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New seeds to buy in 2025 - these are the seeds new to nurseries for the coming year - don't miss the chance to try them out
We asked top seed suppliers to tell us about the new flower, vegetable and herb seeds that they'll be offering in 2025.
The UK's best-selling garden plants: nurseries reveal the plants everyone wants in their garden and why
Discover the plants that most people are buying from nurseries and the reasons why they are so great
Artifical lights at night do more harm than you realise: here's how to light your garden responsibly
How does artificial lighting in our garden effect wildlife; and what can we do to minimise the negative impacts?
Iconic London landmark the Barbican Conservatory set to be revamped in major restoration project
Barbican Conservatory is set to be revamped by Harris Bugg Studio.
The world's most extreme trees grow in the fiercest conditions. But should you plant them in your garden?
Faced with a warming climate, many gardeners are thinking carefully about resilient plants for their garden. But what about three of the world's most extreme trees?
Dan Pearson to design Goodwood’s new Art Foundation landscape
The new gardens are set to open in May 2025.
This alcohol-free aperitif has earned itself four awards - and is set to take over your cocktail-making this Christmas
Alan Titchmarsh releases new festive album in musical collaboration for RHS Christmas light trails
Alan Titchmarsh has teamed up with composer Debbie Wiseman on a new album which retells the story of Jack Frost and will be played at Christmas light trails across the country
First details of Chelsea Flower Show 2025 revealed at RHS Autumn Conference: discover who is designing what
Everything we know so far about the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025, including who is designing gardens and the causes they focus on.
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
Monty Don joins the Talking Gardens podcast for season 4
Tune in to the new season of Talking Gardens, where Monty Don and a whole host of guests will join Stephanie to construct their dream gardens.
Gardens Illustrated nominated in four categories for the Garden Media Guild Awards 2024
This year's Garden Media Guild Awards shortlist has been announced
The world's most endangered plants: ten of the plants likely to be extinct very soon
The experts at Kew Gardens highlight ten of the world's most at risk plants, from a tiny waterlilly to a golden fuchsia
Don't miss out on RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 tickets: we found out this is the date they go on sale
The date that tickets for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show will go on sale has been revealed.
Where are all the pumpkins? Wet and cold weather has meant pumpkin patches are disappointing
The National Trust reports that pumpkin crops are significantly down this year, with crops either not growing or being eaten by slugs
Discover our 2024 Horticultural Heroes: 22 extraordinary people making a difference in gardening
Discover the stories of the extraordinary garden champions who are making a difference to places, people, plants and the planet. Words Molly Blair, Stephanie Mahon, Veronica Peerless and Alice Tuffery, photograph Lisa Linder
How to be a horticultural hero: the organisations to support
Getting involved doesn’t have to mean rolling up your sleeves and launching new initiatives...
National Trust announces new head of gardens and parks to replace Andy Jasper
Sheila Das will step into the National Trust’s most senior horticultural role.
A garden of memories - ‘Nostalgia is as good a reason as any to grow a plant,’ says Nigel Slater
Many of the plants in Nigel Slater’s garden hold deeper meaning – some joyful, others more poignant – but all add another layer of pleasure when they bloom.
Watch: botanists are now travelling by paragliders instead of 4x4s to research plants in the remote Peruvian desert
A group of botanists have teamed up with dare-devil paramotorists to find a solution to studying plants in a remote area of the world
21 top Christmas garden light shows and trails
Here are our top picks for the best Christmas light shows and illuminated trails in gardens across the UK, to enjoy with friends and family during this festive season
Bio emergency: shocking lowest butterfly numbers ever in worst summer on record
The final results are in from the Big Butterfly Count and they show an alarming reduction in the number of butterflies in the UK
Last minute Christmas gifts: gardening memberships and subscriptions for 2024
Looking for a Christmas gift for a gardener after the last Christmas post delivery date? We've got the best gardening membership and subscription gifts you can still buy and gift in time for Christmas
Dan Pearson reveals plans to expand Beth Chatto Gardens with new areas
Everything we know so far about the plans for a new area at Beth Chatto Gardens.