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Pumpkin seeds | What to do with your pumpkin innards
Carving isn't the only thing you could be doing with your pumpkin this Halloween. Here's a few other suggestions on how not to waste your pumpkin
The best pumpkin patches to visit this year for great pumpkin picking ready for Halloween
Tick off this autumn bucket list essential with a visit to one of these brilliant pumpkin patches for Halloween
Chop and drop: watch the easy way to deadhead that helps cut time in the garden
Discover the easy deadheading technique that is being picked up by head gardeners as a way of saving time and helping the soil
Where designers buy their plants – discover the display garden and nursery that inspires the UK’s top placemakers
In just under nine years, the owners of Arvensis Perennials in Wiltshire have created a mature garden that displays their high-quality perennials. Words Jonny Bruce, photographs Richard Bloom
The world's most endangered plants: ten of the plants likely to be extinct very soon
The experts at Kew Gardens highlight ten of the world's most at risk plants, from a tiny waterlilly to a golden fuchsia
She does the flowers and I mow the lawn – unpicking gardening’s gender stereotypes
Does your garden have masculine or feminine style, and does it even matter? Head gardener Benjamin Pope unpicks gardening’s gender stereotypes. Illustration Rosanna Morris
Make scary apples for Apple Day and Halloween
Whether it's for Apple Day on October 21 or Halloween, these scary apples are an excellent thing to create with the whole family. Photographs Andrew Montgomery
The weirdest, scariest pumpkins and gourds to grow and how to grow them
Clark Lawrence, an American living in the heart of Italy’s pumpkin province, loves growing different cultivars of pumpkins and ornamental gourds for their sweet flavours and fabulous looks. Photographs John Campbell
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Discover how to make this beautiful autumnal pot design idea with tones and textures using Heucherella from expert Jo Thompson
A pot with autumn foliage and colours from designer Jo Thompson perfect for the season
TV gardener Carol Klein on her life to date and what comes next
Gardener, television presenter and author Carol Klein talks about her new book, the books she loves, her current challenges and what she’s up to next
Fit, strong and happy: here’s the science behind why gardening is good for you
In the first of his new factual column on the benefits of gardening, Dr Richard Claxton uncovers all the evidence-based ways it can help your physical health. Illustration Vicki Turner
It could be farewell to Marchants Hardy Plants, the plant nursery and garden with an innovative approach
The celebrated nursery and garden at Marchants Hardy Plants in East Sussex is being managed by a team who continue to inspire visitors with innovative planting. Words Phil Clayton, photographs Richard Bloom
Chelsea 2025 | Tickets, information, dates and what's on
Everything you need to know about RHS Chelsea Flower Show tickets and more for 2025
From the war in Ukraine to flower gardener in Hampshire – meet our latest gardening talent
A former lecturer from Ukraine, Iryna currently looks after the flower gardens at Malverleys in Hampshire.
Portrait: Andrew Montgomery
Discover our 2024 Horticultural Heroes: 22 extraordinary people making a difference in gardening
Discover the stories of the extraordinary garden champions who are making a difference to places, people, plants and the planet. Words Molly Blair, Stephanie Mahon, Veronica Peerless and Alice Tuffery, photograph Lisa Linder
How to be a horticultural hero: the organisations to support
Getting involved doesn’t have to mean rolling up your sleeves and launching new initiatives...
5 reasons you should really be a member of the RHS
From exclusive show access and expert advice to free entry to 225 gardens, the benefits of being a Royal Horticultural Society Member may surprise you.
Halloween | Spooky days out in gardens
Discover creepy plants, follow haunted trails and carve pumpkins at one of these Halloween events in a garden near you
"Total washout!" - Was this the worst growing year ever for nurseries and gardens?
It's been a difficult year for growers - we find out more about the challenges people have faced and how they're looking to overcome them.
Why taking the helm of the Eden Project was an offer Andy Jasper couldn't resist
The new CEO of the Eden Project on his excitement about a new chapter, the legacy he’s left at the National Trust and his joy at heading home to Cornwall.
Words: Tim Richardson, Portrait: Rachel Warne
Gardening events and shows for 2024 and 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
Jobs to get done in the garden this month: what to do in October
Aaron Bertelsen and Benjamin William Pope explain a few key jobs you can do in the garden right now. Illustration Alice Pattullo
Piet Oudolf with a twist: this beautiful naturalistic garden emulates the planting master but has a style all its own
The naturalistic gem Hans Gieszen has created in former meadowlands near Utrecht in the Netherlands is the culmination of a lifelong passion.
Words: Claire Masset, Photos: Sietske De Vries