Gardens
Find inspiration from gardens of all sizes both in the UK and internationally
Behind the scenes at the greatest flower show on Earth – the people you’ve never heard of who make the Chelsea Flower Show what it is
Meet the key figures behind the Chelsea Flower Show 2024, including a judge, a mentor and a grower.
Love Bridgerton? Visit these Regency gardens and filming locations to feel like you're on the set.
With season three hitting our screens, we’ve rounded up the most beautiful Regency gardens and landscapes you can visit to get the Bridgerton experience - and even spot a few filming locations.
RHS Chelsea Sustainable Garden Product of the Year 2024 shortlist announced
The RHS Chelsea Sustainable Garden Product of the year finalists have been announced
How to prune wisteria
Wisteria needs to be pruned twice a year to keep it in good shape and to ensure abundant flowers. Here's how to do it. Photographs by Gavin Kingcome.
How to care for your teak garden furniture
If you already have teak garden furniture, or you are considering buying teak for your outdoor space, here’s how to look after this attractive hardwood
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The Japanese garden designer who grew up in the shadow of the A-bomb and pledged his life to creating gardens
The Japanese garden designer on Chelsea Flower Show nerves, and how coming from a city synonymous with war shaped his love of peaceful nature. Words Paula McWaters, Portrait Nori Edamatsu
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.
Dripping with wisteria, this tiny city courtyard garden is a masterclass in using every inch of space
Plants are an integral, all-encompassing part of this small, multi-storey live/work space in the Belgian city of Antwerp. Images by Sabrina Rothe.
Chelsea's star designers: the top designers from Chelsea
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
The eleven best RHS Chelsea Flower Show Gardens
Ahead of Chelsea Flower Show, writer Annie Gatti picks the eleven best RHS Chelsea Flower Show Garden since 2000
Rural
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.
How flower farmer Charlie Ryrie did less in her garden and got beautiful results
Grower Charlie Ryrie details her personal journey from intensive flower farming to lower-maintenance gardening, adapting to life’s challenges. Photographs Jason Ingram
Meet the gardeners
How to be a more sustainable gardener? Less watering and a healthy compost heap
Millie Souter is currently a garden designer at Tom Stuart-Smith Studio and also head gardener of the Plant Library at the Serge Hill Project in Hertfordshire. Portrait Andrew Montgomery
Manoj Malde: "My guilty gardening secret? Not composting"
In his new book, Your Outdoor Room, designer and TV presenter Manoj Malde aims to equip us all with the tools we need to design a garden that truly meets our needs
John Wyer on gaining confidence and learning the art of winning arguments
The landscape designer on the art of winning arguments, cycling to China, changing people’s preconceptions and refusing to be pigeonholed.
Gardens to visit
Visiting a beautiful garden can be a wholly enriching experience. The benefits of visiting a garden – from mental health right through to exercise – are huge, and garden days out are perfect ways to have fun on your own, or as an entire family.
Regardless of how, and whoever you visit with, we have a host of suggestions of which gardens to visit, from gardens for the season, through to the gardens that are in full bloom and at their best each month. We have collated lists of the best gardens to visit with the help of our experts and many years of visiting gardens all around the UK, and beyond. We have gardens organised by theme, days out and local area, so you should find something for wherever you are and whatever garden experience you are looking for.
Enjoy our comprehensive guide to the best gardens to visit in the UK.
These are the gardens that will look most beautiful in May
Plantsman Keith Wiley recommends the best gardens to visit in May to see their plants in full bloom
Forde Abbey: the tulip display that gets better each year
The tulip display at Forde Abbey in Somerset gets bigger and better every year, with later-flowering cultivars intermingling effortlessly with annuals, biennials and perennials to enrich the planting in this progressive historic garden. Words Hannah Gardner, photographs Jason Ingram
The RHS's new Urban Show takes place this week and the public park it's next to is a riot of fun slides and dazzling planting
A derelict brownfield site next to a former railway yard is now brimming with life as Manchester’s first new city park in a century
Gardens of the world
Worldwide gardens you need to see
Spanish landscape architect Lur's test bed garden
The garden of Spanish landscape architecture practice Lur acts as a test bed for their exciting approach to planting. Photographs by Claire Takacs
A designer’s own wild family garden by the ocean in Australia, with eco credentials and colourful planting
In southeastern Australia, a family of four horticulturists has created a dreamy new garden by the ocean, with captivating combinations of native and exotic plants. Words Georgina Reid, images Claire Takacs
Europe’s largest roof garden tops an old car factory and frames the famous test track seen in The Italian Job
The largest roof garden in Europe sits upon the former Fiat factory in Turin, around a rooftop test track that hosts exciting art and architecture. Words Annie Guilfoyle, photographs Claire Takacs
Urban gardens
Amazing gardens from towns and cities
A green corridor in the heart of Sheffield | What is Grey to Green? The initiative bringing colour to Sheffield city centre
The city of Sheffield's green makeover is all thanks to a groundbreaking environmental strategy. Words Jodie Jones, photographs Richard Bloom
Inspiring spaces | A wildlife-friendly garden for lovers of mid-century design
Designer Barbara Samitier has transformed an urban orchard into a stylish, wildlife-friendly garden for a couple who love mid-century design as much as they love nature. Photographs Annaïck Guitteny
Exotic planting brings Californian style to Adam Sykes's London garden
Exotic evergreens provide structure for diverse planting in soft greens and whites, taking a London garden to West Coast America. Words Matt Collins, photographs Jason Ingram