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All the latest features from Gardens Illustrated magazine
Tired of digging, weeding and controlling pests? Meet the veg growers who are doing things differently
Forget digging, hoeing, weeding, feeding, and pest control: meet five growers who are embracing lower input, nature-friendly ways of growing food
Wreaths are not just for Christmas: here's how to make an Easter wreath with beautiful spring flowers
Try your hand at an Easter wreath with flowers
and foliage to celebrate the arrival of spring. Words and styling Jacky Mills, photographs Éva Németh
Bluebells are lovely, but are they the invasive kind? Here's how to spot English bluebells
The experts at Westonbirt Arboretum explain how to spot an English bluebell and a Spanish one
Chelsea Flower Show 2025: the All About Plants full list
The full list of this year's All About Plants gardens at RHS Chelsea 2025
Is the future of gardens ever tinier fenced-in squares of grass? We can do better for us and biodiversity
The Government plans to build 1.5 million new homes. It could also ensure that developers see the value, not just the cost, of having a garden, says Lucy Conochie
The New Romantic Garden by Jo Thompson: the modern way to do the classic garden style
In her thoughtful new book, designer Jo Thompson shows how her trademark style can be modernised with a commitment to biodiversity, says Claire Masset
I couldn't find the right vase so I took up pottery to make my own for my home-grown flowers
Flower farmer and florist Rachel Siegfried reveals how a passion for pottery has led to her designing and throwing vases for her seasonally grown blooms
Chelsea 2025 | Tickets, information, dates and what's on
Everything you need to know about RHS Chelsea Flower Show tickets and more for 2025
The Bear Grylls of gardening: a cliff-hanging botanist with a head for heights and a penchant for pet toads
The deputy director and head of science at Oxford Botanic Garden on his early obsession with squirting cucumbers, his detailed botanic art and clambering over cliff edges
Invasive plants: here's what not to plant, how to avoid a fine and what to do if they're already in your garden
Discover the UK’s worst invasive plant species and how they’re wreaking havoc on native ecosystems and biodiversity.
There’s no lawn or ugly play kit but my kids still love our garden: how to make yours both family friendly and beautiful
Dutch garden and landscape designer Arjan Boekel has transformed his tiny town garden in the Netherlands into a miniature woodland glade
I got a hori hori knife – and became a gardening ninja: here's what they are and why you need one
A hori hori is a knife many gardeners swear by. But what exactly is it and why is it so great? Veronica Peerless tests Niwaki's hori hori knife and explains what happened.
The surprising ways that gardening can stop you getting sick and heal you when you’re ill
Dr Richard Claxton looks at how spending time in gardens and green spaces can actually help prevent illness and aid in its treatment
Gardening events and shows 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
An easy way to bring colour and style to your spring garden with this vibrant flower pot recipe
James Horner, garden maker at Benton End, the one-time home of the artist and plantsman Cedric Morris, suggests this colourful arrangement to celebrate spring
Have fun and don’t be afraid to make mistakes – a young gardener’s guide to getting started
A trainee gardener at London’s Inner Temple Garden, Dylan loves spontaneity in planting and billowing borders
I’ve been collecting trees and shrubs for 50 years and these are the best for stunning spring blossom
For more than 50 years, Maurice Foster has been amassing
a collection of woody plants in his garden at White House Farm, which has grown into a precious horticultural resource
The perfect spring garden with bulbs and blossom galore with expert tips on how to make yours look this good
Alongside his Midlands nursery, John Massey has created a glorious garden that has been allowed to mature gradually
‘I had a massive garden and the moment I downsized I felt safe’ - How Adam Frost beat burnout
Garden designer and TV presenter Adam Frost on the year that changed his attitude to life, the book that came out of it and what he’s up to next
Looking for plants that won't get eaten by slugs? Here are 38 slug-proof plants and flowers that won't get munched by molluscs
Looking for plants that won't get munched by slugs? Instead of using slug controls, why not grow plants that the molluscs just don't like? Here's 38 to choose from
Stunning spots for a spring garden visit: gardens to visit that will look lovely in April
Plantsman Keith Wiley recommends the best gardens to visit in April to see plants at their best.
How much would you pay for a plant? Here are some of the most expensive plants in the world
Explore the fascinating world of rare plants and the impressive prices they’ve fetched at auctions and sales around the globe.
Clever terracing rescued this amazing Mediterranean dry garden on a hillside in Ibiza with stunning views
With a brief to create a terraced garden in the Ibizan countryside, designer Juan Masedo has balanced the ancient and the modern in a remarkably subtle scheme
Beautiful garden furniture you can leave outside all year round
Fed up with dragging furniture into the shed or grappling with unwieldy waterproof covers? These are the furniture pieces that'll survive outside all year round.