Meet the gardeners
"Our field of twigs didn't look inspiring": nursery owner Robert Vernon on chancing – and achieving – his dream
Robert Vernon, the founder of the Bluebell Arboretum & Nursery, on an early love of gardens and growing tomatoes, taking a chance on a dream and inspiring the public.
"Gardens are a luxury, but they really shouldn’t be": meet garden designer Will Scholey
Garden designer Will Scholey is passionate about increasing access to horticulture training and green public spaces.
"One sniff and I am 8 years old again": how Nigel Slater created his dream orchard for delicious summer desserts
After losing a bumper crop last year,Nigel Slater may be rowing back on his orchard ambitions, but an apple tree can still transport him back to his childhood
"A lot of people hope things will go back to how they were in the Nineties. They won't": Caitlin Moran on how to become more hopeful
Journalist Caitlin Moran on her new book and what she’d really love to ask Paul McCartney
'It was derelict buildings and brambles when we arrived' - now it's an experimental plant nursery leading the way
Grower-designer Tom Nielsen’s new nursery on an old 17th-century farmstead in Somerset is all about resilient plants
"I was always in trouble for doing things my way": remembering Elizabeth Strangman, the late legendary plantswoman
In memory of plantswoman Elizabeth Strangman, we hear from friends and people across the industry about her impact, deep knowledge and love of plants
What is a 'hortist'? Inside the minds of the UK's most creative gardeners
Gardens Illustrated editor Stephanie Mahon meets painters, sculptors, writers, working gardeners and designers to find out about the art and craft of gardening
Step inside the Bavarian nursery where plants are grown in sand to cope with climate change
In their nursery and garden, Fine Molz and Till Hofmann expertly demonstrate the true beauty of ecological planting.
'More than half our trees won't be here in 100 years': Kew Gardens' new director on the challenges ahead
Raoul Curtis-Machin, the new executive director of gardens at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, on a botanical childhood in Scotland and his high hopes for his newly planted orchard.
No replacement announced for Monty Don, but our readers know who they want to see lead Gardeners' World
Monty Don's replacement has not yet been announced - but our readers know who they want to present their Friday night gardening fix.
"You learn a lot about a plant by digging it up and looking at its roots": meet head gardener Selina Ozanne
Head gardener at The Exchange, Erith, Selina Ozanne also heads up the community garden at the Garden Museum.
Dan Pearson to close garden design studio to embark on new chapter
The lauded landscape designer tells us why he is closing his London practice to focus on creative growth and other opportunities
'We've lost so much': The seed saver fighting back against industrial food
The head of the Heritage Seed Library, Catrina Fenton, on why she jumped at the chance to help preserve the seed and stories of more than 800 historic veg varieties.
'I hope that we can shift our focus to local, community-fed gardens': meet German horticulturist Jonathan Zerr
German horticulturist Jonathan Zerr is working to transform Bottengoms in Essex into a nature-first artists’ retreat.
"I don’t regret not studying law” – meet the National Trust for Scotland’s head of gardens and designed landscapes
The National Trust for Scotland’s head of gardens and designed landscapes, Ann Steele, on the delicate balance between garden conservation and future resilience.
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.
‘When I’m not in the garden, I pull buses and lift rocks' TV producer, director and Instagram sensation Martha Swales
TV producer, director, podcaster and Instagram sensation Martha Swales on her ambition to get everyone growing something
'If a tree is in the wrong place, it’s just a weed.' Meet conifer expert Tom Christian
Dendrologist Tom Christian is one of the UK’s leading conifer experts and deputy editor of Trees and Shrubs Online
Jo Thompson to become head of garden design studies at London College of Garden Design
Jo joins LCGD alongside award-winning designer Duncan Cargill, who has been appointed deputy head of garden design studies.
"The reward from making plants for nothing is immense": Meet Sarah Byham, trainee gardener at Benton End in Suffolk
As a trainee gardener at Benton End, Sarah Byham is helping prepare the historic garden for its opening this summer.
“Rosemary Verey threw a lettuce at me. I’d done something to upset her, can’t remember what”: Michael Perry on tempestuous designers and naked gardening
Michael Perry the ‘hortrepreneur’ and social media sensation known as ‘Mr Plant Geek’, on dodging salads, posing naked for charity and embracing new cultures.
