At first glance, the Hannemann Garden in Alberta, Canada is a boundary-pushing example of the creative potential our suburban spaces hold. A borderless, diverse, and tightly planted little paradise that rises and falls with the extremes of the northern prairie seasons.

Below the surface (quite literally), its sibling curators invite us to explore planting on a deeper level - elevating plants, ecology and cultural considerations to the top of the pile above a purely design-led vision.

Libby Webb and her family transformed their small central Edinburgh yard into an urban Narnia, connecting them deeply to their starkly seasonal climate by creating a private, rich refuge to support their busy lives.

It’s one thing to find escapism and inspiration in a gardener’s Instagram account (one of my favourite things), but reading the back story behind the feed puts an entirely different lens on what you see, understand and ultimately learn.

That’s how I felt after pulling together this feature on Lucy Szloser’s rambling Polish garden and storybook cottage. While she had captured my full attention through her beautiful emotive photography and sharing on Instagram, I felt her garden gate creak open as I read her words.