Features
All the latest features from Gardens Illustrated magazine
Pimp your greenhouse - from the latest cool tech to the necessities, here are the top accessories for your growing space
Getting a greenhouse is a big deal, but what about everything else that comes with it? Here's our break down of all the greenhouse accessories you need
How to design an accessible garden that can be enjoyed by everyone
Garden designer Charlotte Harris shares her experience in practical design, looking at the details that make a garden more accessible
Here's what I plant and sow in the garden in June - two experts explain what to get in the soil this month
Head gardener Benjamin Pope explains what you should be planting in June.
11 key jobs to get done in your vegetable and flower garden this month - as chosen by two expert gardeners
Vegetable gardener Aaron Bertelsen and head gardener Benjamin Pope explain exactly what you need to get done in the garden in June
June flowers to plant
As late spring turns to early summer, Keith Wiley and Andrea Brunsendorf pick the flowers that will look best in June
Slug-proof veg: the ultimate list of 17 vegetables that slugs and snails won’t eat
Struggling with slugs eating your crops? Here are 17 varieties of veg that they won't touch.
8 super quick and easy cheats to make your garden look good in time for this weekend
Have friends coming over or got an outdoor event planned? Here are a few simple ideas to swiftly spruce up your garden
7 garden design rules you can totally break, and the one you never should
Leading garden designers tell us which tenets of design they love to ignore, the common demands they try to talk clients out of
Fantasising about a greenhouse? Here’s why you need one and what you should know before you buy one
A glasshouse or greenhouse can offer a beautiful garden retreat as well as a place to grow undercover and turbo boost your gardening abilities
These spectacular fragrant flowers will thrive in dry conditions and they look great as cut blooms for your vase too
Despite their reputation for being hard to grow and infuriatingly easy to kill, Eremurus, or foxtail lilies, are spectacular and desirable plants for sunny borders or gravel gardens with well-drained soil
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
Permaculture kind of got hijacked by hippies: meet YouTuber, writer and horticulturist Huw Richards
YouTuber, writer and horticulturist Huw Richards explains why his new book will make permaculture accessible, and how it might help you garden better
War of the roses: which new book about the history, lore and love of roses is better?
Two new books examine the place of the rose in art and literature, and in our own personal psyches – and both leave the reader with plenty to enjoy, says Matt Collins
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?
Meet gardener Carmen Sheridan – ‘Visiting other gardens, events and plant fairs is like mulch for your brain’
Cultural gardener Carmen cares for the Children’s and Community Garden at Wakehurst, Kew, running therapeutic and educational horticulture groups
The best Father's Day gardening gifts to buy in 2025
We round up a selection of some of the best Father's Day gardening gifts this year
Mark Lane: "The future is already here"
The landscape designer and TV presenter Mark Lane on how science fiction is fast becoming gardening fact
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
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
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.
Don't miss these 5 things at RHS Chelsea Flower Show today
A toilet on a Chelsea garden? This design incorporates a self-contained loo system that converts waste water into clean water for irrigation
Our expert guide to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden The Garden of the Future, designed by Matthew Butler and Joshua Parker at Chelsea 2025
Eight inspiring water features from Chelsea Flower Show to use in your own garden including a showstopping cold water bathtub
We take a closer look at eight beautiful and practical water features spotted at this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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.