Molly Blair
content producer
Molly is a content producer at Gardens Illustrated. She writes for the magazine and website and creates social content, has an RHS Level 2 Certificate in Horticulture and gardens on her rooftop plot in Bristol.
Recent articles by Molly Blair
Boost your garden butterfly numbers by up to 93% without lifting a finger
A study has shown that leaving areas of grass to grow long increases butterfly populations by up to 93 per cent.
Gardening events and shows for 2024
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
Chelsea 2024: A guide to Muscular Dystrophy Garden UK
Designer Ula Maria has created Sponsor Project Giving Back Garden for Muscular Dystrophy UK for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024.
The RHS's new Urban Show takes place this week and the public park it's next to is a riot of fun slides and dazzling planting
A derelict brownfield site next to a former railway yard is now brimming with life as Manchester’s first new city park in a century
Everything you need to know about The Bridgerton Garden at Chelsea Flower Show
Bridgerton returns to our screens in May, and this garden at the Chelsea Flower Show is drumming up the much anticipated third season.
Feel like you're on the set of Bridgerton with these Regency gardens to visit
With season three of Bridgerton hitting our screens soon, we’ve rounded up some beautiful regency gardens and landscapes to visit to make you feel as though you’re attending an early nineteenth century garden party
What else is on around London during Chelsea?
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show often takes centre stage in May, but there are plenty of other things to do in and around Chelsea while the show is on. We've rounded up a few of the best. Photograph Biscuiteers
Netflix's crimes against horticulture continue with Lindsay Lohan's Irish Wish
Netflix's latest rom-com, Irish Wish, features more horticultural blunders than we could count. Molly Blair investigates while screaming at the TV
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.
Hampton Court Flower Show 2024: Tickets, information, dates and what's on
Everything you need to know about RHS Hampton Court Flower Show 2024
"They're a massive nuisance" - but here is why you need to make friends with slugs and snails anyway
We asked experts and gardeners how they feel about slugs and snails and whether its realistic to ask gardeners to learn to live with them.
The best strawberry planters: beautiful terracotta and ceramic designs
Strawberry planters are a great way to grow one of our most-loved soft fruits. Here are some of the best ones on the market
The best pond plants to grow: 11 beautiful choices
A selection of the best pond plants to buy with recommendations from an expert on planting up a pond.
Kew scientists use AI to predict extinction risk for all the world's plants
Scientists from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew have used AI to predict the extinction risk for every known flowering plant on earth.
Why we should all be buying organic bulbs
Some aspects of the mass-produced bulb industry are environmentally damaging. We find out how, and why we should all be considering going organic with our bulbs. Photos Dave Watts Photography
The best gardening hampers for the perfect gardening gift in 2024
Treat your green-fingered friends and loved ones to a gardening hamper packed with goodies in 2024
Mother's Day Garden Gifts
Still looking for the perfect Mother's Day garden gift? We've compiled a list of excellent gardening presents for Mother's Day 2024
When is the official first day of spring?
When spring starts is different depending on which calendar you're looking at. Here we answer the question what is the first day of spring in 2024?
Crocuses or croci: what is the plural of crocus?
Is the correct term for the plural of crocus crocuses or croci? Here's what we found out
"I didn't even like him at first" - how these horticultural 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
Ten of the best edible flowers to grow in the garden
We pick some of the best edible flowers to grow to bring new colours and flavours into the kitchen.
Winners of the International Garden Photographer of the Year 2024 announced
Winners have been announced for the International Garden Photographer of the Year competition 2024. See all of the winning images below.
How late is too late to plant bulbs?
Ever wondered how long you can wait to plant your spring bulbs? We asked our readers and the experts, and these are the results.
Is this the end of the Chelsea Fringe?
Chelsea Fringe Festival put on hiatus as director and volunteers step down after 12 years.