Design

Technical drawing as part of courses at Inchbald
January 10 2012

Train to be a garden designer with one of the top design schools on an online course worth more than £5,500

Gardens Illustrated annual lecture 2011
October 10 2011

Gardens Illustrated’s annual lecture takes place during Chelsea Flower Show week. This year designers Andy Sturgeon, Dan Pearson and Cleve West discussed the current trends in planting and design. Now you can listen to the event as a podcast.

Jinny Blom's pots c. Andrew Montgomery
June 26 2011

Designer Jinny Blom created a series of easy-to-achieve planting schemes for containers, so that you can freshen up your garden with instant displays of vibrant plants. Here's her idea for a simple yet effective tabletop collection of pots.

Jekka McVicar's design for a herb border
June 02 2011

Jekka McVicar, one of Britain’s leading herb growers, creates a compact scheme that’s both beautiful and full of flavour – so all you have to do is the planting and the picking

Mark Gregory's garden for The Children's Society Chelsea 2010
May 18 2011

If you’re spending time in London during the week of the Chelsea Flower Show, here are some ideas for horticulturally themed activities – whether you’re visiting the show or not.

 

Chelsea designers Cleve West and Luciano Giubbilei
April 27 2011

Two of the designers hotly tipped for gold at this year's show reveal what makes them tick