Meet the gardeners
We have to charge for Chelsea, or we wouldn’t have the money to do everything else, says RHS director general
The director general of the RHS on a childhood spent among nature, her impulse to engage and educate, and the strategy for the future
Gen Z are becoming gardeners now and they have a few ideas
Get a fresh perspective with these top tips from the UK’s next generation of bright young gardening stars
Meet the Jamie Oliver of gardening - and Monty's protege
The plantsman, designer and TV presenter Jamie Butterworth on his new book, keeping things simple and working with Monty Don
'I'm convinced of the power of plants to help us heal' – meet the Plant Rescuer, Sarah Gerrard-Jones
Sarah Gerrard-Jones, aka The Plant Rescuer, on her latest book, her houseplant obsession and why she doesn’t always try to save a houseplant
Invasive pests and diseases are the biggest challenge facing gardeners, says Young Designer of the Year
Meet last year’s RHS Young Designer of the Year, Ashleigh Aylett, who also won Gold for her balcony garden at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Turning pressed flowers into fine art is now the day job for one creative Colorado couple
From an early venture saving wedding bouquets, Keith Kralik and Rachel Parri of Flower Press Studio have turned pressed flowers into fine art
15 easy, reliable and beautiful flowers to grow for cutting, chosen by expert flower farmers
Three professional cut-flower growers recommend the plants they couldn’t live without – all reliable, easy to grow, robust and beautiful in the vase
Nigel Slater didn’t think he liked flowers – but now has a garden full of them
Now that his once largely green garden is bursting with colour, Nigel Slater wonders why it took him so long to fill it with flowers
The founder of Common Farm Flowers, Georgie Newbery, on swapping haute couture for cut flowers
The founder of Common Farm Flowers on swapping fashion for cut flowers, finding her feet on social media and why she’s staying firmly organic
This Insta florist’s secrets to beautiful, simple arrangements (it’s all down to choosing the right vase)
Florist Sarah Statham reveals the secret to creating striking natural floral displays: adapting to the shape of your vessel.
‘I am finding heroes in a community that values individuality and experimental approaches. It’s an exciting time.’
Accountant-cum-freelance-gardener Chatu loves experimenting with plant sculptures and exploring the UK’s wild watersides
From dancer to dairy farm: the yoghurt queen of Yeo Valley on launching a new festival in Somerset
The co-owner and head gardener of Yeo Valley Organic Garden on learning that life is not just a cabaret and why she’s launching a new garden festival
'We must put ecology at the beginning of all our thoughts' - Alys Fowler on peat bogs and animism
Gardener and writer Alys Fowler on her new book, why she can’t grow carrots and why we need to value our peat bogs more
A space station garden and hovering wheelbarrows: is this what gardens will look like in 50 years?
This compendium of ten futuristic garden plans is absorbing, says Tim Richardson, but feels more like solutions to today’s problems than a vision of the future
‘It’s been a surreal experience’ – Tresco’s subtropical paradise island was a dream come true for one young gardener
Tresco Abbey Gardens Scholar Holly Doyle loves the exotic plants she now cares for, and can lose herself for hours exploring other gardens
Meet the new head of gardens and parks at the National Trust with a passion for cabbages – Shelia Das
The new head of gardens and parks at the National Trust on the wonders of soil, the generosity of the gardening community and why cabbages will always blow her mind
Discover the Victorian art of cyanotype photography revived with a modern horticultural twist by artist Sophie Cook
From her Derbyshire home, artist Sophie Cook brings her trained horticultural eye to the Victorian art of cyanotype photography
Meet young landscaper Anna McLoughlin, forging a path in a traditionally male industry
Anna, a landscaper with Landform
Consultants, loves to feel immersed in the abundance of colourful blooms of cottage-garden style plantings.
Forgot crop rotation: polyculture is the new cool easy way to grow your own without weeding or worrying about pests
At Birch Farm in Devon, Joshua Sparkes is growing food in polycultures alongside pests and weeds with great success
Permaculture kind of got hijacked by hippies: meet YouTuber, writer and horticulturist Huw Richards
YouTuber, writer and horticulturist Huw Richards explains why his new book will make permaculture accessible, and how it might help you garden better
Meet gardener Carmen Sheridan – ‘Visiting other gardens, events and plant fairs is like mulch for your brain’
Cultural gardener Carmen cares for the Children’s and Community Garden at Wakehurst, Kew, running therapeutic and educational horticulture groups
Discover the designer of the RHS Chelsea Garden of the Year who grew up in the shadow of the A-bomb and pledged his life to creating gardens
Kazuyuki Ishihara on Chelsea Flower Show nerves, and how coming from a city synonymous with war shaped his love of peaceful nature.
The 10-time Chelsea Flower Show designer who is doing his last ever show garden this year
The garden designer on the joys of growing, the role of mentoring and collaborating with others, and why this year will be his last at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Meet The Gardeners: designer Jo Thompson
The award-winning garden designer on a childhood divided between Rome and Dorset, loving the New Romantics and creating gardens in which people long to spend time.