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Don't discard your poinsettia after Christmas – discover the unusual secret to getting your poinsettia to flower again next year.

You invest in a Christmas tree and bring it into your home over the festive season. Make sure it's as happy as possible so it lasts for as long as possible

Over 20 years, garden designer Emily Erlam has nurtured and edited the plants in her sloping city garden to create an intriguing, immersive space. She explains how.

Tis the season for gifting, and Nigel Slater has his eyes on the perfect present.

Here's our selection of fantastic gardening gifts in 2025, tailor-made to suit the gardener in your life.

Renting a Christmas tree is becoming more and more popular, here we talk you through the process and help you find a local supplier.

Looking for an alternative to a cut Christmas tree? Here are some attractive conifers that you can grow outdoors in pots all year round, then bring indoors for the festive season

Many UK gardens are open this festive season, so why not work off your Christmas indulgence between Boxing Day and New Year with a winter walk at one of these 13 great open gardens?

Two food-obsessed sisters have turned a mission to create exciting meat-free meals into a thriving mushroom business.

Around their Cumbrian home, designers Julie Toll and Ian Kitson have created a contemporary garden fully embedded in its heritage location.

Indoor plants make wonderful festive decorations, and many can be kept going from year to year. Consider welcoming these eight indoor Christmas plants into your home this winter.

Looking for a Christmas gift for a gardener after the last Christmas post delivery date? We've got the best gardening membership and subscription gifts you can still buy and gift in time for Christmas

What is the most eco-friendly Christmas tree option – a real tree, or an artificial one? We investigate the pros and cons of each

The group of camellias known as ‘sasanquas’ flower in autumn to early winter, bringing much-needed colour and often delicious scent to late-season gardens

Artist Fiona Pickles shows how, with just a few seasonal elements and dried summer flowers, you can create a stylish welcome for guests at Christmas

You don’t need a country estate to make the world a little wilder, says James Canton. Think of renaturing rather than rewilding, and every modest act makes a difference

We've chosen some of the best pergolas on the market to enhance your garden with an outdoor space.

Spread some green-fingered festive cheer this year with a garden themed Christmas card.

We've collated our ultimate list of great gifts for plant lovers for 2025.

The Gardens Illustrated team has rounded up the best botanical gins on the market.

Scented candles make a lovely gift for Christmas, or why not treat yourself and bring some festive botanical scents to your home this winter? Here are 12 of the best botanical candles.

Here is a selection of the best garden journals on the market for 2026

Create your own quick natural handmade Christmas decorations with these simple but pretty stars made from twigs and evergreens

Festive ideas and inspiration for stylish Christmas decorations such as baubles and garlands, easily handmade at home using foraged and natural materials from the garden