Advice for dry gardens
Get help for planting and ideas for your dry garden
Is the UK facing drought, and what does that mean for how we garden?
With England seeing drier and drier summers, we investigate the impact of a potential national drought being declared and what this would mean for our gardens
You are going to need these plant combinations and tips from an expert Spanish designer who knows how to garden in intense heat and no rain
Spanish designer Fernando Martos explains why he combines the beauty of Spain's arid landscape with English planting ideas in his dry garden designs. If we're considering climate change, his approach could be a useful one for us to take note of
Gardening in a heatwave - here's how to look after your lawn and water efficiently in soaring temperatures
As the hot weather in the UK continues, we ask three horticultural experts of the realities of drought on gardens and how we should be adapting the way we garden to hotter, drier conditions in the summer, and wetter, warmer conditions in the winter
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The best drought tolerant plants to grow to combat drier summers and warmer weather
Looking to add more drought tolerant plants to your garden? Annie Godfrey of Daisy Roots nursery recommends some of the best drought tolerant plants.
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.
Want to stop your veg from being munched? Planting these flowers nearby could save it from bugs and slugs
Ever wondered how companion planting might help your vegetables and deter pests? Here expert grower Matthew Biggs breaks down the companion planting myths and explains how the system works
Put down the plant feed: turns out fertilisers lead to less blooms and butterflies in your garden
A new study suggests links between fertilisers and a decline in wildflowers and pollinators. So why, asks Jo Kirby, are we still using them in our gardens?
6 big changes to how we’ll be gardening in the future, by one of Britain’s top head gardeners
Sissinghurst head gardener Troy Scott Smith shares the big changes he is making in how he gardens in response to climate change
How to protect grass seed from birds
Head gardener Troy Scott Smith explains his tips and tricks on sowing grass seed in a way that the birds won't eat
What does 'organic' actually mean? We break down the confusing terms and see if it's possible to garden organically
Organic is a word used a lot in the gardening and farming world these days, and many people are trying to 'go organic'. But what does organic actually mean? It isn't as simple as you think
How to care for your lawn: 10 top tips for keeping your lawn lush and green
Head gardener of Stockton Bury Tamsin Westhorpe explains ten simple tips that will help you care for your lawn
Want more wildlife in your garden? It’s not all about the plants, says the garden industry’s new guru
We all know about planting for pollinators, says John Little, but when it comes to increasing biodiversity, it turns out that it’s not all about the plants. Illustration Rosanna Morris
Ten tips for gardening plastic free
David Ware, head of eco garden centre EdibleCulture, offers up his top tips for how to garden without using plaastic
Stop! Here are 14 things you think you need to do in your garden but you actually don't
The RHS offers up 14 things in your garden that you think might work, but which actually don't
30 of the best climbing plants for 2025
Choose from our selection of best climbing plants and add vertical interest to walls and trellises or allow to scramble over other plants in borders. Plantsman and garden designer Rory Dusoir gives his top recommendations.
Box tree moth could be rampant this year, warns RHS
The RHS has warned that 2024 could see a significant rise in the spread of box tree moth
People plan to mow their lawns no more than once in May according to new poll supporting No Mow May
A new poll demonstrates that more people than ever are planning on not mowing in May as part of Plantlife's No Mow May campaign
How to create a gravel garden
In the first of a new design series, the award-wining designer Andy Sturgeon, looks at a style of planting that can adapt to many situations. Words Andy Sturgeon
An airy gravel garden around a modern house in Dorset
For their mid-century modernist home in west Dorset, Vanessa Barlow and Jethro Marshall looked to designer Alice Meacham to create an airy gravel garden that would complement their open plan home. Words Hannah Gardner, photographs Jason Ingram
Tips for planting in a dry climate
In western Spain, a mix of drought-tolerant plants and careful design has allowed this garden to flourish, despite its extreme weather. With hot, dry weather a possible norm for our summers, take note of these tips for designing in a dry climate. Words Noel Kingsbury, photographs Claire Takacs
Saving water in garden design
Harvesting and storing rainwater run-off, as well as recycling household water, can help gardeners cope with drought, writes garden designer Andrew Wilson
Olivier Filippi on the need to adapt to a hotter climate
The French dry gardening guru on learning from his mistakes, adapting to climate change and why the future of UK gardening may owe more to sculpture than to painting
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A small, sloping in garden in San Francisco
Careful sculpting, artfully placed local stone and considered planting has transformed a sloping garden in San Francisco into a charming, immersive space. Images by Marion Brenner.
Plants for full sun
As temperatures and climates change, the need to grow resilient plants is a necessity for every gardener. Here expert plantsman and landscape designer Cassian Schmidt picks out his top choices of plants for dry, sunny areas in the garden.