Garden events and festivals to go to this year: all the best tours, workshops, exhibitions and more for 2026
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
Have you booked your Christmas light show visit yet? Here are 22 of the best not to miss
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
Commonwealth Games garden moves to its permanent home in Port Glasgow
The Saltire Garden, which took centre stage at the Commonwealth Games opening ceremony this summer, has found a permanent home.
On an allotment waiting list? Here's why you may get one quicker in the future
It's National Allotment Week 2026, and findings show there are reasons to be hopeful for those waiting for their own plot
London's iconic Barbican Conservatory is giving away free houseplants – here's how to nab one
The iconic Barbican Conservatory in London is giving away thousands of its plants for free. Here's everything you need to know.
RHS announces brand-new show location for 2027, plus the return of an old favourite
The RHS has revealed where its four major shows of 2027 will be.
Don't give up on your crispy, yellow lawn – here's how to make it green again
Quick and simple advice on getting your lawn back to being green after a heatwave.
How to protect pets in a heatwave – and avoid deadly dehydration, sunburn and heatstroke
Everything you need to know about letting your pet out into the garden, keeping them cool and exercising in hot weather
Tickets released for Christmas at Kew 2026 – it's time to book London's iconic festive light trail
It may still be summer, but it pays to book your tickets early if you want one of the best slots.
A new grant scheme has launched offering 500 free trees for projects across the UK
Find out more about this grant, which gives communities the chance to receive free trees.
Five inspiring trends from the first ever RHS flower show at a royal residence
The first RHS show hosted at a royal residence, RHS Sandringham Flower Show is an exciting new event for 2026.
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.
Remembering David J. C. Austin, celebrated chairman of David Austin Roses
David J. C. Austin has died at the age of 67, leaving behind a huge horticultural legacy
Designer Sophie Leo just won a trio of awards for her first ever show garden, in honour of her late mother
Sophie Leo has won RHS Young Designer of the Year. Here's everything you need to know about her and her Gold Medal-winning garden at RHS Badminton Flower Show.
The inside scoop on RHS Badminton Flower Show: discover every garden in detail
...including the biggest ever RHS feature garden and a garden for The Archers
18 must-see gardens of the world to put on your bucket list
Magical lost villages, lofty urban meadows and solar-harvesting ‘supertrees’: these are the top gardens in the world that you need to add to your bucket list, from Manhattan to Morocco and Australia to France
The one truly useful garden tool that is beloved by professionals, endlessly useful and totally FREE
Some of the best garden tools and supplies are completely free, and professional gardeners say this one is a must-have
Winner of Gardens Illustrated Readers' Choice for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 revealed
Discover the garden GI readers voted their favourite of RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026 in the first ever GI Readers' Choice game.
You're feeding the birds WRONG say experts - here's how you should be doing it
Everything you need to know about the RSPB's new bird feeding guidance - and why there's more to it than you might think.
UK gardeners could be 'sleepwalking' into a £30,000 repair bill - this small garden shows you how to avoid it
One Chelsea Flower Show garden is highlighting an increasingly important issue you may not have considered
"Glastonbury for people who wear linen": what celebrity guests thought of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026
We got the low-down on what some of Chelsea Flower Show's most famous faces thought of the show.
