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The late, pioneering plantswoman Beth Chatto convinced us to find the right plant for the right place. Here, those who were influenced by her reflect on her lasting legacy.

Designer Charlotte Harris gets to grips with the intricacies of rock and crevice gardens, and looks at other creative ways to incorporate stone in gardens.

Discover some of the best shrubs to plant in your garden for birds, chosen by Isabel Losada

Making your garden a safe haven for birds is easy and rewarding says Jane Moore, author of Planting for Garden Birds.

With the Big Garden Birdwatch just around the corner, we recommend the top 10 garden birds to spot this year

Defying easy categorisation, restios are evergreen plants that offer eye-catching details, attractive stems and grow rapidly in spring

Designer Tom Stuart-Smith has created two exciting new gardens around a romantic castle on the shores of Loch Ness.

The garden of designer Nigel Dunnett, who worked on the planting at the Olympic Park, is brimming with a harmonious and joyful mix of naturalistic and biodiverse planting.

The farmer and founder and creator of Riverford, explains why we just need to stop eating tomatoes for a few weeks of the year

Not typically one to act on impulse, Nigel Slater wonders if more spontaneity, and stone paving, might be in order.

At his Somerset home, Hillside, designer Dan Pearson has worked sensitively with the open, sloping site to create a beautifully intricate garden with a true sense of place.

We asked top seed suppliers to tell us about the new flower, vegetable and herb seeds that they'll be offering in 2025.

All the big names in one place. Here's our guide to the gardening calendar's biggest and best gardening events for the year ahead

The biodynamic grower on the pains and pleasures of hard work, the joys of producing culinary ‘fairy dust’ and on being part of the bigger picture. Words: Natasha Goodfellow, Portrait: Lisa Linder

Garden writer and horticulturist Daniel Masoliver explains why you need to stop what you're doing, put your spade down, and actually stop gardening this month

Head gardener Benjamin Pope is keeping busy this month in preparation for spring. Here are his suggestions of what you could be planting through the month of January

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

Creating a garden on a sloping site brings a host of challenges, but, says designer Charlotte Harris, with careful planning it is also an opportunity to make a really interesting space.

Sarah Raven has launched a new and exclusive range of dahlia collections selected by five influential figures in fashion, floristry and design.

A new year, a new set of gardens to explore. We’ve rounded up the best new horticultural hotspots to visit - all recently opened or redesigned.

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