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Matthew Wilson: Was this a Chelsea Flower Show to remember? If you don't mind the gaps
From dry gappy gardens to a packed Pavilion, Matthew Wilson gives his final verdict on this year's show
Nine garden design ideas to steal from this year's Chelsea Flower Show, including pink walls and upturned plant supports - plus one that won't cost you a penny
The Gardens Illustrated team pick nine take-home design ideas that caught their eye at the Chelsea Flower Show 2025.
Double whammy shock at Chelsea Flower Show as Japanese garden is first to ever win People's Choice and Best in Show
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show People's Choice Award has been announced, with the public sharing their views on their favourite garden
12 inspiring seating ideas at Chelsea Flower Show, from roadwork blocks to flat-pack hanging chairs
Each year Chelsea Flower Show gardens showcase beautiful furniture. Here are some of our favourite pieces - including options you can buy.
Gold, silver, silver gilt and bronze medals announced for RHS Chelsea Flower Show gardens 2025
This year's medals have been announced - here's the full list
Get the Chelsea look: 13 standout plants from this year's Chelsea Flower Show
Want to bring a touch of Chelsea to your own garden? Check out these 13 beautiful plants that stood out at the show this year
Gardens Illustrated 's Editor's choice
Discover the designer of the RHS Chelsea Garden of the Year 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.
Watch Nigel Slater's exclusive tour around his own small garden and discover why he wouldn't want a bigger one
While Nigel Slater might occasionally dream of a larger garden, the joy he feels cocooned in his tiny basement courtyard has convinced him size isn’t everything.
Illustration: Paul Wearing, Portrait: John Campbell
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Rare plants and teetering rocks: a slice of South Africa's Karoo comes to London
The Karoo region in South Africa is celebrated for its incredible diversity of flora, and now visitors to Chelsea can get a glimpse into its unique ecosystem
The Newt: a garden for all seasons
Discover the Somerset estate that offers history, horticulture, culinary excellence, education and much more
Best Show Garden winner announced at RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025
This year's Best Show Garden has been announced at Chelsea Flower Show 2025
Winners of the Sustainable Product of the Year Awards 2025 announced at Chelsea Flower Show
Discover the winners of the coveted RHS Chelsea Sustainable Garden Product of the Year and Sustainable Garden Product of the Year 2025
RHS Plant of the Year 2025 announced at Chelsea Flower Show
The coveted plant of the year has been chosen by judges at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 this year
Monty Don's dog garden might be a Chelsea hit - but our readers say dog-friendly gardens aren't realistic in the real world
Can you have a beautiful garden and a dog? Our readers are conflicted.
The 10-time Chelsea Flower Show designer who is doing his last ever show garden this year
The garden designer on the joys of growing, the role of mentoring and collaborating with others, and why this year will be his last at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Watch a tour around Monty Don's RHS Chelsea Flower Show dog garden with Jamie Butterworth
Discover this year's RHS and BBC Radio 2 Dog Garden designed by Monty Don and Jamie Butterworth
King Charles III and Queen Camilla attend RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year and meets Monty Don and David Beckham
The King and Queen visited RHS Chelsea Flower Show on the preview day of the show, which runs in May
Dogs at RHS Chelsea Flower Show: from Monty Don's Ned to Chilli the cavapoo, here are the cutest pooches from the show
RHS Chelsea Flower Show was awash with dogs ahead of the gates opening to the public this week
Best garden plants for now
David Beckham and Cate Blanchett visit RHS Chelsea Flower Show as stars come out for the floral celebration
Discover the great and the good of the celebrity world and what they wore at RHS Chelsea Flower Show
How not to fail at the Chelsea Flower Show: the difference between winning a dreaded Bronze medal or Best in Show
What are the show garden judges thinking and what makes the difference between a Gold and Bronze medal? Here’s our guide to getting it right at Chelsea
Here's how your new solar panel setup could be more affordable than you thought – with instant savings
There’s an easier way to generate your own clean energy
Chelsea designers keep making naturescapes instead of gardens, and people don’t like it
Are ‘naturescapes’ dominating the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and, if so, why? We ask designers, commentators and judges to weigh in on the debate
There's a way to get into the Chelsea Flower Show for free (and it's usually women who do it)
Volunteering means a pass into Chelsea without buying a ticket, but working at the show is far from a free ride. We look at how and why people give their time for the experience
Be inspired by these small space garden designs from this year's Chelsea Flower Show - discover all the balcony and container gardens in one place
Discover all the gardens and designers in this year's Balcony and Container Gardens category at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Houseplants
Here's a houseplant you definitely won't kill: how to to care for and propagate sansevieria, or snake plant
Sansevieria, or the snake plant, is an almost indestructible houseplant that is creeping out of the shadows to take centre stage. Illustration Patrick Morgan
How to propagate houseplants - an easy and cheap guide to growing your houseplant collection
Expert house growers Maddie and Alice Bailey explain how to propagate your houseplants using stem cuttings
How to repot your plants - watch our guide to repotting houseplants to make sure your indoor plants are happy
Our simple and easy-to-follow guide on how and when to repot your houseplants from experts Alice and Maddie Bailey from Forest London
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Recipes
HOME COOKED RECIPES WITH NATURAL INGREDIENTS
Make this lovely hedgerow drink using elderflower that you can forage now
Beth Al Rikabi shares her recipe for the quintessential summer cordial flavoured with freshly foraged elderflower
Dandelion flower honey
Beth Al Rikabi shares her recipe for dandelion flower honey, a sweet syrup that can be spread on toast, drizzled on pancakes or stirred into a summer gin fizz cocktail
Home made Pesto using any green leaves
Home made pesto is delicious stirred through pasta for a quick meal and this easy recipe takes just 10 minutes to make and can be made using any green leaves, such as Swiss card, kale or rocket. Photograph Andrew Montgomery
You can make pesto out of goose grass and nettles and it's delicious: here's how to do it
Beth Al Rikabi shares her recipe for a tasty and nutritious pesto, using cleavers and nettles foraged from the garden
Container Gardening
pots of style for your garden
Bring spring colour to the garden with the vibrant pot design from expert garden maker James Horner
James Horner, garden maker at Benton End, the one-time home of the artist and plantsman Cedric Morris, suggests this arrangements in a basket to celebrate spring
An easy way to bring colour and style to your spring garden with this vibrant flower pot recipe
James Horner, garden maker at Benton End, the one-time home of the artist and plantsman Cedric Morris, suggests this colourful arrangement to celebrate spring
Spring beauty in a pot: a stunning plant pot design you can plant up at home from designer Jo Thompson
Award-winning designer Jo Thompson's container-planting series continues with this early spring flower combination using Narcissus and Scilla. Words Jo Thompson, photographs Jason Ingram
A succulent pot houseplant display for winter
Find out how to create this stylish houseplant display using unusual succulents.
Created by head gardener Benjamin William Pope. Photographs Andrew Montgomery
Inspiring Gardens
THE BEST OF THE WORLD'S OUTDOOR SPACES
I’ve been collecting trees and shrubs for 50 years and these are the best for stunning spring blossom
For more than 50 years, Maurice Foster has been amassing
a collection of woody plants in his garden at White House Farm, which has grown into a precious horticultural resource
Fresh shoots: the new generation of plant nurseries injecting fresh hope into British gardens
Several specialist nurseries have recently closed, but there is hope that a host of enthusiastic newcomers can bring renewed life and vision to the industry.
You have to see this amazing new garden around a romantic castle on the shores of Loch Ness
Designer Tom Stuart-Smith has created two exciting new gardens around a romantic castle on the shores of Loch Ness.
This season in the garden
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT GARDENING NOW
No Mow May is over, but what now? Here's how to mow in June
The Plantlife campaign No Mow May has ended, but how do you protect all the wildlife that has got used to your long grass?
May flowers to plant
As the days and soil gets warmer, expert plantsman Keith Wiley’s choice include colour, from a bright-orange lily to a crimson rose, offset by the delicacy of a soft-pink viburnum.
What vegetables and other plants to sow and plant in May for a bountiful crop for the year
Head gardener Benjamin Pope and kitchen gardener Aaron Bertelsen explain what you need to sow and plant out into the ground during the month of May
May gardening jobs: what to do in the garden in May
Kitchen gardener Aaron Bertelsen and head gardener Benjamin Pope pick the jobs you should be doing in the garden this month.
Gardens to visit
which gardens to visit and where
Visit these stunning spots in May for peak garden enjoyment in the UK and beyond
Plantsman Keith Wiley recommends the best gardens to visit in May to see their plants in full bloom
The best places to see a beautiful blue carpet of bluebells in a wood or garden near you
Wandering in a bluebell wood is a magical experience. Here are our recommendations for where to see bluebells – and other spring delights.
A festival for tulips? Here are the festivals around the world celebrating the arrival of the beautiful spring flower
Discover some of the best tulip festivals to visit for a colourful start to spring. From Amsterdam to London, find a festival near you.
Garden design
THE BEST OF THE WORLD'S OUTDOOR SPACES
Ashamed of your front garden? Fix it up fast with our expert guide and real garden inspiration
Designer Charlotte Harris offers inspiration and advice on making the most of the small awkward space outside your front door
Limited space? You probably still have room for a tree - discover the best trees for small gardens
Many people worry that a tree will overpower a small garden, but as garden designer Sarah Price shows, the key is finding the right place and the right tree
You can have a sustainable garden that's also beautiful - here's how to design stylish ecological gardens
Charlotte Harris explains how to design gardens that are ecological and beautiful in her expert guide to sustainable garden design
Discover the biodiverse, brilliant and beautiful garden that features on Monty Don's British Gardens this week
The garden of designer Nigel Dunnett, who worked on the planting at the Olympic Park, is brimming with a harmonious and joyful mix of naturalistic and biodiverse planting.
How to design a garden on a slope: inspiration for your sloping garden
Creating a garden on a sloping site brings a host of challenges, but, says designer Charlotte Harris, with careful planning it is also an opportunity to make a really interesting space.
Want to stop your veg from being munched? Planting these flowers nearby could save it from bugs and slugs
Ever wondered how companion planting might help your vegetables and deter pests? Here expert grower Matthew Biggs breaks down the companion planting myths and explains how the system works
Gardening Advice
WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO DO IT
How to build a natural swimming pond in your garden
Discover tips on how to build a natural swimming pool or pond in your garden, from expert designer Will Tomson
Wondering what no-dig gardening is? Let the expert explain
Generations of gardeners have been told that digging is the best way to prepare soil for planting – but that’s a myth, according to grower Charles Dowding, who practises no dig gardening. Charles explains what no dig is and how it works
A guide to pruning roses
Discover how to prune all types of roses including shrub, climbing and rambling roses in our guide from plant expert John Hoyland. Photographs by Gavin Kingcome.
Gardening Kit
OUR PICK OF THE BEST GARDENING TOOLS AND ACCESSORIES
Peek inside the private gardens of some of the UK’s top designers
This beautifully photographed book on designers’ own gardens is a fascinating insight into some well-known designers’ working practices, says Charlie Harpur
Always wanted a vintage parasol? This brand sells them at a fraction of the usual price.
Vintage parasols are a whimsical choice for days in the garden and on the beach - but they can be expensive. This brand sells them at a fantastic price.
Can't make it to Chelsea? Here are the exhibitors you can shop online.
If you can't make it to London, don't despair. We've pulled out some of our favourite retailers from the RHS Chelsea Flower Show to shop online.
I got a hori hori knife – and became a gardening ninja: here's what they are and why you need one
A hori hori is a knife many gardeners swear by. But what exactly is it and why is it so great? Veronica Peerless tests Niwaki's hori hori knife and explains what happened.
The best peony plant supports and cages for perfectly poised peonies in 2025
Peonies are beautiful, but often top heavy, and prone to drooping. Avoid your peonies sagging by using peony supports which will keep the flowers up and visible for as long as possible
Reviewed: best flower subscription and delivery services for 2025
Don't just surprise them with ONE bunch of flowers. Why not show how much you love them all year long?