Sorrel Everton
Sorrel Everton is a freelance garden writer and editor. She is former deputy editor of Gardens Illustrated and is currently studying Planting Design with London College of Garden Design.
Recent articles by Sorrel Everton
We recommend: the best fertiliser for tomatoes in 2025
Feeding your tomatoes is the best way to ensure a steady supply of great fruit all season. We've rounded up some the best fertilisers on the market.
8,000 people, 400 horticultural exhibits, 31 gardens and 20 acres - discover the remarkable numbers behind RHS Chelsea Flower Show
41,218 glasses of Pimm's, 20 acres and 145,000 people: discover the numbers behind RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The best hotels with gardens in the UK: stay at these places for a luxury garden experience
From majestic estates to romantic country cottages, Sorrel Everton chooses her favourite hotels with gardens, including B&Bs and self-catering getaways
These are the top seed suppliers you need to be buying from for your online seed order this year
If you're looking for inspiration for your next crop of flowers, herbs and vegetables, take a look at our recommended seed suppliers this year
How to stop squirrels eating your tulip bulbs
Squirrels can ruin tulip displays. We asked a range of experts for their advice on stopping squirrels digging up bulb displays.
The best organic nurseries
Creating a garden that is both beautiful but also ecologically balanced and teeming with wildlife should be every gardener’s aim, but gardening sustainably starts with sourcing the plants and products for our gardens. Here we celebrate those nurseries leading the way
Gravel and decorative aggregates for garden projects
Whether its redesigning a space or improving an area, here's our take on the best gravel for gardens
Our guide to annual plants and flower and 33 of the best to grow
For fast-growing, seasonal colour in your garden that won’t cost a fortune and is fun to grow, one of the easiest things to do is sow some annuals from seed
Where were the weeds? There may be fewer at Chelsea this year, but the formality of gardens has officially gone
This year's Chelsea had fewer weeds, but the essence of the permaculture movement was apparent in many of the garden designs, says Sorrel Everton
Nine standout plants from this year's Chelsea Flower Show
There was a particularly varied plant palette at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Here’s a selection of nine that stood out
Guide | Sophie Parmenter and Dido Milne's National Autistic Society Garden
Garden designer Sophie Parmenter and architect Dido Milne are creating this year's National Autistic Society garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Guide | Robert Myers' St James's Piccadilly: Imagine the World to be Different Garden
Garden designer Robert Myers is creating this year's St James's Piccadilly: Imagine the World to be Different garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Guide | Matthew Childs' The Bridge to 2030 Garden
Garden designer Matthew Childs is creating this year's to the bridge for 2030 garden the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024.
Guide | Tom Massey and Je Ahn's WaterAid Garden
Garden designers Tom Massey and Je Ahn are creating this year's WaterAid garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Guide | Ann-Marie Powell's Octavia Hill Garden
Garden designer Ann-Marie Powelll is creating this year's Octavia Hill garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024.
Guide | Tom Stuart-Smith's National Garden Scheme Garden
Garden designer Tom Stuart-Smith is creating this year's National Garden Scheme garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
How to grow hyacinths: a guide to this easy-to-grow bulb
Bring a splash of bright colour to your home or garden by trying easy-to-grow hyacinths. Grow them indoors and you'll have cheering flowers in the winter. In the garden they are a sure sign of spring.
How Hever Castle keeps squirrels off its tulip bulbs
Chilli powder, black pepper, garlic powder or grated moth balls: find out what worked best in a trial to keep squirrels off tulip bulbs at Hever Castle, led by head gardener Neil Miller.
Which long-handled bulb planters to buy
Make sure you're prepared for bulb-planting season with a good quality, easy-to-use bulb planter. Here's our selection of nine of the best with long handles in 2024.
Meet Ed Edge, lead gardener at The Newt – one of Somerset’s most notable new gardens
Lead gardener Ed Edge is heading up work on the Four Seasons Garden at The Newt in Somerset
12 great free gardens to visit this summer
You don't have to pay to get into see all beautiful gardens, many are free. Here's our list of the best free gardens in the UK
Hampton Court Flower Show 2023: worldwide appeal, new roses and dead hedges
Gardens Illustrated deputy editor Sorrel Everton heads to Hampton Court Flower Show to look at the ideas and inspiration at the gardens and beyond in 2023
Meet RHS Community Grow gardener Faye Howells
As a gardener for the Community Grow project at RHS Garden Bridgewater, Faye wants everyone to get involved in growing something. Portrait Jason Ingram
Listen | From the archives: Beth Chatto talks to Alan Titchmarsh
In her centenary year, we share a past podcast featuring Alan Titchmarsh talking to Beth Chatto in a public conversation, first aired on her 50th anniversary of being at her iconic Beth Chatto's Gardens