Gardens
Find inspiration from gardens of all sizes both in the UK and internationally
November jobs for the garden: don't forget these key things to do right now
There's always something to do in the garden, even in November. Aaron Bertelsen explains a few key things you can do in the garden right now. Illustration Alice Pattullo
From footballer to forensics to flowers: this Royal Parks manager reveals how he became a gardener
As assistant park manager at The Royal Parks, Adam is proud to support the budding gardeners who follow in his footsteps on its apprenticeship scheme. Portrait Andrew Montgomery
Autumn jobs in the garden: Sissinghurst head gardener explains what you should be doing over this season
As the garden slips into a new season, head gardener Troy Scott Smith and his team are busy with tasks from hedge cutting and lawn work to bulb planting and sowing seeds. Words Troy Scott Smith, photographs John Campbell
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
Appreciating Sissinghurst Castle Garden in Autumn: Harold Nicholson's structure emerges while fallen apples encourage wildlife
As the garden slips into a new season, head gardener Troy Scott Smith and his team are busy with tasks from hedge cutting and lawn work to bulb planting and sowing seeds.
Words: Troy Scott Smith, Photographs: John Campbell
What's new?
Gothic plants for Halloween: these are the plants that could help to spookify your garden
Discover some of the blackest plants, just in time for Halloween
Chelsea Flower Show Gardens 2025: discover the full list
Discover details of all the Show gardens at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
Traditional meets contemporary in this modern country garden design for a couple of newbie gardeners
Inspired by the historic house and setting at Park House in Cambridgeshire, landscape architect Robert Myers has woven together traditional and contemporary design elements to create a haven for people, plants and wildlife. Words Zia Allaway, photography Richard Bloom
Chelsea Flower Show 2025: tickets, information, dates and what's on
Everything you need to know about RHS Chelsea Flower Show tickets and more for 2025
Monty Don to design a dog-friendly garden at RHS Chelsea 2025
Monty Don is to design a garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year, with a special theme that's close to his heart
Rural
Discover the beautiful National Dahlia Collection and the person who helped save it from disappearing
The National Dahlia Collection has had several homes since its inception in the 1980s, and now, under the care of a dedicated dahlia aficionado, it has been rescued and relocated once more to a new site in Cornwall. Photos Jason Ingram
Beachside brilliance: a chic, contemporary designer garden on the shore with top coastal plants recommendations
For this contemporary house on the Kent coast,
designer Declan Buckley has created a dramatic,
high-impact garden with the carefree feel of the beach. Words Natasha Goodfellow photographs Clive Nichols
This former brownfield site has been transformed into a natural managed meadow garden that's a haven for wildlife
Out of the rubble of a former brownfield site, Jo McKerr has
created a beautiful and natural managed-meadow garden. Words Alys Fowler. Photographs Jason Ingram.
Meet the gardeners
Rosy Hardy, the renowned plantswoman behind Hardy's Cottage Garden Plants
The plantswoman behind Hardy’s Cottage Garden Plants on a childhood learning the names of wildflowers, and the art of combining plants in a real garden setting. Portrait Charlie Hopkinson
TV gardener Carol Klein on her life to date and what comes next
Gardener, television presenter and author Carol Klein talks about her new book, the books she loves, her current challenges and what she’s up to next
From the war in Ukraine to flower gardener in Hampshire – meet our latest gardening talent
A former lecturer from Ukraine, Iryna currently looks after the flower gardens at Malverleys in Hampshire.
Portrait: Andrew Montgomery
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.
Where designers buy their plants – discover the display garden and nursery that inspires the UK’s top placemakers
In just under nine years, the owners of Arvensis Perennials in Wiltshire have created a mature garden that displays their high-quality perennials. Words Jonny Bruce, photographs Richard Bloom
Take a tour of the world’s top botanical gardens and discover the important work that they do
This superb tour of the world’s botanical gardens highlights their vital role in saving the planet’s flora, says Claire Masset
It could be farewell to Marchants Hardy Plants, the plant nursery and garden with an innovative approach
The celebrated nursery and garden at Marchants Hardy Plants in East Sussex is being managed by a team who continue to inspire visitors with innovative planting. Words Phil Clayton, photographs Richard Bloom
Gardens of the world
Worldwide gardens you need to see
From pit to paradise: four former mining sites that are now beautiful gardens
Robert Lowe looks at four beautiful gardens that have been created from former ugly mining sites.
Piet Oudolf with a twist: this beautiful naturalistic garden emulates the planting master but has a style all its own
The naturalistic gem Hans Gieszen has created in former meadowlands near Utrecht in the Netherlands is the culmination of a lifelong passion.
Words: Claire Masset, Photos: Sietske De Vries
How to make a small suburban garden, and the surrounding street, a truly magical space, with Super Bloom’s Jac Semmler
In the middle of suburbia, Super Bloom’s founder Jac Semmler has created a floral wonderland that spills out on to the street.
Words: Georgina Reid, Photographs: Caitlin Atkinson
Urban gardens
Amazing gardens from towns and cities
This professional designer transformed his own typically long, narrow town garden into an urban oasis
Landscape architect Matt Evans has turned his typically long, narrow, town garden in Bath into a plantsman’s paradise. Words Veronica Peerless photographs Jason Ingram
This tiny, tranquil city sanctuary garden designed by Harry Holding makes the most of its shady situation
For this small London garden, designer Harry Holding has taken inspiration from the lush textures of tropical forests to create an urban woodland oasis.
Words: Natasha Goodfellow, photographs: Alister Thorpe
A small sloping backyard was given a designer update and is now a beautiful, flower-filled family garden on different levels by Farlam & Chandler
Design duo Farlam & Chandler has transformed a heavily shaded plot into a beautiful, flower-filled family garden