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All the latest features from Gardens Illustrated magazine
There's a new RHS show taking place this week, but what happened to RHS Tatton and what exactly is RHS Wentworth Woodhouse?
Discover everything you need to know about the new RHS Wentworth Woodhouse show and which gardens won medals
Wondering which butterfly is which? Here's our handy guide to spotting ten great garden butterflies
Ahead of the Big Butterfly Count our expert Butterfly Conservation explains ten different butterflies you can expect to see in your garden
These plants will support butterfly and moth caterpillars to help your wildlife garden thrive
The Wildlife Trusts recommend ways to plant to best support butterflies and moths and their caterpillars.
So much more than mud: why soil is crucial for carbon capture, drainage and biodiversity
Soil stores carbon, soaks up rainwater and is at the core of biodiversity. We need to stop calling it dirt, says Helen Elks-Smith
‘It’s been a surreal experience’ – Tresco’s subtropical paradise island was a dream come true for one young gardener
Tresco Abbey Gardens Scholar Holly Doyle loves the exotic plants she now cares for, and can lose herself for hours exploring other gardens
Most garden barbeques are pretty ugly, says Nigel Slater – I prefer these grills for cooking outdoors
Much as he loves eating in his garden, Nigel Slater blows hot and cold about cooking en plein air
‘You’ll never have to water again’ – this drought-proof gravel garden is a cool dream on hot summer days
Designer Matthew Wilson chose colourful, scented, drought-resilient planting for this zero-irrigation hilltop garden in Surrey
Is drought tolerant planting realistic in the UK? Here's the truth about whether you need to adjust your garden to the changing weather
With summers predicted to get hotter, and water becoming a precious resource, everyone is talking about drought-tolerant plants. But are they the answer in the UK and what should we know about planting and caring for them? We ask plant experts and landscape designers for their advice
Roses: Our ultimate jargon and myth-busting guide and 49 of the best ones to grow
What all those rose terms really mean and the pointless rose-growing rules you can totally break, plus the experts’ picks of top roses to grow
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
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
A fabulous 15th-century home revived by Ptolemy Dean has a sensitively designed new garden by Tom Stuart-Smith
Landscape architect Tom Stuart-Smith has worked closely with architect Ptolemy Dean to create a garden that unifies a 15th-century house and barn
Discover the Victorian art of cyanotype photography revived with a modern horticultural twist by artist Sophie Cook
From her Derbyshire home, artist Sophie Cook brings her trained horticultural eye to the Victorian art of cyanotype photography
The best places to pick your own flowers
Now is the season for filling your vases with freshly cut flowers to brighten the home. We recommend the best flower farms and gardens in the UK that invite you to pick your own blooms.
The 10 weeds you need to worry about in your garden - and the 10 you can happily leave be
Short on time or just hate weeding? Here are the weeds most gardeners dread finding, plus some you should probably allow to grow
9 simple fixes to elevate your outdoor space fast (without spending a fortune)
These unbeatable ideas from top gardeners and designers will transform your garden into a stylish, plant-filled haven in no time
The key jobs you need to get done in the garden in July
July is mainly a month of maintenance, of watering, feeding and pruning, as well as a time to pause and take pleasure in your achievements. Here's what to do in the garden this month.
The best places to pick your own sunflowers near you
Fancy picking some sunny blooms to brighten up your home? Here's our selection of the best PYO sunflower farms you can visit this summer
Weird and wonderful: you might think these amazing fly-eating plants are too exotic for your garden, but you’d be wrong
With their tall, fly-catching trumpets, sarracenias are wonderfully exotic looking, but given a sunny spot and plenty of water, they are surprisingly hardy.
‘I have become obsessed. I’m always trying new things’ - the maverick Essex gardener who does things his own way
In his experimental garden in south Essex, John Little is prioritising habitat over planting, without compromising on aesthetics
Gardening events and shows in 2025
All the big names in one place. Here's our guide to the gardening calendar's biggest and best gardening events for the year ahead
11 cool, alternative garden festivals and events to enjoy this summer
From a compost festival to an exhibition displaying a 1500s gardening manual, there are plenty of fascinating events to attend this summer.
The first book from Gardens Illustrated- The New Beautiful
Here how to buy the new book from Gardens Illustrated - The New Beautiful
Hampton Court Flower Show 2025 - all the information you need about next week and why it won't be back until 2027
Everything you need to know about RHS Hampton Court Flower Show 2025