Gardens Illustrated Team
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Mother's Day wine guide: Delicious options for health-conscious mums
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.
Dr James Compton: ‘I am fundamentally lazy and put off gardening chores’
Our resident botanist Dr James Compton talks about his new collaboration with Hans Walter Lack and Martin Callmander
On the front line of climate change: meet flower farmer Roisin Taylor
Flower farmer Roisin is owner of Verde Flower Co, based in Newcastle-Upon- Tyne, and is currently establishing the British Cut Flower Association.
32 top women garden designers working in the UK today
To mark International Women's Day, we round up some of the top women garden designers working in the UK today
The best flowers to plant for a beautiful spring garden to lift your spirits
Looking for inspiration for the best spring flowers? Here's our choice of the most beautiful spring flowers to have in a spring-fuelled garden
The world's most endangered plants: ten of the plants likely to be extinct very soon
The experts at Kew Gardens highlight ten of the world's most at risk plants, from a tiny waterlilly to a golden fuchsia
Three expert gardeners reveal their favourite places to buy seeds
Three expert gardeners pick their favourite seed catalogues and online plant lists that are also an enjoyable and informative read
Like Mediterranean gardens? Here are 15 Mediterranean garden ideas to inspire you
Looking for Mediterranean garden inspiration for you own space? We round up some of the most remarkable Mediterranean gardens
54 brilliant purple flowers for the garden
Discover 55 of the most beautiful purple flowering plants for the garden, chosen by expert horticulturalists and growers
Meet French garden designer Gilles Clément
The enigmatic French designer, botanist, entomologist, writer and gardener on working with rather than against nature and making room for moles.
The gardener who trades secateurs for stilettos to become his drag queen alter ego
Professional gardener Tom, aka the Drag Queen Gardener, cares for a private 90-acre estate in Warwickshire, but trades secateurs for stilettos to become his alter ego, Daisy Desire.
Portrait: Andrew Montgomery
Make your own seed envelope using recycled paper with our handy guide and video
Follow our fold-by-fold guide to making your own origami seed envelope. Then save and collect your own seeds from this year's favourites, or swap with a gardening friend and be ready to sow next spring.
New seeds to buy in 2025 - these are the new seeds for the coming year - don't miss the chance to try them out
We asked top seed suppliers to tell us about the new flower, vegetable and herb seeds that they'll be offering in 2025.
Are you a galanthophile? Here are the best places to see snowdrops in 2025
For snowdrop lovers, or galanthophiles, February is the month to venture out to admire spectacular displays of snowdrops. Here are some of our recommended gardens to visit.
Warmer climes: this sunny new Mallorcan garden designed by Tom Stuart-Smith will have you reaching for your passport
By replacing grass lawns with a relaxed mix of resilient planting, Tom Stuart-Smith has ensured this Mediterranean garden is firmly grounded in its landscape.
Words: Errol Reuben Fernandes, Photographs: Richard Bloom
Gardeners are artists and people need to realise that’ - time to rethink what a gardener is - meet Emily Adcock
Having completed work on the Oudolf Landscape at RHS Garden Wisley, horticulturist Emily is now working on a Piet Oudolf design for a private estate in Berkshire.
Portrait: Andrew Montgomery
Dusted with frost, this beautiful country garden of a Georgian farmhouse comes into its own in winter
Around their Georgian farmhouse, David and Victoria Thomas have created a formal garden where structure comes to the fore in winter.
Words: Carrie McArdle, Photographs: Bennet Smith
New plants on sale in 2025 - these exciting new plants will be available for the garden from top nurseries
Expert plantspeople and nursery owners reveal the new plants they're offering for sale this year
POV: You’ve inherited an historic English hall with two moats and incredible gardens – now what?
Once home to garden designer Xa Tollemache, Helmingham Hall is now under the care of a new generation of Tollemaches and is as glorious as ever, especially in winter when its bones are laid bare.
Words: Chris Young, Photographs: Richard Bloom
The UK's best-selling garden plants: nurseries reveal the plants everyone wants in their garden and why
Discover the plants that most people are buying from nurseries and the reasons why they are so great
‘Just’ a gardener? We’re actually highly skilled creative professionals who deserve better than this
Good gardens are constantly evolving, so why, asks gardener Colin Stewart, do people place more value on their initial design than on their ongoing care?
Illustration: Rosanna Morris
Gardens Illustrated's quiz of the year
Test your gardening knowledge with our quiz of the year
How to make a decorative Christmas cloche as an impressive centrepiece for a party table
Entertain in style this Christmas with this beautiful floral cloche from Swallows & Damsons. Words Anna Potter, photographs Andrew Montgomery