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All the latest features from Gardens Illustrated magazine

Here’s how to transform your garden with a water bowl, pond or rill, with inspirational real-life design ideas and safety tips

Designer Charlotte Harris suggests smart, interesting ways to introduce water and use it to completely transform a garden
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Should you get a second hand greenhouse? I got one and regretted it - here's why

There's a big market for second hand greenhouses, but is it worth the bother? Here's everything you need to know about getting one
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Gardening on slopes doesn't have to be a chore: how to turn challenging terrain into garden gold

Sloped gardens offer drama, depth, and beauty. Learn expert design tips to transform challenging terrain into a standout landscape
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The best Father's Day gardening gifts to buy in 2025

We round up a selection of some of the best Father's Day gardening gifts this year
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An exotic meadow container pot evoking the walled garden at Benton End

Inspired by the gardens at Benton End, garden maker James Horner suggests a fresh container arrangement to capture the essence of summer
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The ultimate list of bee-friendly plants: 56 beautiful plants that will make your garden buzz

Create a buzz in your garden by adding the plants that bees love best.
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What is the Big Butterfly Count and how can you take part

The Big Butterfly Count takes place 18 July to 10 August 2025. Read our guide to how you can take part in this important citizen science project, and how to attract more butterflies to your garden
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Forgot crop rotation: polyculture is the new cool easy way to grow your own without weeding or worrying about pests

At Birch Farm in Devon, Joshua Sparkes is growing food in polycultures alongside pests and weeds with great success
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Simple to grow, look great and smell amazing - plus the bees love them. Lavender is something you need in the garden and here are our favourites

Fragrant, drought tolerant and easy to grow, lavenders are popular plants that suit many different styles of garden. Discover more with our lavender expert grow guide.
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Parking space vs front garden? It is actually possible to have both

Off-street parking and an attractively planted front garden needn’t be mutually exclusive – there are lots of designs that combine the two.
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Hampton Court Flower Show 2025: the full list of gardens

The RHS's Hampton Court Palace Garden Show runs in early July, here are all the gardens to see at this year's show
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The best places to pick your own sunflowers near you

Fancy picking some sunny blooms to brighten up your home? Here's our selection of the best PYO sunflower farms you can visit this summer
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Hampton Court Flower Show 2025: Tickets, information, dates and what's on

Everything you need to know about RHS Hampton Court Flower Show 2025
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Wondering what jobs to get done this summer? Let Sissinghurst's expert head gardener guide you

Sissinghurst’s head gardener Troy Scott Smith guides us through the jobs that he and his team do in summer.
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Just chop it and drop it - here's the easy way to deadhead that helps cut hard work 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
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You've heard of the Chelsea Chop – but what is the Hampton Hack?

Plant experts Matthew Biggs and John Hoyland explain how to do the 'Hampton Hack' technique and highlight the plants that benefit from it.
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Want more dahlias for free? Multiply your flowers fast with this little-known technique

Tim Stretton, head of gardens at Mounton House, explains exactly how to take cuttings from dahlia plants so you can increase the number of dahlias you have in your garden this summer
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A pot using Benton irises for the garden, designed by Benton End's garden maker

Garden maker James Horner uses lush foliage and delicate coloured blooms for a fresh container combination at Benton End in Suffolk, the former home of artist-plantsman Cedric Morris
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Pimp your greenhouse - from the latest cool tech to the necessities, here are the top accessories for your growing space

Getting a greenhouse is a big deal, but what about everything else that comes with it? Here's our break down of all the greenhouse accessories you need
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How to design an accessible garden that can be enjoyed by everyone

Garden designer Charlotte Harris shares her experience in practical design, looking at the details that make a garden more accessible
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Here's what I plant and sow in the garden in June - two experts explain what to get in the soil this month

Head gardener Benjamin Pope explains what you should be planting in June.
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11 key jobs to get done in your vegetable and flower garden this month - as chosen by two expert gardeners

Vegetable gardener Aaron Bertelsen and head gardener Benjamin Pope explain exactly what you need to get done in the garden in June
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June flowers to plant

As late spring turns to early summer, Keith Wiley and Andrea Brunsendorf pick the flowers that will look best in June
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Slug-proof veg: the ultimate list of 17 vegetables that slugs and snails won’t eat

Struggling with slugs eating your crops? Here are 17 varieties of veg that they won't touch.
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