Molly Blair
content producer
Molly is a content producer at Gardens Illustrated. She writes for the magazine and website and creates social content, has an RHS Level 2 Certificate in Horticulture and gardens on her rooftop plot in Bristol.
Recent articles by Molly Blair
Love Bridgerton? Visit these Regency gardens and filming locations to feel like you're on the set.
With season three hitting our screens, we’ve rounded up the most beautiful Regency gardens and landscapes you can visit to get the Bridgerton experience - and even spot a few filming locations.
What design trends can we expect to see at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2024?
Gardens Illustrated's top predictions for key themes and displays at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
"I hate orange and didn't order this colour!" - what to do if your tulips aren't the colour you expected
Tulips coming up the wrong colour can be really annoying, here we look at how often this happens and what to do when it does.
Why do we hate ivy? The truth about whether it damages walls and why we need to change our view of this helpful plant
Is Ivy the most divisive plant in Britain? We asked gardeners and our audience what they thought of this oft-maligned native plant.
Guide | Discover Miria Harris' Stroke Association Garden for Recovery
Garden designer Miria Harris is creating this year's Stoke Association garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Entirely peat-free garden to feature at RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival
A peat-free garden and money-saving tips take centre-stage at this year's Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival.
Guide | Tom Stuart-Smith's National Garden Scheme Garden
Garden designer Tom Stuart-Smith is creating this year's National Garden Scheme garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Guide | Ann-Marie Powell's Octavia Hill Garden
Garden designer Ann-Marie Powelll is creating this year's Octavia Hill garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024.
Guide | Matthew Childs' The Bridge to 2030 Garden
Garden designer Matthew Childs is creating this year's to the bridge for 2030 garden the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024.
Guide | Robert Myers' St James's Piccadilly: Imagine the World to be Different Garden
Garden designer Robert Myers is creating this year's St James's Piccadilly: Imagine the World to be Different garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Guide | Sophie Parmenter and Dido Milne's National Autistic Society Garden
Garden designer Sophie Parmenter and architect Dido Milne are creating this year's National Autistic Society garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
The best plants for a fence line: transform your fence into a vibrant and lively garden border in 2024
Growing plants on the fence line is a great way of covering an ugly fence, adding height to your garden and increasing your growing space. Here we recommend some of the best plants to use for this in 2024.
Boost your garden butterfly numbers by up to 93% without lifting a finger
A study has shown that leaving areas of grass to grow long increases butterfly populations by up to 93 per cent.
Gardening events and shows for 2024
All the big names in one place. Here's our guide to the gardening calendar's biggest and best gardening events for the year ahead
Guide | Tom Massey and Je Ahn's WaterAid Garden
Garden designers Tom Massey and Je Ahn are creating this year's WaterAid garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Guide | Ula Maria's Muscular Dystrophy Garden UK
Designer Ula Maria has created Sponsor Project Giving Back Garden for Muscular Dystrophy UK for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024.
The RHS's new Urban Show takes place this week and the public park it's next to is a riot of fun slides and dazzling planting
A derelict brownfield site next to a former railway yard is now brimming with life as Manchester’s first new city park in a century
Everything you need to know about The Bridgerton Garden at Chelsea Flower Show
Bridgerton returns to our screens in May, and this garden at the Chelsea Flower Show is drumming up the much anticipated third season.
What else is on around London during Chelsea?
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show often takes centre stage in May, but there are plenty of other things to do in and around Chelsea while the show is on. We've rounded up a few of the best. Photograph Biscuiteers
Netflix's crimes against horticulture continue with Lindsay Lohan's Irish Wish
Netflix's latest rom-com, Irish Wish, features more horticultural blunders than we could count. Molly Blair investigates while screaming at the TV
A festival for tulips? Here are the festivals around the world celebrating the arrival of the beautiful spring flower
Discover some of the best tulip festivals to visit for a colourful start to spring. From Amsterdam to London, find a festival near you.
Hampton Court Flower Show 2024: Tickets, information, dates and what's on
Everything you need to know about RHS Hampton Court Flower Show 2024
"They're a massive nuisance" - but here is why you need to make friends with slugs and snails anyway
We asked experts and gardeners how they feel about slugs and snails and whether its realistic to ask gardeners to learn to live with them.
The best strawberry planters: beautiful terracotta and ceramic designs
Strawberry planters are a great way to grow one of our most-loved soft fruits. Here are some of the best ones on the market