Homes and Gardens

Bringing lighter days and natural wonders – the unfurling of tulip flowers chief among them – spring is a truly joyful season, writes Robert Barker

From integrating voice assistants to AI-driven recipe suggestions: the future of cooking has arrived

Whatever the size of your space, Newmarket garden designer Melanie Taylor invites you to experience the joy of growing your own

Feeding the birds is a small and simple thing, yet it can bring great joy, writes Robert Barker

February is a famously depressing month, yet there’s hope if you know where to find it, writes Robert Barker

Love watching The Great Pottery Throw Down? You’ll love the pieces produced by these three Cambridge and Suffolk potters. . .

It’s snowdrop season: winter is officially on its way out. . . Here’s where best to see the bulbs in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk

To celebrate National Houseplant Week, Newmarket garden designer Melanie Taylor recommends five houseplants to lift both rooms and mood

Cate Burren of Angel + Blume Interior Design takes a New Year look at the art of making good decisions when it comes to the interior of your home

Cambridgeshire and Suffolk home organiser Elizabeth Catchpole shares her top tips for making sense of your space this New Year

“Instead of creating resolutions, put your energies into what can be achieved. . .” Why gardens encourage us to look on the bright side

Tara Carlile-Smith, founder of Freckleface Home Fragrance on Cambridge’s Rose Crescent, tells us how fragrance can fill the house with festive spirit

With winter on its way, Newmarket garden designer Melanie Taylor shares some enchanting local gardens guaranteed to bring joy on dreary days

Want to help combat climate change? Take part in Plantober, this month’s tree-planting campaign

St Neots interiors store Rebel & Ashby turns one this autumn. Velvet pays a visit

From turning leaves to cropping apples, autumn is full of natural glories, writes Cambridge garden designer Robert Barker

September’s the ideal time to make garden plans, writes Cambridge designer Robert Barker

Cate Burren of Angel + Blume Interior Design takes a non-culinary look at the art of eating and drinking well

Ahead of Open Cambridge this month, Newmarket garden designer Melanie Taylor goes behind the scenes of the city’s historic college gardens

A well-planted garden should provide colour all summer long, right through August and into September, writes Cambridge designer Robert Barker