Gardens Illustrated Team

Discover the Regency-era trend of sending secret messages with flowers, a Bridgerton-style love language.

As nurseryman and gardener Adrian Bloom reveals, the gardens at Bressingham in Norfolk develop a whole new dimension in the depths of winter.

The acclaimed gardener, chicken fancier, designer and writer on a productive and sustainable life.

New Yorker Carley is overseeing the move of the Story Garden from its current site at the British Library to a nearby brownfield site.

Robert and Anna Dalrymple have transformed the gardens around their Scottish farmhouse into a beautifully composed space that balances art with nature.

His Majesty King Charles will play an exciting role at one of the RHS's new touring shows in 2026.

The RHS will be holding two touring flower shows in July 2026. Here is everything we know about them so far.

Kate Bradbury finds Jenny Uglow’s biography of Gilbert White, the 18th-century naturalist and clergyman, and a fellow chronicler of nature, an absolute joy.

For snowdrop lovers, or galanthophiles, February is the month to venture out to admire spectacular displays of snowdrops. Here are some of our recommended gardens to visit.

Edinburgh-based designer Luke has been creating gardens since 2017, and is winner of the 2025 RHS Young Garden Designer of the Year competition

'Instant' gardens are still in high demand, says designer Miria Harris, but if we want to build a sustainable future, it’s time to embrace slowing down.

Discover all the gardens and designers in this year's Balcony and Container Gardens category at the Chelsea Flower Show

What does 2026 have in store for our gardens? Designer Pollyanna Wilkinson looks at some of the most popular features and style trends we're likely to see more of in the year to come.

We asked top gardeners to reveal the things in your garden that make them sigh with tedium, and how to turn your ‘blandscaping’ from dull to delightful.

The celebrated garden designer Mary Keen on the importance of gardening over design, not killing pelargoniums and forgetting what she’s planted

Top garden designers on the key gardening trends of 2025.

Brighten up your Christmas table with these natural festive arrangements using evergreens and winter-flowering shrubs. Here's two simple examples to make yourself. Words and styling Bea Andrews

For recyclable Christmas wrapping paper that looks personal and is eco friendly, why not use natural elements from the garden? Words Ali Bell

Artist Fiona Pickles shows how, with just a few seasonal elements and dried summer flowers, you can create a stylish welcome for guests at Christmas

You don’t need a country estate to make the world a little wilder, says James Canton. Think of renaturing rather than rewilding, and every modest act makes a difference

The Gardens Illustrated team has rounded up the best botanical gins on the market.

It may be cold outside but you can still visit beautiful gardens over the winter months. Here's our top picks of UK open gardens to visit for a refreshing winter walk

Horticulturist at the new Carbon Garden at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Aimee is passionate about permaculture and dismantling outdated ideas

Bex Partridge offers this elegant but easy way to create a wreath using honesty seedheads