Christmas
Make your own floral advent calendar
Gardens Illustrated has joined together with The Herbarium Project to show you how to make an Advent calendar for Christmas. Words Sonya Patel Ellis and photography Andrew Montgomery
Ideas for decorating the table for Christmas
Brighten up your Christmas table with these natural festive arrangements using evergreens and winter-flowering shrubs. Here's two simple examples to make yourself. Words and styling Bea Andrews, photography Andrew Montgomery
Garden gifts for kids this Christmas
These fun gardening gifts for kids are sure to help them grow their passion.
Last minute Christmas gifts: gardening memberships and subscriptions for 2023
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
The best Christmas board games for gardeners
We round up a selection of lovely garden and nature related board games and jigsaws for Christmas gifts and festive fun
Make your own Christmas decorations from your garden
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
Easy natural Christmas star decorations
Create your own quick natural handmade Christmas decorations with these simple but pretty stars made from twigs and evergreens
Make your own hanging willow Christmas decorations
Grower and florist Charlie Ryrie shows how to create handmade Christmas decorations at home using foraged plants and natural materials. Photos Andrew Montgomery
How to choose a real Christmas tree
Looking to buy a real Christmas tree this year? Here's our guide on choosing the right species for you – and the three main ways that Christmas trees are grown. Photographs by Christian Barnett
Ilex: holly bushes to grow for berries and evergreen leaves
Lustrous leaves and bright berries make Ilex (holly) the perfect evergreen shrub in winter. Shrub expert Andy McIndoe gives advice on how to grow them, and plant expert Roy Lancaster recommends the best Ilex to grow in your garden. Photographs by Jason Ingram
Gardens Illustrated's Christmas quiz
Test your botanical knowledge of the year and of your favourite garden magazine with our 20-question Christmas quiz
Holly berry crop due to be best this millennium
The RHS has reported record holly berry growth this year