Outside the box
why traditional topiary is
making a comeback
A revolutionary king
The monarch’s vision of “harmony” will have lasting impact
Our oriental roots
Marian Boswall salutes the early plant
hunters who revolutionised gardening
Core philosophy
How the old tradition of wassailing might actually benefit orchards
Timeless wisdom
Literary gifts for every gardener or garden-lover on your Christmas list
The value of water
A lake dug into low-grade farmland transforms the local ecology
The art of nature
We need landscapes that articulate meaning
Most Read
American strategy in Iran is wiser than it seems
President Trump’s intervention will leave the world safer than it was
Saint Nicola
Nicola Sturgeon wants sympathy for her husband’s crimes—but after years spent avoiding awkward questions, her latest reinvention may be the hardest sell yet.
The lonely death of Henry Nowak
We must draw lessons from a horrendous and disgraceful case
Rewatching the English
English identity has become too surreal and discomfiting to define
The establishment is still living in an immigration fantasy land
It is influential left-wingers, not the broader public, who have deluded themselves on mass migration
We have to tame Big Tech
We must act to regulate social media before it does a lot more damage
Mass hysteria
Sancta, Flanders Opera, Antwerp
The Boston barbarians
The Boston Symphony acted like a New Orleans nightclub owner with a recalcitrant pole-dancer
In the trenches
Hannah Betts considers whether the
classic trench coat is the GOAT
Light my fire
A perfect spy requires a spark for his cigarette
Discontent down under
Populism is now a significant part of Australian politics
Gender self-ID was never the law
Barrister Akua Reindorf KC speaks about the controversial trans guidance the government is so loath to implement
The global migration compact trap
The UN migration compact may be non-binding, but its political effects are very real
London vs the rest of the country
The publishing industry should aim to be more provincial and less metropolitan
The fateful road to the great dictators
Weimar Germany / Red Dawn Over China
Homage to Zaporizhia and Sumy
Horror continues in Ukraine — but the tide could be turning