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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

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

Bring the festive spirit to your garden with our selection of the best outdoor Christmas decorations.

Grower and florist Charlie Ryrie shows how to create handmade Christmas decorations at home using foraged plants and natural materials

We've found all the most beautiful baubles, wreaths and home décor to browse this year - made with paper, wood, metal and other natural materials.

Buy a wreath making kit to create your own door display this Christmas, plus all the extra tools you'll need.

We’ve got festive inspiration for stylish natural Christmas decorations, including baubles and garlands, easily handmade at home using stuff from your garden.

Designer Tom Simpson used his professional knowledge – and many plants from his show gardens – to transform the garden of his family’s modern house in Devon

For her own garden, designer Lucy Willcox has transformed a sloping site, blending the wildness of a neighbouring common with the sharp lines of her 1960s home.

It may be cold outside but you can still visit beautiful gardens over the winter months. Here's our top picks of UK open gardens to visit for a refreshing winter walk

Horticulturist at the new Carbon Garden at Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Aimee is passionate about permaculture and dismantling outdated ideas