Alice Tuffery
Content Writer
Alice is a writer for Gardens Illustrated magazine and website. With a passion for gardening and exploring the countryside and estates across Gloucestershire and Somerset, Alice is currently developing her own sustainable and pet-friendly garden. Across other Our Media brands, she’s previously written for BBC Countryfile and YourHomeStyle.
Recent articles by Alice Tuffery
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
Garden festivals and events 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
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.
Royal seal of approval? His Majesty King Charles III sniffs the new Sir David Beckham rose
See Sir David Beckham's new rose was unveiled at RHS Chelsea Flower Show this week and His Majesty King Charles III took a look
8,000 people, 390 horticultural exhibits, 30 gardens and 20 acres - discover the remarkable numbers behind RHS Chelsea Flower Show
41,218 glasses of Pimm's, 20 acres and 150,000 people: discover the numbers behind RHS Chelsea Flower Show
“I love the idea of making more from less” - garden designer Baz Grainger
Baz Grainger returns to RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2026 with this garden for Killik and Co. Discover the garden with our expert guide.
This garden will create a green haven at a rehabilitation centre for those living with lung conditions
Angus Thompson returns to RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2026 with this garden for Asthma + Lung UK. Discover the garden with our expert guide.
A pocket-sized forest, a night garden and a walk-through greenhouse: discover the All About Plants gardens from RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026
Discover the full list of gardens and designers in the All About Plants category at RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year
Which of these plants would you pick to win the ultimate accolade at Chelsea Flower Show?
Discover which plants have been shortlisted for the RHS Chelsea Plant of the Year 2026, picked from a shortlist chosen by industry experts
What else is on around London during Chelsea?
A list of all of the best things to do in London during the week of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026, from floral food to garden visits.