  • The greenhouse effect
    Saturday 14 January 2012

    The recent gales may have caused damage to your greenhouse – a few hours ago I had to brave the gusts and driving rain, balance precariously on a ladder and repair a couple of Perspex windows.

  • Seeds of happiness GROWING PAINS
    Saturday 7 January 2012

    Gardening: seeds.

  • Set goals despite moles
    Saturday 31 December 2011

    Gardening: the year ahead.

  • The zest of times
    Saturday 24 December 2011

    Dining tables across the land will soon be groaning under the weight of a sumptuous feast.

  • Holly mixture pruning holly
    Saturday 17 December 2011

    Gardening: holly.

  • The enemies within
    Monday 28 November 2011

    Gardening: the greenhouse in winter.

  • Cabbage patch pointers
    Monday 21 November 2011

    Cabbages are one of our most nutritious vegetables and there's a variety for all seasons.

  • Wood for thought
    Monday 14 November 2011

    Planting and caring for trees is an important winter job for gardeners.

  • Claiming the crown
    Monday 31 October 2011

    Gardening: rhubarb.

  • Flat earth society
    Monday 10 October 2011

    Gardening: urban horticulture.

  • How to stem the flow
    Monday 3 October 2011

    Gardening: herbs.

  • A touch of frost
    Monday 26 September 2011

    Autumn frosts kill summer plants such as runner beans, tomatoes and cucumbers, but leave winter crops unscathed, allowing a new suite of vegetables adapted to Scotland's colder climes to enter the gardening fray.

  • The light fantastic
    Monday 19 September 2011

    Gardening: bulbs.

  • Interiors: magazine racks
    Monday 12 September 2011

    Number 328 on my list of things I can't live without is – wait for it – my magnetic knife wall rack.

  • Gimme shelter
    Monday 5 September 2011

    Hedges play an important part in most gardens.

  • Join the rotters club
    Monday 15 August 2011

    Gardening: compost.

  • Pair necessities
    Monday 8 August 2011

    Gardening: spinach and Swiss chard.