Today, people flock to Seychelles for the soft white sands, but back in the 18th century, the islands were a hub for the spice trade. For a taste of the islands' history, spend some time touring Le ...

Whether exotic, heritage, botanical, ornamental, or conceptual, the five selected French gardens are located along the Mediterranean, the Atlantic coast and the Channel. Yuccas and prickly pears in ...

To mark the centenary of World War I, the Hauts-de-France region, now joined by the Grand-Est region, took the initiative of creating "peace gardens" at battle sites. Alongside the cemeteries and ...

Inside Patrick and Sylvie Quibel's seven-acre plot in Normandy, where swaths of tall grasses that give the garden its name are restrained by razor-sharp geometric hedges. 30 August 2013 • 7:00am The ...