Stephanie Mahon
Editor, Gardens Illustrated
Stephanie Mahon is the Editor of Gardens Illustrated and writer on garden and landscape design. Twice winner of the Garden Media Guild Journalist of the Year Award, she is presently writing a book on wild gardens.
Recent articles by Stephanie Mahon
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.
Crocus announces it will stop making gardens and growing plants for Chelsea Flower Show
Crocus co-director Mark Fane has revealed that Chelsea 2024 will be the last at which the company build show gardens
A beautiful spring garden around a Grade-I listed manor house in the Cotswolds
Tucked away in the countryside, this historic manor is homes to acres of lush gardens, diverse flowers and plants, and elegant design. Words by Stephanie Mahon. Photographs by Jason Ingram.
What is rewilding?
Gardens Illustrated editor and wild gardens expert Stephanie Mahon gets to the bottom of what, exactly, rewilding means
How one man resurrected a rare plant after 20 years of extinction
Andrew Shaw has a passion for rare British native plants, even bringing plants back from the dead. Images by John Campbell
The snowdrop obsession: would you pay £1,000 for one bulb?
They herald the beginning of spring, but certain varieties of tiny, white snowdrops have sold for an alarming amount of money online and at plant fairs. Discover why these blooms are so special and how to start your own Galanthus collection
How to grow snowdrops
All you need to know about growing snowdrops, including when to plant snowdrops and how to care for them
The best winter plant protection to use
Keep your plants safe through the winter with our pick of the best eco friendly plant covers and products for winter protection.
Piet Oudolf: a life in plants
Discover how the legendary Dutch designer got into plants, where he finds his inspiration and what he thinks the future of planting design will be
Chelsea 2023: Guide to Tom Massey's Royal Entomological Society Garden
Designer Tom Massey and the Royal Entomological Society want to encourage us all to engage with the bugs in our gardens
You want to design a Chelsea show garden? Here’s everything you need to know
Seen the show gardens at RHS Chelsea and think you’ve got what it takes to make one? Here’s our guide from application to judging, with top tips from designers
Charlotte Harris becomes new contributing editor of Gardens Illustrated
Chelsea-winning designer Charlotte Harris is the latest name to join the expert GI advisory panel.
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
7 easy ways to rewild your garden
Find out how to rewild your garden and the best ways to encourage more wildlife with our top tips and simple ideas
Olivier Filippi on the need to adapt to a hotter climate
The French dry gardening guru on learning from his mistakes, adapting to climate change and why the future of UK gardening may owe more to sculpture than to painting
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Chelsea 2023: A guide to Chris Beardshaw's Myeloma UK – A Life Worth Living Garden
We caught up with designer Chris Beardshaw to find out about his Myeloma UK – A Life Worth Living Garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023
What on earth is a brownfield garden?
One of the biggest buzzwords at RHS Chelsea this year is ‘brownfield’, but what does it mean for gardeners?
Chelsea 2023: Guide to Sarah Price's Nurture Landscapes Garden
Award-winning designer Sarah Price talks through the Chelsea garden that recreates the essence of Benton End, former home of artist Sir Cedric Morris
Chelsea Flower Show Main Show Gardens 2023: the full list
The full list of Main Avenue Show Gardens at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023
Dead wood, weeds and edimentals: trends to spot at Chelsea Flower Show 2023
We’ve perused the gardens at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show gardens and picked the trending themes and ideas you’re going to see at the show
Watch | Troy Scott Smith makes peony supports using hazel
Discover how to make your own peony supports, which will work for other plants too, with expert advice from Sissinghurst head gardener Troy Scott Smith
Chelsea 2023: A guide to the Samaritans Listening Garden by Darren Hawkes
Designer Darren Hawkes tells us about his Samaritans Garden at the 2023 RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Chelsea 2023: A Guide to Horatio's Garden from Harris Bugg
Charlotte Harris from Harris Bugg Studio tell us more about the design for Horatio's Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2023
Chelsea 2023: Guide to Cleve West's Centrepoint Garden
Cleve West's garden for RHS Chelsea Flower Show considers youth homelessness in the UK through the metaphor of a demolished house