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Brilliant blue flowers to plant in your garden

Meet young landscaper Anna McLoughlin, forging a path in a traditionally male industry

Anna, a landscaper with Landform Consultants, loves to feel immersed in the abundance of colourful blooms of cottage-garden style plantings.
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The first book from Gardens Illustrated- The New Beautiful

Here how to buy the new book from Gardens Illustrated - The New Beautiful
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The best drought tolerant plants to grow to combat drier summers and warmer weather

Looking to add more drought tolerant plants to your garden? Annie Godfrey of Daisy Roots nursery recommends some of the best drought tolerant plants.
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What does hot weather and drought mean for the way we garden?

With England seeing drier and drier summers, we investigate the impact of a potential national drought being declared and what this would mean for our gardens
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Should we be watching garden makeover TV shows? Some say it’s time for them to go

Love them or hate them, garden makeover shows help aspiring home gardeners get started. But why are opinions split?
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10 of the best and most beautiful garden plants for butterflies that you will love too

Make your garden attractive to vital pollinators with these suggestions of plants that butterflies love
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Don't bother deadheading and don't use rose spray: myth busting rose tips from expert Michael Marriott

Do you really need to deadhead your roses? Here, leading rosarian Michael Marriott busts six myths we all thought we knew about roses
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These 60 great flowers will bring brilliant colour in early summer to your garden plus they are the expert's favourites

As temperatures continue to rise, momentum gathers in the garden and sun-lovers show their hand. From nodding woodlanders to audacious perennials, here are 60 early summer flowers chosen by experts
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Permaculture kind of got hijacked by hippies: meet YouTuber, writer and horticulturist Huw Richards

YouTuber, writer and horticulturist Huw Richards explains why his new book will make permaculture accessible, and how it might help you garden better
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Meet gardener Carmen Sheridan – ‘Visiting other gardens, events and plant fairs is like mulch for your brain’

Cultural gardener Carmen cares for the Children’s and Community Garden at Wakehurst, Kew, running therapeutic and educational horticulture groups
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A toilet on a Chelsea garden? This design incorporates a self-contained loo system that converts waste water into clean water for irrigation

Our expert guide to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden The Garden of the Future, designed by Matthew Butler and Joshua Parker at Chelsea 2025
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Bold-coloured roses and lush, immersive planting: discover designer Jo Thompson's Chelsea garden for a women's social enterprise

Based on the idea of ‘strong beauty’, the Glasshouse Garden designed by Jo Thompson for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 features dark-hued roses and an elegant see-through pavilion to create a sanctuary for women in prison.
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RHS Plant of the Year 2025 announced at Chelsea Flower Show

The coveted plant of the year has been chosen by judges at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 this year
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Dogs at RHS Chelsea Flower Show: from Monty Don's Ned to Chilli the cavapoo, here are the cutest pooches from the show

RHS Chelsea Flower Show was awash with dogs ahead of the gates opening to the public this week
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Royalty at Chelsea Flower Show through the years

Royalty has been a significant presence at the Chelsea Flower Show from its first year to today. Here are Royals through the years at Chelsea
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TV gardener David Domoney’s dirty secret – ‘I have 15 compost bins – is that excessive?’

Gardener and TV presenter David Domoney on the secret lives of plants and the satisfaction that comes with making compost
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