Where do garden designers buy their plants?
The need for an instant orchard or a rare plant often calls for a shopping trip to Italy or the Netherlands — but treasures can also be found in the UK
Related reading
Time to find sustenance in a renewed flowering of botanical art
While flower beds slumber through the British winter, artists are at work capturing their beauty. But the genre is too often…
What will a new horticultural reign mean for London’s Royal Parks?
Matthew Pottage is using imaginative plantings, ‘conscious compromise’ and a sense of theatre to transform the green spaces
Hardy veterans have produced some of 2025’s best gardening books
New gardeners have no need to reinvent the wheelbarrow — the best advice can be gleaned from years of experience, shared
Can gardens really save the world?
The climate zeitgeist is turning to backyards, but better ratings and rewards are needed to convince us all of their true power
In pursuit of an itinerant spring
In some places, the daffodils appear in January — but elsewhere the season is fleeting
The best plants and flowers to give as presents
Gifts that keep on blooming — from seeds to bulbs to bare-root roses — offer the promise of beauty and scent to come