Sometimes getting away from it all requires a simple sojourn to your own backyard ... her Swedish farmhouse to her Victorian-style garden/guest house. Commute time: 30 seconds.

Mason bees nest in tube-shaped areas, so building them a home can be pretty simple. All they need ... you should move the bee house into a garden shed, unheated garage, or similar protected ...

Simple House is an extraordinary piece of inventive design. The two-bedroom house is completely hidden behind a garden wall. The owner didn’t want to impose on the already settled neighbourhood and ...

Lolley and her partner, Tom Knezic (also Nick’s brother), kept the house’s attractive and solid brick shell. Within that they made some simple moves ... is to create a garden that ...

They said: “Well-kept gardens can add up to 10 percent on to the value of a property, meaning exterior design could increase the average UK house ... a few simple garden design rules.” ...

As I approached for my return visit, I was intrigued as to what I would discover after such a long time, not least because I vividly remembered the powerful sense of place portrayed by the simple ...