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All the latest features from Gardens Illustrated magazine
This classic Georgian house in the Sussex countryside is wrapped in an utterly dreamy romantic garden
At Fittleworth House, the romantic gardens are designed to be in keeping with the Georgian house but managed with a light touch
Gardening events and shows in 2025
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
Lawnmower men versus wild women: the latest battle of the sexes is over the grass in your garden
The latest seemingly harmless social media trend of perfect lawns could actually be damaging wildlife
You need to cut your lawn before May arrives: here's the reason why No Mow May is so important
No Mow May encourages gardeners to leave their mowers in the shed and transform their lawns into havens of biodiversity. Illustration Lesley Buckingham
Chelsea Flower Show 2025: Balcony and Container gardens full list
Discover all the gardens and designers in this year's Balcony and Container Gardens category at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Discover how to make this stunning spring pot using powder blues and peachy oranges
Get tips on how to make this beautiful spring celebration pot from expert garden maker James Horner at Benton End
Chelsea 2025: A guide to The British Red Cross: 'Here for Humanity' Garden designed by John Warland and Tom Bannister
An expert guide to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show The British Red Cross 'Here for Humanity' Garden
Chelsea 2025: A guide to Children With Cancer UK ' A Place to Be...' designed by Tom Clarke and Ros Coutts-Harwood
Chelsea 2025: A guide to The Garden of the Future designed by Matthew Butler and Joshua Parker
Our expert guide to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden The Garden of the Future, designed by Matthew Butler and Joshua Parker at Chelsea 2025
Chelsea 2025: A guide to The Boodles Raindance Garden designed by Catherine MacDonald
How Nigel Slater really feels about wildlife in his garden – fox poo, naughty squirrels and noisy parakeets
For Nigel Slater the dream of welcoming wildlife into his garden doesn’t always live up to reality
Love peonies? Try these lesser-known, big-bloomed beauties that flower for ages and won’t flop over
Known for their large, showy, goblet-shaped blooms, these small shrubs provide welcome structure in the garden long after their spectacular spring flowering
Chelsea 2025: A guide to the Tackle HIV Challenging Stigma Garden designed by Manoj Malde
Chelsea 2025: A guide to Down's Syndrome Scotland Garden designed by Duncan Hall and Nick Burton
An expert guide to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Down's Syndrome Scotland Garden designed by Duncan Hall and Nick Burton
Chelsea 2025: A guide to The King's Trust Garden designed by Joe Perkins
Discover our full guide to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show King's Trust Garden designed by Joe Perkins
Chelsea 2025: A guide to Hospice UK: Garden of Compassion designed by Tom Hoblyn
Our expert guide to the Hospice UK: Garden of Compassion at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 designed by Tom Hoblyn
Chelsea 2025: A guide to the Hospitalfield Arts Garden designed by Nigel Dunnett
Nigel Dunnett returns to RHS Chelsea Flower Show with this garden for Hospitalfield Arts. Discover the garden with our expert guide
Chelsea 2025: A guide to The Glasshouse Garden designed by Jo Thompson
Based on the idea of ‘strong beauty’, the Glasshouse Garden designed by Jo Thompson for RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 features dark-hued roses and an elegant see-through pavilion to create a sanctuary for women in prison.
Chelsea 2025: A guide to The Avanade Intelligent Garden designed by Tom Massey and Je Ahn
Garden designers Tom Massey and Je Ahn are creating this year'sThe Avanade Intelligent Garden for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025.
I made a cool DIY greenhouse out of old windows and doors. Here's how to build one in a weekend
Greenhouses made from old windows and doors look cute – but how easy are they to make, and do they do the job?
How to create a dazzling tulip display: top tips from this bloom-filled garden that opens each spring
Tulips are the curtain-raisers at Morton Hall in Worcestershire, where visitors can enjoy a late-spring spectacle of formal, intricate plantings in a series of interconnected spaces
Tired of digging, weeding and controlling pests? Meet the veg growers who are doing things differently
Forget digging, hoeing, weeding, feeding, and pest control: meet five growers who are embracing lower input, nature-friendly ways of growing food
Wreaths are not just for Christmas: here's how to make an Easter wreath with beautiful spring flowers
Try your hand at an Easter wreath with flowers
and foliage to celebrate the arrival of spring. Words and styling Jacky Mills, photographs Éva Németh
Bluebells are lovely, but are they the invasive kind? Here's how to spot English bluebells
The experts at Westonbirt Arboretum explain how to spot an English bluebell and a Spanish one