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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

Considering a garden pergola, but not sure where to start? Here’s everything you need to know before you buy or build one

Piet Oudolf has transformed a former poultry farm in Berkshire into an all-season garden of contrasting colours and sculptural forms.

'Instant' gardens are still in high demand, says designer Miria Harris, but if we want to build a sustainable future, it’s time to embrace slowing down.

Discover the full list of gardens and designers in the All About Plants category at RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year

What does 2026 have in store for our gardens? Designer Pollyanna Wilkinson looks at some of the most popular features and style trends we're likely to see more of in the year to come.

Top garden designers on the key gardening trends of 2025.

Garden writer and horticulturist Daniel Masoliver explains why you need to stop what you're doing, put your spade down, and actually stop gardening this month

'Blue Monday' has been dubbed the most depressing day of the year, so we've come up with a few ways to lighten the mood

Head gardener Benjamin Pope is keeping busy this month in preparation for spring. Here are his suggestions of what you could be planting through the month of January

For recyclable Christmas wrapping paper that looks personal and is eco friendly, why not use natural elements from the garden? Words Ali Bell

You invest in a Christmas tree and bring it into your home over the festive season. Make sure it's as happy as possible so it lasts for as long as possible

Tis the season for gifting, and Nigel Slater has his eyes on the perfect present.

Here's our selection of fantastic gardening gifts in 2025, tailor-made to suit the gardener in your life.

Many UK gardens are open this festive season, so why not work off your Christmas indulgence between Boxing Day and New Year with a winter walk at one of these 13 great open gardens?

Two food-obsessed sisters have turned a mission to create exciting meat-free meals into a thriving mushroom business.

You don’t need a country estate to make the world a little wilder, says James Canton. Think of renaturing rather than rewilding, and every modest act makes a difference

The Gardens Illustrated team has rounded up the best botanical gins on the market.

Grower and florist Charlie Ryrie shows how to create handmade Christmas decorations at home using foraged plants and natural materials

Troy Scott Smith, head gardener at Sissinghurst, explains how he and his team prepare the world-famous garden for the year ahead. Photographs: John Campbell

It may be cold outside but you can still visit beautiful gardens over the winter months. Here's our top picks of UK open gardens to visit for a refreshing winter walk

Bex Partridge offers this elegant but easy way to create a wreath using honesty seedheads

The sadness we feel at the loss of nature all around us is real, says Claire Loder, and it even has a name. We need to find ways to mourn it, and fight it

Weave some seasonal flora into your Christmas decor with this flowers-on-tulle wreath hoop by artist Olga Prinku. Words Sonya Patel Ellis Photos Andrew Montgomery