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Hard work at the Chelsea Flower Show: what it's like to plant up a show garden
I travelled to the Chelsea Flower Show during the build to see what it's like when the hard graft is underway.
Where do Chelsea Flower Show gardens go after the show? Discover the ups and downs of relocating them after the event
Once the show is over, the gardens must live on. Annie Gatti talks to designers about the challenges of moving their showpieces to permanent homes
You want to design a Chelsea show garden? Here’s everything you need to know
Seen the show gardens at RHS Chelsea and think you’ve got what it takes to make one? Here’s our guide from application to judging, with top tips from designers
What design trends can we expect to see at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2024?
Gardens Illustrated's top predictions for key themes and displays at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Discover all the Main Show Gardens at Chelsea Flower Show this year
We highlight what you can expect from the Show Gardens on Main Avenue at Chelsea 2024
The trusty Chelsea boot has become a gardener’s essential. Here are the ones we love.
The iconic Chelsea boot is a firm favourite among professional gardeners - and for good reason. We've listed 10 of the most practical and stylish options available now.
The 20 top designers from Chelsea's history
Over its long history, Chelsea Flower Show has acted as a proving ground and showcase for star garden designers and for new trends in planting and design. Tim Richardson picks out design highlights from the show’s illustrious history
"I hate orange and didn't order this colour!" - what to do if your tulips aren't the colour you expected
Tulips coming up the wrong colour can be really annoying, here we look at how often this happens and what to do when it does.
Can bees and earth worms really drown in wet soils? The answer might surprise you
Ecologist Ken Thompson explains the very surprising truth about whether insects can survive in waterlogged soil
The eleven best show gardens
Ahead of Chelsea Flower Show, writer Annie Gatti picks the eleven best RHS Chelsea Flower Show Garden since 2000
Bloom & Wild flower deliveries: our honest review
Here's what we thought of Bloom & Wild's flower delivery service and subscription model when we put it to the test.
Does the Chelsea Flower Show have a waste problem?
Events on the scale of the Chelsea Flower Show are bound to come at an environmental cost. So what is the RHS doing to make the show more sustainable? Words Jodie Jones
Opinion | There are more women, but a gender divide still pervades at Chelsea
Alice Vincent reflects on the attempts to address the gender divide at Chelsea Flower Show and what it means in real terms
The history of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
With the RHS Chelsea Flower Show returning in May, we get back into the Chelsea mood with our take on the highs (and occasional lows) of the Chelsea Flower Show.
Inspiring gardens | A contemporary flower garden designed by Arne Maynard
Enter a contemporary English flower garden in Devon that exudes an unforgettable sense of place. Words Matthew Reese, Photographs Jason Ingram
A woodland garden with a modern classical home
On her journey from novice gardener to professional designer, Bella Stuart-Smith has created a multifaceted, ever-evolving garden at her home in Hertfordshire. Words Jodie Jones, photographs Claire Takacs.
Why do we hate ivy? The truth about whether it damages walls and why we need to change our view of this helpful plant
Is Ivy the most divisive plant in Britain? We asked gardeners and our audience what they thought of this oft-maligned native plant.
The compost guide: best compost for potting and more
Compost - so many different types for different jobs in the garden. We break things down into a handy list and round up some of the best composts for seeds, potting, houseplants and the garden.
Gardeners could make the biggest difference in a climate-change world, but we need to work together now
Noel Kingsbury shares his hopes for how gardeners might help to adapt to the post-climate change world. Illustration Rosanna morris
May gardening jobs: what to do in the garden in May
Vegetable gardener and chef Aaron Bertelsen writes on how a kitchen garden grows. Illustration by Alice Pattullo
Everything you need to know about No Mow May and why you shouldn't mow the lawn in May
No Mow May encourages gardeners to leave their mowers in the shed and transform their lawns into havens of biodiversity. Illustration Lesley Buckingham
Think 'No Mow May' is not for you? Try these neat ideas for your lawn
Worried that No Mow May will turn your garden into an unmanageable mess? Here are some ways that you can embrace the 'No Mow' concept while keeping your garden acceptably neat.
Guide | Tom Stuart-Smith's National Garden Scheme Garden
Garden designer Tom Stuart-Smith is creating this year's National Garden Scheme garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Guide | Matthew Childs' The Bridge to 2030 Garden
Garden designer Matthew Childs is creating this year's to the bridge for 2030 garden the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024.