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Featured Gardener: Michelle Washington-Jenkins

Featured Gardener: Michelle Washington-Jenkins

After a career in dance and co-founding a talent agency, Michelle Washington-Jenkins stepped back to raise her three children – and unearthed a passion for gardening. Today, she’s a trained horticulturist, professional flower grower and the digital creator known as @floriansbotanical, sharing her love of seasonal blooms from her beautiful Victorian walled garden in Hampshire. Discover how Michelle built a flower-filled life from scratch – and why her greenhouse is the beating heart of both her growing and creativity.

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Featured Gardener: Charlotte Hugh

Featured Gardener: Charlotte Hugh

In just a few short years, Charlotte Hugh from @new.house.home has completely transformed her empty new build plot into a riot of texture, colour and scent. Working with her husband Ben, she has added a greenhouse, a pergola, brick paths, several unique ‘zones’ and a...

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How to get the best from your blossom

How to get the best from your blossom

Encouraged by a cold winter and a warm spring, ornamental blossom displays have been a joy to experience this year. The celebration of cherry blossom at RHS Garden Wisley gave Japan’s spring displays a run for their money! Whether you grow ornamental trees or fruiting...

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Which plants benefit from the Chelsea Chop?

Which plants benefit from the Chelsea Chop?

Held at the end of May, RHS Chelsea Flower Show is the crown jewel of the gardening calendar where green thumbs gather, plants strut their stuff, and horticultural creativity blossoms. While it’s a busy time for designers sculpting prize-winning show gardens, it’s...

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Featured Gardener: Jonathan Sheppard

Featured Gardener: Jonathan Sheppard

Cosmos National Collection holder Jonathan Sheppard (@thejsheppard) is exhibiting a range of Cosmos bipinnatus at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show — including a brand new cultivar from Thompson & Morgan’s breeding programme: Cosmos ‘Fondant Fancy’, with deep pink, saucer-shaped blooms. With a passion for sustainability, his plants are all home grown without peat or pesticides. Despite being knee-deep in preparations, this eco-friendly grower gave us a sneak peek at what goes on behind the scenes.

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WIN RHS Chelsea Flower Show Award Winning Plants

WIN RHS Chelsea Flower Show Award Winning Plants

Eagerly anticipating this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show? Enter our exclusive giveaway to win a bundle of show-stopping plants – four winners of the Chelsea Plant of the Year Award. A great way to give your outside space the wow-factor, enter by 12noon on the 6th May to secure your entry.

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The best house plants to keep you healthy

The best house plants to keep you healthy

We all know that houseplants look great, but did you know they have health benefits too? Air purifying houseplants help to remove household toxins from the air while indoor greenery allows you to connect with nature in a positive way. Here’s why every home should have house plants…

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