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The RHS and BBC Radio 2 Dog Garden at RHS Chelsea Flower Show this morning.

A garden for dogs & those who love them | Monty Don’s Dog Garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Much-loved broadcaster and esteemed gardener Monty Don stepped into the Show Garden spotlight, bringing his own design to 2025's RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

Gardens, People

Restoring Kaikōmako | The garden that sparked the Secret Gardens garden-share platform

Jane Mahoney shares the story behind Kaikōmako — her ten-year garden project in Corsair Bay, Canterbury, and the beginnings of Secret Gardens.

Pruning berries and brambles - Sage Journal X PICKY

Guides, How-to

Pruning berries & brambles, growing winter greens, fruit tree care + pruning | Early winter edible gardening

Quick tips for pruning berries & brambles, growing winter greens & herbs and winter guides for fruit tree care & pruning.

Gardening Series, Guides

Winter gardening guide | Pruning, planning & planting

Don’t let the cooler weather put you off getting outside. Winter is the best time to plant and prune deciduous trees and shrubs. And there's plenty in the edible garden to do!

Plants

How to grow, prune & care for raspberries

A guide on growing, pruning and caring for raspberry plants.

Books, Plants

How to grow pansies & violas in the garden or containers

A practical and poetic guide to transplanting pansies and violas, with tips on soil prep, container growing and supporting pollinators. Excerpt from Pansies by Brenna Estrada.

Books, Recipes

Recipe | Eggplant fries with artichoke dip

A divine recipe for eggplant fries, paired with a creamy, zesty artichoke dip. From cookbook: Take Me to Spain.

Books, Recipes

Recipe | Roasted beetroot + orange salad with berry dressing

This zesty beetroot and orange salad from the cookbook - Take Me to Spain - is as stunning as it is delicious.

Books, Recipes

Recipe | Grapefruit + basil gin & tonic with smoky paprika nuts

A pretty and refreshing twist on the classic G&T from cookbook: Take Me to Spain.

Guides, How-to

What to do in your edible garden in mid-late autumn | Fruit tree care, supporting pollinators & strawberries planting

Mulching fruit trees, growing strawberries from runners, supporting pollinators, pruning feijoas & checking over fruit trees.

Gillian Swinton ‘The Good life’ - Growing Garlic

Books, Guides, Plants

How to grow garlic | A homesteader’s guide to growing garlic

Gillian Swinton shares her tips for growing garlic as a self-sufficient crop. Words from her modern homesteading book: The Good Life.

Guides, How-to, Plants

Everything you need to know about growing & caring for dahlias

Dahlia lovers, this one’s for you. A roundup of all of our top articles for growing, caring for and propagating dahlias.

Guides

The pros & cons of keeping chickens in an urban backyard

We reckon keeping chickens is pretty rad: A little bit frugal, a little bit feral and a little bit fancy. Here are some pros (and cons) of keeping chickens in your garden, according to Phoebe Atkinson.

Books, Gardens, People

From backyard to book | Kimberly Andrews on her children’s book, ‘Giraffe the Gardener’

Kimberly Andrews shares how her own garden and other green spaces influenced her latest children’s book, Giraffe the Gardener

Guides

Mid autumn gardening | A quick task rundown

A quick run down of tasks you need to focus on in the garden for early autumn.

Beech Strawberry, Cyttaria gunnii, Rebecca Bowater

Books, Plants

Forager’s favourites | 6 interesting edible fungi to find in Aotearoa

This article highlights six edible fungi found in Aotearoa, selected from A Naturalist’s Guide to the Fungi of Aotearoa New Zealand by ecologist Ruben Mita

Gardening Series, How-to, Plants

A comprehensive guide to planting & growing spring bulbs | Autumn gardening

A complete guide to which spring bulbs, and how to plant and grow them, this autumn.

Guides

Sowing success | Autumn seed sowing tips

Learn how to sow hardy annuals in autumn with key tips on spacing, direct sowing vs. seed trays, and the best methods for growing sweet peas, sugar snaps and snow peas.

How-to, Plants

How to grow strawberries from runners

A guide on growing strawberries from runners in autumn.

People

The people behind the gardens: Our most-loved stories of 2024

Meet the artists, chefs, winemakers and homesteaders whose love for plants and the land shaped our favourite people-stories of 2024.

Gardens, People

‘Tussock’ | Landscape architect Louise Dunning Morrow’s Marlborough family garden

A conversation and home garden tour with landscape architect Louise Dunning Morrow on designing gardens that inspire — from Marlborough to the world.

Gardening Series, Guides

The autumn overview | Autumn gardening

While the allure of knitwear and fireside evenings still seems far off, the shift in the seasons is upon us. With dropping temperatures and the return of the rain comes a whole new series of gardening tasks.

Gardens, Travel

Exploring secret gardens: The story behind the UK’s G&T Garden Tours

Jason Goodwin and Simon Tiffin turned their passion for horticulture into G&T Garden Tours, offering exclusive access to some of Dorset and Somerset’s most remarkable private gardens. [Discount inside!]

Two Raw Sisters, Harissa Carrots, Whipped Feta + Herb Carrot Top Oil

Recipes

Top 10 garden-to-table recipes of the year

A roundup of our most-loved recipes in 2024.

Guides, How-to

Best growing advice of 2024 | Top 10 garden guides

A list of our most-read and best loved growing advice in 2024.

Books, Recipes

Recipe | Persimmon, tamarind + date chutney

Rowan Bishop’s recipe for persimmon, tamarind + date chutney, to pair with pies, curries, egg dishes, or a delicious addition for sandwiches and on crackers.