Veronica Peerless
Veronica Peerless is Commissioning Content Editor at Gardens Illustrated. She is a qualified horticulturalist and garden designer and author of How Not To Kill Your Houseplant (Dorling Kindersley, 2017).
Recent articles by Veronica Peerless
I am creating a garden where I'm having my cancer treatment - star broadcaster moved to create a new hospital garden
Writer and broadcaster Matthew Biggs has assembled an ace team to create a new hospital garden
Want a beautiful bulb meadow on your lawn? Here's our expert planting plan for creating a simple and stunning display
Find out how to plant a bulb meadow in your lawn that will look stunning from February to May, with advice from a bulb expert.
6 secret tricks of garden designers to make your garden look and feel better
Good gardens usually reference a few tried and tested design tricks – here's how to incorporate some of them into your own space.
Reviewed: best flower subscription and delivery services for 2025
Don't just surprise them with ONE bunch of flowers. Why not show how much you love them all year long?
Winners of the Society of Garden Designers Awards 2025 announced
The Society of Garden Designers (SGD) has announced the winners at its annual event in London. We round up the winners.
Sarah Raven launches a new range of dahlia collections, curated by designers and florists
Sarah Raven has launched a new and exclusive range of dahlia collections selected by five influential figures in fashion, floristry and design.
Gardening mistakes: gardening celebrities reveal their worst gardening failures
Feel like you're always making mistakes in the garden? You're not alone. We asked gardening experts about their gardening failures
Monty Don: 'We underestimate in this country how privileged we are in terms of climate, soil and general horticulture conditions'
Gardener, television presenter and author Monty Don talks about his new book, how he fell into writing and TV presenting and why UK gardeners are 'billionaires'
Chop and drop: watch the easy way to deadhead that helps cut time in the garden
Discover the easy deadheading technique that is being picked up by head gardeners as a way of saving time and helping the soil
Nine common garden plants that can help ease stress, fatigue and burnout
Medical herbalist Jo Dunbar recommends nine common garden plants that may help ease fatigue, stress and burnout.
What is 'grounding' and does it work? We test the latest technology in grounding shoes to find out
What is 'grounding' exactly, and can a boot help? Veronica Peerless puts Vivobarefoot's Pilgrim boot to the test and describes what happened.
Medals announced for RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival 2024
This year's medal-winning gardens have been announced by the RHS at the Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival.
People's Choice Award winner announced at Chelsea Flower Show 2024
The results are in - these are the gardens most loved by visitors to this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Gardens Illustrated team's favourite Chelsea Flower Show gardens
The Gardens Illustrated team round up their favourite gardens from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
From a young female Best Show Garden winner to victorious first timers, there were medal wins and shocks at this year's Chelsea
We look at the winners and losers at this year's RHS Chelsea - which saw victory for many first timers
Best Show Garden winner announced at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
This year's Best Show Garden has been announced at Chelsea Flower Show 2024
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.
Recycled bath water will supplement summer watering by 2035
With drier summers predicted, we will soon need to use grey water from sinks, baths, showers and washing to water our gardens, predicts the Royal Horticultural Society
RHS shows to tour in biggest change to the show system in decades
The RHS has announced that in future, several of the RHS Shows will tour to new locations in Gloucestershire, Yorkshire and Norfolk
Chelsea Flower Show 2024 show gardens announced
The RHS has revealed some of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024 show gardens, by top garden designers including Tom Stuart-Smith, Tom Massey and Ann-Marie Powell
Meet the money-saving gardener who wants to help you plant a garden on a tiny budget
Anya Lautenbach, AKA Anya the Garden Fairy, tells us about her new book, The Money-Saving Gardener, and the inspiration behind it
Chelsea Flower Show 2024: the All About Plants gardens announced
The All About Plants gardens at the 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show include an edible skate park, a garden for gut health and a tropical forest packed with rarely seen plants. Find out more about the six gardens featuring this year.
Growing sweet peas: tips from a cut flower grower
Find out how to grow your best sweet peas yet with help from cut flower grower and florist, Georgie Newbery. Images by Jason Ingram.