Author Molly Blair
Molly Blair

Molly Blair

Digital Editor

Molly is the Digital Editor at Gardens Illustrated. She has an RHS Level 2 Certificate in Horticulture and previously worked in a nursery, focusing on growing herbaceous perennials and climbing plants. She gardens on a rooftop plot in Bristol.

Recent articles by Molly Blair
The Campaign to Protect Rural England Garden: On the Edge’. Designed by Sarah Eberle. Show Garden. RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026. © RHS / Neil Hepworth

Chelsea Flower Show 2026 medals reveal: full list of winners announced at the RHS's most prestigious show

Discover all the winners of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026
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Gardens Illustrated announces special podcast from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Gardens Illustrated releases special podcast covering the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026
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The Eden Project: Bring Me Sunshine Garden. Designed by Harry Holding and Alex Michaelis. Show Garden. RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026. © RHS / Neil Hepworth

This garden features clam-crete - an innovative new concrete alternative made from waste shells from the seafood industry

Harry Holding and Alex Michaelis collaborate at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2026 with this garden for The Eden Project. Discover the garden with our expert guide.
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The Children's Society Garden. Designed by Patrick Clarke Landscapes. Show Garden. RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026. © RHS / Neil Hepworth

Supporting children's mental health is the key factor in this garden's design

Patrick Clarke designs this RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden in 2026 for The Children's Society. Discover the garden with our expert guide.
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Journey Beyond the Tracks: From Adelaide to Perth. Designed by Max Parker-Smith. Small Show Garden. RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026. © RHS / Sarah Cuttle

“Anyone who’s ever done Chelsea would say it challenges you creatively, mentally and physically,” says designer Max Parker-Smith

Max Parker-Smith returns to RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2026 with this garden celebrating Australia. Discover the garden with our expert guide.
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Ahead of the Chelsea Flower Show, top designers share their tips for creating biodiverse spaces

Members of the Society of Garden and Landscape Designers share their tips on creating biodiverse gardens.
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Tulipa ‘Honeymoon’

These are the most elegant tulips to grow, recommended by experts

These are the very best white tulips to grow in the garden, all chosen by experts
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Tulip Plant Trial Wisley © Nicola Stocken

The best tulips to for home gardens: 19 tulips selected by experts for perfect displays

19 cultivars of tulip have been newly awarded an Award of Garden Merit, recommending them to gardeners.
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Tulipa ‘Golden Apeldoorn’ © Rachel Warne

9 yellow tulips chosen by experts to brighten up the spring garden

A selection of the best yellow tulips to grow, chosen by gardening experts.
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Tulipa ‘Valery Gergiev’

From blowsy tulips through to delicate fringed varieties, there are red tulips to suit every taste

Our selection of the best red tulips to grow, chosen by experts.
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Sarah Raven with buckets of tulips in the cutting garden

Expert grower Sarah Raven's top 10 tulips for spring 2026

Expert grower Sarah Raven chooses ten of her favourite tulips to grow and tells us why she loves them.
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cat with mouse it its mouth

They kill an estimated 55 million birds a year and they're prowling UK gardens

These undercover killers have a huge impact on garden wildlife - killing an estimated 55 million birds every year.
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Tulipa ‘Negrita’

10 gorgeous purple tulips recommended by top gardening experts

A selection of the best purple tulips to grow for beautiful blooms in spring.
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Sir David Attenborough © BBC / Plimsoll Productions

David Attenborough on gardens: behind the scenes of his new TV show on the hidden wildlife in our plots

Discover the remarkable wildlife on your doorstep in this new BBC TV series about UK gardens with Sir David Attenborough.
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James Hitchmough

Exclusive GI reader event at Clayhanger, James Hitchmough's private garden

A rare opportunity to visit the new home garden of the renowned planting professor in Somerset.
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The Oast. © Bennet Smith

36 tulip gardens to visit this spring - find beautiful displays near you

Discover 36 private gardens to visit in 2026 with stunning tulip displays, open on exclusive days through the National Garden Scheme.
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© BBC Studios

Adam Frost reveals the secret to having a lovely garden when you have dogs

Gardener, designer and TV presenter Adam Frost reveals the secret to gardening with dogs in the latest season of Talking Gardens.
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A festival for tulips? Here are the festivals around the world celebrating the arrival of the beautiful spring flower

Discover some of the best tulip festivals to visit for a colourful start to spring. From Amsterdam to London, find a festival near you.
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Flowers from the Real Flower Company

The best flower subscriptions for a last minute Mother's Day gift

Don't just surprise mum with ONE bunch of flowers. Why not show how much you love her all year long? The best last-minute Mother's Day gift
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Mounton House

Exclusive GI reader event at Mounton House

Experience the magical Edwardian garden in South Wales recently restored by Arne Maynard on an exclusive Gardens Illustrated reader event.
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The Project Giving Back Garden. Designed by James Basson. Feature Garden. RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026.

This top garden designer is returning to Chelsea after 9 years to create a Project Giving Back feature garden

Project Giving Back will present its own feature garden in its final year at RHS Chelsea Flower Show, designed by James Basson.
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This is a plant portrait of Narcissus 'Mrs R.O. Backhouse' © RHS

Gardeners called on to help bring rare pink daffodil back into cultivation

The RHS is calling on home gardeners to help track down rare pink daffodils and bring them back into cultivation. Could you help?
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Abi and Tom from Abi and Tom's Garden Plants

"I didn't even like him at first" - how these couples garden together without killing each other

This Valentine's Day, we decided to ask some of horticulture's top duos what it's like to garden together
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