Veronica Peerless
commissioning content editor
Veronica Peerless is commissioning content editor at Gardens Illustrated. She is a trained horticulturalist and garden designer and is the author of ‘How not to Kill your Houseplant (DK, 2017).
Recent articles by Veronica Peerless
Chelsea 2024: A guide to the Octavia Hill Garden
Garden designer Ann-Marie Powelll is creating this year's Octavia Hill garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024.
Chelsea 2024: A guide to 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.
Chelsea 2024: A guide to St James's Piccadilly: Imagine the World to be Different
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
Chelsea 2024: A guide to the 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
Chelsea 2024: A guide to 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
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.
What is box caterpillar, and how to deal with it
The box caterpillar, or box tree caterpillar, can devastate box plants in a matter of days. Here's how to deal with it.
Everything you need to know about growing bluebells
English bluebells are one of the highlights of spring. Here's how to grow them in your own garden – and how to differentiate between English and Spanish bluebells.
The best places to see a beautiful blue carpet of bluebells in a wood or garden near you
Wandering in a bluebell wood is a magical experience. Here are our recommendations for where to see bluebells – and other spring delights.
The best fence panels you can buy: 8 styles to consider
Frame or surround your garden with these attractive fence panels.
Think 'No Mow May' is not for you? Try these neat ideas for your lawn
Worried that No Mow May will turn your garden into an unmanageable mess? Here are some ways that you can embrace the 'No Mow' concept while keeping your garden acceptably neat.
Everything you need to know about tulip fire
Tulip fire is a fungal disease that can affect tulips. Here's how to identify it, and what to do if you find it
Which perennial tulips should you grow for a sustainable border?
Many tulips only flower reliably for one season, but there are many different types that are reliably perennial. We asked bulb growing experts and head gardeners for their recommendations.
Should we be worried about tulip fire?
Tulip fire was bad in spring 2023 - so should we be planting them this autumn? Gardens Illustrated asked expert growers for their advice
Garden obelisk: the most beautiful obelisks for your garden
We pick out the most stylish garden obelisks, in a range of different styles and materials.
Garden arches: the best garden arch for your garden
A garden arch can transform your garden. We help you find the best garden arch for your garden.
How to create a safer garden for birds
Naturalist Martin Hughes-Games explains how you can keep your garden birds safe by maintaining good hygiene around bird feeders, bird tables and bird baths and window feeding trays
Alan Titchmarsh: We should be buying local and gardening organically
We asked Alan Titchmarsh about his favourite month, how he feels about the future and the new King.
Best grass seed for your garden
We round up the best grass seed mixes for all types of gardens, including seed for hardwearing lawns, fine lawns and difficult dry or shady spots
Best cloches for your garden
From traditional cast iron and glass to durable plastic, we round up the best cloches for your garden
'Geoff Hamilton on BBC Gardeners’ World was, and always will be, my gardening pin up'
Actress Caroline Quentin is a keen gardener and artist and has combined her two loves in her book, Drawn to the Garden. We asked her about her literary loves and what gardening means to her
Fibrex Nurseries stays open after threat of closing
The much loved specialist nursery, Fibrex Nurseries, will now remain open under new ownership after being threatened with closure in 2022
Meet 'Mr Snowdrop', Joe Sharman, the man breeding snowdrops at a remarkably high price
Known to galanthophiles the world over as the snowdrop grower with the Midas touch, the Monksilver Nursery owner came to wider acclaim when his snowdrop struck gold on eBay. Words by Widget Finn, images by Charlie Hopkinson
Winners of the Society of Garden Designers Awards 2024 announced
The Society of Garden Designers (SGD) has announced the winners at its annual event in London. We round up the winners.