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All the latest features from Gardens Illustrated magazine
You can create a sense of space in a compact garden – here's how to design a stylish small garden
Designer Charlotte Harris has faced many awkwardly shaped, compact gardens, and offers her advice on making them work
A tiny garden in London, inspired by Kyoto by Japanese designer Haruko Seki
Haruko Seki’s ingenious design makes use of raised containers and subtle planting to create a sense of stillness, balance and light in a tiny city courtyard.
We want to rewild our gardens, but is it OK to say no to nature sometimes?
It’s good to listen to what your garden wants to grow, but that doesn’t mean you always have to agree, argues Andrew Timothy O’Brien
Has this been the most challenging year yet for gardeners?
What housebuyers want in a garden - and the features that turn them off
Discover which garden features will help sell your home, and the ones that turn buyers off, with top tips from leading estate agents and garden designers
Little garden, big ideas: how to make a small garden look bigger
There's no need to feel hemmed in by your small garden - here are the experts' design tricks you need to make it look and feel bigger
This sunken city garden has been transformed into an exotic leafy paradise
Exotic evergreen texture and form bring multiple perspectives to a shady, low-level urban garden designed by Declan Buckley
Invasive pests and diseases are the biggest challenge facing gardeners, says Young Designer of the Year
Meet last year’s RHS Young Designer of the Year, Ashleigh Aylett, who also won Gold for her balcony garden at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show
When is the official first day of autumn?
When autumn starts is different depending on whether you follow the astronomical or meteorological approach to the seasons. Here we answer the question what is the first day of autumn in 2025?
Master designer Piet Oudolf says gardens have changed dramatically, and gardening is evolving. Here’s how
As our first book is released next month, Piet Oudolf looks at how gardens have evolved in recent decades and what makes a Gardens Illustrated-worthy garden today
'Stop doom scrolling and start 'bloom-scrolling' - Nigel Slater on the pleasures of keeping a garden diary
Nigel Slater is a man who loves a good list and finds keeping a garden diary the perfect way to keep on top of his garden tasks
I wish I could redo my dad’s funeral flowers. I just pointed to No. 7 in the brochure. But it doesn’t have to be like this
When it comes to choosing the flowers for a loved one’s funeral, we play it safe, but Gill Hodgson says you can now be more personal, creative and eco-friendly
Nigel Dunnett’s top tips on using flower form, not colour, when creating dynamic planting designs
In planting design, we often consider colour, says Nigel Dunnett, but the form of flowers can be just as important
The 10 best books on growing and arranging flowers, chosen by our expert flower farmer
Cut-flower farmer, florist and potter Rachel Siegfried chooses ten of her all-time, must-read, favourite books on growing and arranging flowers.
Turning pressed flowers into fine art is now the day job for one creative Colorado couple
From an early venture saving wedding bouquets, Keith Kralik and Rachel Parri of Flower Press Studio have turned pressed flowers into fine art
From delivering bouquets by bike across London to a regenerative flower farm in Cornwall: living the Petalon dream
Having traded London life for regenerative farming in Cornwall, Florence and James Kennedy are taking their flower company Petalon to new heights
Nigel Slater didn’t think he liked flowers – but now has a garden full of them
Now that his once largely green garden is bursting with colour, Nigel Slater wonders why it took him so long to fill it with flowers
The founder of Common Farm Flowers, Georgie Newbery, on swapping haute couture for cut flowers
The founder of Common Farm Flowers on swapping fashion for cut flowers, finding her feet on social media and why she’s staying firmly organic
He commissioned Piet Oudolf’s first UK garden, and now John Coke has a new plot that channels the essence of the Dutch master
Known for commissioning Piet Oudolf’s first UK garden, plantsman John Coke has moved on and created a brand-new, personal garden on the South Downs
Ditch the petunias: why it's time to say bye bye to trad bedding
Traditional bedding plants like begonias and busy lizzies aren't as good for the environment as you might think...
Is there a hosepipe ban in the UK? Here's everything you need to know
Water companies sometimes impose hosepipe bans when temperatures soar. Here we tell you everything you need to know about hosepipe bans and whether there are any in the UK right now
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
This Insta florist’s secrets to beautiful, simple arrangements (it’s all down to choosing the right vase)
Florist Sarah Statham reveals the secret to creating striking natural floral displays: adapting to the shape of your vessel.
Five great tips from Yeo Valley on how to go organic in the garden
Sarah Mead, owner and creator of Yeo Valley Organic Garden, gives her top tips on putting nature first when gardening
