Ambra Edwards
Ambra Edwards is a garden writer with a special interest in garden history, and above all, in the people who make gardens.
Recent articles by Ambra Edwards
The history of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
With the RHS Chelsea Flower Show returning in May, we get back into the Chelsea mood with our take on the highs (and occasional lows) of the Chelsea Flower Show.
A garden that merges into the New Forest, designed by Helen Elks-Smith
For an eco-friendly home on the edge of the New Forest, designer Helen Elks-Smith has created a spectacular garden that brings nature to the door.
Words Ambra Edwards Words Richard Bloom
Helena Petitt, RHS director of gardens and shows, on engaging children and novice gardeners
The Director of Gardens and Shows at the RHS on her life as bouncer, staying calm in a crisis and engaging children and new entrants to gardening. Portrait by Andrew Montgomery
Phil Sterling on roadside verges and supporting moths and butterflies
The ecologist who hatched a simple but effective plan to bring more moths and butterflies into our lives, on creating the right conditions for wildflowers to thrive.
Cooks Farm in Somerset: ancient woodland and flower-rich meadows
Set within a wild landscape of ancient woodland and flower-rich meadows, an evolving Somerset garden teems with life. Words Ambra Edwards, photographs Claire Takacs
Gertrude Jekyll: discover the life of the remarkable garden designer and writer
Discover the legacy of Gertrude Jekyll, the 'Queen Victoria of horticulture'
Keith Wiley on experimental gardening and the need to take risks
The passionate plantsman and owner of Wildside on his love of the outdoors and why he believes gardeners need to be bold, experimental and willing to take a few risks. Portrait Charlie Hopkinson
A Devon garden filled with winter colour
Jo Hynes has filled her Devon garden with snowdrops, cyclamen and other early flowers. Words Ambra Edwards. Photography Richard Bloom.
Neil Lucas on ornamental grasses and good-sense gardening
The indefatigable Dorset plantsman and UK’s leading expert on ornamental grasses, on good-sense gardening and becoming a pioneer in promoting sustainable ways of gardening. Portrait by Justin Foulkes
Nurseryman Dave Root on growing show plants and why he relishes a challenge
The nurseryman who’s grown show plants for the biggest designers in the business, royalty and even Alan Titchmarsh, on why he always relishes a challenge – and the trickier the better. Words by Ambra Edwards, portrait Jason Ingram.