Meet the gardeners
"If we want to save our ancient woodlands, we need to look beneath our feet" says award-winning garden designer Ashleigh Aylett
RHS Chelsea Flower Show designer Ashleigh Aylett explains why restoring rare ancient woodlands is central to the inspiration for her All About Plants garden
“You never get to do anything quite so creative”: Catherine MacDonald on Chelsea and designing gardens for The King
The award-winning designer Catherine MacDonald on the importance of teamwork, designing gardens for HM The King and why she always looks forward to Chelsea.
“I still get a buzz out of coming to work" - meet the modest nursery manager of one of the world's most famous gardens
The self-effacing manager of the Great Dixter Nursery on learning from Christo and nurturing the next generation of growers.
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Why skilled gardeners are worth their weight in gold
Qualified gardeners can make all the difference to your space but are they valued enough?
"There's something life-affirming about being part of a plant’s lifecycle": Meet seed farmer Ellen Rignell
Seed farmer Ellen is the owner of Winnow Farm Seeds based in Bridport, west Dorset.
Mary Berry on her guilty gardening secret and biggest mistake
The cookery writer, broadcaster and former president of the National Garden Scheme Mary Berry on her new book and the joy of visiting gardens
"Every design decision is made for a reason": design duo Acres Wild on leaving nothing to chance
Debbie Roberts and Ian Smith, the designers behind the highly successful design practice Acres Wild on their process and how teaching helps them crystallise ideas.
"I’ve always learned on the job": Meet Daniel Carlson, a former vegetable grower from California
A former vegetable farmer from California, Daniel now works alongside Jonny Bruce at The Field Nursery. Portrait Jason Ingram
Meet the couple who turned an empty field into a colourful organic nursery in the shadow of the Alps
Those eager to find organic, home-grown, colourful perennials will delight in Stauden Kopf nursery, in the shadow of the Alps in Austria.
Adam Frost reveals the secret to having a lovely garden when you have dogs
Gardener, designer and TV presenter Adam Frost reveals the secret to gardening with dogs in the latest season of Talking Gardens.
Meet Pippa Greenwood – gardening's agony aunt with a fetish for pests and diseases
The plant-health expert on her unexpected journey into television, and a career as gardening’s most dependable agony aunt
Meet RHS Wisley's rising plant star, Jack Aldridge
Jack Aldridge leads the Alpine and Rock Garden team at RHS Wisley
The new curator at RHS flagship garden Wisley on his passion for plants, people and education
The new curator of RHS Garden Wisley on the pulling power of plants, his passion for education and bringing excitement to gardens. Image by Rachel Warne
"Don't be put off by funky terms or what concrete or cement is": Henry Agg on demystifying gardening
The garden designer and influencer Henry Agg on not being intimidated by jargon, spreading weeds by mistake and why he loves small gardens
"I didn't even like him at first" - how these couples garden together without killing each other
This Valentine's Day, we decided to ask some of horticulture's top duos what it's like to garden together
Meet one of Great Dixter's gardeners, Talitha Slabbert
South-African born Talitha is a former Christopher Lloyd Scholar at Great Dixter House and Gardens, and is now a gardener there. Portrait Richard Gadsby
Introducing the GI Academy - expert garden talks when it suits you
Discover a range of online masterclasses from Gardens Illustrated, all with trusted experts and available on demand.
The best thing for insects is a bit of a mess - gardening talent Carley Wootten
New Yorker Carley is overseeing the move of the Story Garden from its current site at the British Library to a nearby brownfield site.
The award-winning garden designer who only started her career at the age of 50
The award-winning garden designer on honouring her grandfather and taking the plunge on a midlife career change
'Be creative, bold and ambitious' says the Young Garden Designer of the Year
Edinburgh-based designer Luke has been creating gardens since 2017, and is winner of the 2025 RHS Young Garden Designer of the Year competition
'Garden design gets too much coverage': Mary Keen on the importance of gardeners
The celebrated garden designer Mary Keen on the importance of gardening over design, not killing pelargoniums and forgetting what she’s planted
Tackle the hardest task first and think seven generations ahead: advice from Kew's Aimee Spanswick
Horticulturist at the new Carbon Garden at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Aimee is passionate about permaculture and dismantling outdated ideas
There's a worrying trend in US gardens that's driving one American man's inspiring work
The director of horticulture at Native Plant Trust on slug hunting, turning American gardeners into backyard conservationists and the power of mentoring
"My garden might look weedy to some, but I’m not bothered" says designer Tom Massey
Landscape designer Tom Massey on
why we should all be saving rainwater, his tiny courtyard and why everything starts with the soil