Meet the gardeners
Discover Richard Sudell, a lost design hero of 20th century British suburbia
Richard Sudell is a lost design hero of the 20th century, according to a new book from Michael Gilson. Reviewer Tim Richardson explains
Meet the man on a mission to transform our roadside verges into wildlife havens
The ecologist who hatched a simple but effective plan to bring more moths and butterflies into our lives, on creating the right conditions for wildflowers to thrive.
Angry cacti, Bokashi composting and the best biscuits – meet Paul Mooncie-Dunmall, the new Sissinghurst Scholar
Sissinghurst Scholar Paul is helping to restore and maintain areas of the famous Kent garden.
Portrait: John Campbell
Piet Oudolf’s right-hand man on being a prairie plant pioneer and bringing gravel gardens to America
The American nurseryman and designer on the beauty of prairie planting, becoming Piet Oudolf ’s right-hand man and championing gravel gardens.
Words: Tony Spencer, Portrait: Sabrina Rothe
10,000 colourful perennials create jaw-dropping scenes in this artist’s garden in Australia
In his own garden, Australian artist and garden designer Ralph Bristow gardens as he paints, in bold blocks of bright colour
Words: Claire Masset, Photographs: Claire Takacs
Meet Maggie Tran, the new head of gardens on a whole Scottish island
As the new head of gardens and growing on Tanera Mòr, a remote island in northwest Scotland, Maggie is on a mission to garden as sustainably as possible.
Portrait: Andrew Montgomery
When my husband fell ill, our colourful, joyful garden became a place of solace and nurture in hard times
Ann-Maree Winter’s joyful Australian garden became a place of solace and nurture in hard times.
Words: Georgina Reid, Images Claire Takacs
‘No one ever said gardening was a job option’ - Frances Tophill on finding her way
The TV presenter, gardener and writer Frances Tophill talks about her new book documenting the first growing year in her own small garden
The best connected woman in garden design - Annie Guilfoyle on her circuitous career route and grounding her itchy feet
The garden polymath on the pleasures of passing on knowledge, the rewards of close observation and the circuitous route towards grounding her itchy feet.
Words Jodie Jones, Portrait John Campbell
Roses, roses everywhere: how the gardeners at Sissinghurst keep the famous garden on point all summer long
Ensuring Sissinghurst’s famous roses look fabulous throughout the season is one of the many tasks keeping head gardener Troy Scott Smith and his team busy right now. Photographs John Campbell
War of the roses: the world’s top rose expert on how he splits his garden with his partner… who doesn’t like roses
Rosarian Michael Marriott and TV producer Rosie Irving have very different ideas on gardening, but they have discovered the secret to sharing a single plot amicably
Rachel de Thame: ‘I’ve still not cracked the common pitfall of sowing too much’
Gardener, writer and TV presenter Rachel de Thame talks about her new book and the books on her shelves, how to attract wildlife to our gardens, and how her gardening style has evolved
Celebrities and best dressed at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024
Press day was awash with celebrities and stars of horticulture, all spending time in the beautiful gardens at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
The Japanese garden designer who grew up in the shadow of the A-bomb and pledged his life to creating gardens
Kazuyuki Ishihara on Chelsea Flower Show nerves, and how coming from a city synonymous with war shaped his love of peaceful nature. Words Paula McWaters, Portrait Nori Edamatsu
How to be a more sustainable gardener? Less watering and a healthy compost heap
Millie Souter is currently a garden designer at Tom Stuart-Smith Studio and also head gardener of the Plant Library at the Serge Hill Project in Hertfordshire. Portrait Andrew Montgomery
Manoj Malde: "My guilty gardening secret? Not composting"
In his new book, Your Outdoor Room, designer and TV presenter Manoj Malde aims to equip us all with the tools we need to design a garden that truly meets our needs
How flower farmer Charlie Ryrie did less in her garden and got beautiful results
Grower Charlie Ryrie details her personal journey from intensive flower farming to lower-maintenance gardening, adapting to life’s challenges. Photographs Jason Ingram
John Wyer on gaining confidence and learning the art of winning arguments
The landscape designer on the art of winning arguments, cycling to China, changing people’s preconceptions and refusing to be pigeonholed.
I swapped Savile Row for an outdoor life on the Isles of Scilly: meet horticulturist Hannah Moore
With training at Beth Chatto’s and Wildegoose Nursery already under her belt, Hannah is currently an Elizabeth Hess Scholar at Tresco Abbey Gardens.
The French botanist championing naturalistic gardening on the importance of preserving ecosystems
Meet French botanist Véronique Mure who is championing naturalistic gardening, on the importance of preserving ecosystems and ensuring plants have a living soil. Words Louisa Jones
'It will be a world in itself' legendary designer Piet Oudolf on plans for RHS Wisley's immersive Glasshouse Borders
The Dutch designer Piet Oudolf visited the site of RHS Garden Wisley's Glasshouse borders ahead of their renovation and spoke to Gardens Illustrated about what people can expect.
Gardening for wildlife doesn’t have to mean untidy: meet designer Will Tomson
As director at Sheffield-based design studio Creative Cultivation, Will Tomson designs and creates sustainably built wildlife gardens and natural swimming ponds. Portrait Andrew Montgomery.
Inspiring female garden designers in British history
Here, we list some of the most inspiring female gardeners and garden designers in British history for International Women's Day
12 of the top female gardeners leading the way
Discover the inspiring women making waves in the horticultural industry and tending to remarkable gardens