Editor's highlights

What's new this week

The December 2018 cover of Gardens Illustrated

Take a look inside the December 2018 issue

Year of books 2018

WIN all 12 of our books of the year 2018

View from within the walled garden across Buxus sempervivens wave hedge with frost. Designed by Arne Maynard.

Winter structure in the garden

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Spring Reader Day at Great Dixter

It's bulb planting season

Find expert advice, inspiration and planting ideas for growing spring-flowering bulbs

Tulipa 'Red Shine'

Where to buy bulbs: our list of the best suppliers

Planting garlic

How to grow your own garlic

Container display using a mass-planting of daffodils

Inspiration and advice for planting bulbs in pots

Iris reticulata 'Katharine Hodgkin', Crocus chrysanthus 'Romance', Muscari armeniacum and Anemone blanda 'Charmer'

Forcing bulbs: advice and planting combinations

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5 top garden designers recommend the best spring bulbs

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Plants

Clematis montana Group 'Freda'

The best Clematis montana for small gardens and containers

Digitalis at The Botanic Nursery

Foxgloves for colour and structure

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50 best plant nurseries

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Gardens

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Martha Stewart’s top tips for a successful garden

Prairies

Making and managing a prairie-style garden

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How to make arbours and tunnels using natural materials

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Design

Agave and other dry-climate plants are highlighted in a Spanish garden by the sunrise

Tips for planting in a dry climate

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Big ideas for small gardens

Stavordale Priory. Photo Jason Ingram

What you need to know before building a rill

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Gardens Illustrated podcasts

Tom Stuart Smith RHS Chelsea Garden 2018

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 Tom Stuart-Smith

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RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 Paul Hervey-Brookes

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RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2018 Chris Beardshaw

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Kit

Our pick of the best garden tools and accessories

Burgon and Ball long-handled planter

Garden Equipment

9 of the best long-handled bulb planters

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Garden Equipment

Get kitted out for the allotment

Rakes perfect for petals

Garden Equipment

9 of the best garden rakes

Stainless Steel Hand Trowel

Garden Equipment

9 of the best: Hand trowels

Offers and competitions

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Christmas wreath offer

Christmas at Blenheim

Win preview night tickets to Christmas light trails at Kew Gardens and Blenheim Palace

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Reader holiday: Cornish Spring Gardens, 9-12 April 2019

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Christmas

Festive ideas and inspiration

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Ideas for decorating the table for Christmas

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Make your own outdoor Christmas lights

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How to make a floral Advent calendar

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