Meet the gardeners
Dr James Compton: ‘I am fundamentally lazy and put off gardening chores’
Our resident botanist Dr James Compton talks about his new collaboration with Hans Walter Lack and Martin Callmander
Isn’t it ironic: the scented sweet-pea breeder who lost his sense of smell (and has to employ a ‘sniffer’)
The sweet pea and dahlia breeder on his early love of breeding, the excitement of seeing dahlias in the wild and finding the missing slice of the sweet pea colour spectrum
On the front line of climate change: meet flower farmer Roisin Taylor
Flower farmer Roisin is owner of Verde Flower Co, based in Newcastle-Upon- Tyne, and is currently establishing the British Cut Flower Association.
Everything you need to know about Alan Titchmarsh's Gardening Club
Discover all about Alan Titchmarsh's Gardening Club, the new season that focuses on gardening on ITV1
32 top women garden designers working in the UK today
To mark International Women's Day, we round up some of the top women garden designers working in the UK today
Who is Henry Agg? Meet the new presenter of Alan Titchmarsh's Gardening Club
Garden designer and influencer Henry Agg is a fresh face on the daytime gardening show - here's all you need to know about him
50 invaluable plants for the garden as chosen by a royal garden designer
Landscape designer Jinny Blom picks the 50 plants she loves the most, from first loves, to flowers great for a pot
Alan Titchmarsh to launch TikTok and YouTube channel: Gardening with Alan Titchmarsh
Discover the new gardening channel being launched by horticulturalist Alan Titchmarsh
Meet French garden designer Gilles Clément
The enigmatic French designer, botanist, entomologist, writer and gardener on working with rather than against nature and making room for moles.
Monty Don show's flower farmer Cel Robertson on changing career and her top 7 flowers for cutting
Cel Robertson of Forever Green Flower Company in Norfolk on flower farming and the best blooms to grow in your garden for cutting
The legacy of Beth Chatto: the pioneering plantswoman who changed the face of gardening
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.
The gardener who trades secateurs for stilettos to become his drag queen alter ego
Professional gardener Tom, aka the Drag Queen Gardener, cares for a private 90-acre estate in Warwickshire, but trades secateurs for stilettos to become his alter ego, Daisy Desire.
Portrait: Andrew Montgomery
The big job Nigel Slater is embarking on this year
Not typically one to act on impulse, Nigel Slater wonders if more spontaneity, and stone paving, might be in order.
Discover designer Dan Pearson’s own personal garden, Hillside
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.
Biodynamic advocate Jane Scotter of Fern Verrow on working with top chef Skye Gyngell and her newest venture
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
Warmer climes: this sunny new Mallorcan garden designed by Tom Stuart-Smith will have you reaching for your passport
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
Gardeners are artists and people need to realise that’ - time to rethink what a gardener is - meet Emily Adcock
Having completed work on the Oudolf Landscape at RHS Garden Wisley, horticulturist Emily is now working on a Piet Oudolf design for a private estate in Berkshire.
Portrait: Andrew Montgomery
Ones to watch: 25 people who will make waves in horticulture this year
From up-and-comers to veterans of the industry doing something new, this is our list of ones to watch in 2025.
‘Just’ a gardener? We’re actually highly skilled creative professionals who deserve better than this
Good gardens are constantly evolving, so why, asks gardener Colin Stewart, do people place more value on their initial design than on their ongoing care?
Illustration: Rosanna Morris
Gardening mistakes: gardening celebrities reveal their worst gardening failures
Feel like you're always making mistakes in the garden? You're not alone. We asked gardening experts about their gardening failures
We need to stop the ecocide by councils, developers and big business, says this community gardener
As a community gardener at the Eden Nature Garden in Clapham, south London, former marine biologist Benny is on a mission to promote ecology within the garden world.
Portrait: Andrew Montgomery
The woman who crafts beautiful objects from fallen oak trees with her bare hands
Sculptor Alison Crowther uses centuries-old fallen oaks and other timber to create her distinctive art and furniture.
Words: Camilla Phelps, Photographs: Andrew Montgomery
Meet the landscape designer on a mission to 'beautify' cities
The award-winning landscape designer and horticulturist on her Kenyan childhood, feeling a strong connection with the land and her desire to beautify cities.
Words: Paula McWaters, Portrait: Rachel Warne
‘I didn’t harvest a single carrot. That was a sharp lesson’: Charles Dowding on his no-dig journey and how to compost well
No-dig expert, market gardener and author Charles Dowding talks about his new book, the books he reads, and what he’s up to next