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How to choose the best pots for container gardening
There are many ways to create a garden, and you don’t need acres of space, tonnes of soil or a green lawn to do it. A few carefully chosen pots, troughs, planters, windowboxes and raised beds will quickly transform a bland space into a mini oasis or a productive veg...
Gardening Grant Helps Community Garden Thrive
To celebrate our 170th birthday, we created the Grow Your Garden Grant – a £250 voucher to support a UK charity, community group, school or gardening club with their growing goals. This year’s winner, MindSpace Stamford, used the grant to support their Wellbeing Garden – a peaceful space where gardening helps nurture community connection and mental wellbeing
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.
Natural pest control masterclass: Best expert tips
Here are some of the best natural pest control methods to keep your garden looking great from our natural pest control experts.
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...
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...
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...
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.