1 HR AGO - Architectural historian, garden designer and writer who was regarded as the godfather of postmodernismCharles Jencks, the architectural historian, patron of the Maggie’s Centres and designer of cosmic gardens, who has died aged 80, pinpointed the expiry of modernism to a precise moment in history. “Modern architecture died in St Louis, Missouri on July 15, 1972, at 3.32pm (or thereabouts),” he wrote, “when the infamous Pruitt-Igoe scheme, or rather, several of its slab blocks, were given the final coup de grace by dynamite.”He was referring to the notorious failed housing estate , which he thought embodied everything that was wrong with the dogmatic principles of modern architecture and urban planning. In its place, he announced, would come the brave new epoch of “Post-Modern” architecture, a style of “radical eclecticism” that would return content, meaning and metaphor to the built environment. With his pithy, polemic writing, he saw to it over the coming decades that the style wars Collapse

2 DAYS AGO - It’s never too late to try something new, whether it is ‘super plugs’ or wire tunnels…It seems you are never too old to try new gardening thinking. For the first time I have veered from seed, succumbed to an email ad and bought Organic Gardening Catalogue ‘super plugs’. Specifically: 10 Winter Density lettuce, 20 Bright Lights rainbow chard and 20 Nero di Toscana kale.All organically grown, of course, and all replanted now on the plot in space opened by fallen sunflowers – felled at last by the first heavy rain and winds – and by lifting the last of the beetroots. Continue reading... Collapse

4 DAYS AGO - Looking for yellow room ideas? Warm colours bring joy to decorating spaces. Be inspired by these sunny yellow room ideas Collapse

5 DAYS AGO - Looking for stylish children's room ideas? Putting together a cohesive, creative and practical scheme for a child’s bedroom is no mean feat. Collapse

7 DAYS AGO - Want to decorate with monochrome? Black, white and grey can completely alter the feel of a room but getting the balance right is key. Collapse

7 DAYS AGO - MAKES AROUND 16 Ingredients  *50g butter, melted *60ml buttermilk *2 large eggs, separated *1 tbsp wholegrain mustard *500g mashed potato *500g cooked greens – anything robust (I like sprout tops, Collapse

07/10/2019 - By reversing the open-plan layout of their Victorian home, the owners and their children are now able to enjoy the benefits of both personal and family time Collapse

07/10/2019 - The owners’s London-meets-Scandi-cool home is surprisingly practical, despite its pale tones and minimal canvas. Collapse