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Horniman Museum's Wes Shaw
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
Earliest gardening memory As a child, getting dragged along to garden centres every weekend by my mum and hating it. Now I love it. Who has inspired …
12 hours ago
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Gardening
How to reduce plastic use in the garden
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
Our nursery and garden centre EdibleCulture has been selling plastic free for a season. The big difference between us and a lot of other places, is …
2 days ago
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What is The Big Compost Experiment?
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
‘Biodegradable’ and ‘compostable’ are words we are seeing emblazoned on plastics more and more. And what those words actually mean, should be simple …
2 days ago
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Gardens Illustrated magazine goes plastic wrap free
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
We are delighted to announce that Gardens Illustrated‘s subscriber copies will now go out to home in a paper wrap, as opposed to a plastic one. Many …
2 days ago
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Gardens Illustrated's Christmas quiz
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
Here’s our Gardens Illustrated Christmas quiz to test your botanical and general garden knowledge. There’s no prize for the highest score, but let us …
3 days ago
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Gardens to visit in December
Gardens Illustrated - Tom Brown
In this month of parties and overindulgence, there’s nothing quite like burning off those extra calories in a beautiful landscape. Even better if it …
3 days ago
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Plants
Plants for December
Gardens Illustrated - Tom Brown
In late spring and early summer this perennial honesty has white flowers with hints of lilac above dark-green, finely toothed leaves. During …
3 days ago
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Tropical planting display in a Victorian bird cage
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
As a gardener, I hold a special place in my heart for Victorian greenhouses, which are an invaluable warm refuge on a cold day. Spilling with …
6 days ago
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Extraordinary trees from around the world
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
Jonathan Drori’s book Around the World in 80 Trees focuses on plant science to explore how trees play a role in every part of human life. To celebrate …
6 days ago
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How to clean rusty tools
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
On a day-to-day basis, you need only scrape the soil off your tools and quickly wipe them over with an oily rag or plunge them into an oil and sand …
November 28
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How to sharpen secateurs
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
Remove any sap that has built up on the inside of the blade and wipe the steel with an oily rag. Then hold the open secateurs in your left hand and …
November 28
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Vertical forests created for buildings in Cairo
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
An initiative to create a greener Cairo includes the construction of three cube-shaped buildings clad in plants. The buildings, situated in the south …
November 28
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Plants
Rosemary is now a salvia, according to RHS
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
Rosemary is to undergo a change in scientific name after research conducted by the RHS has shown that it is in fact a salvia. The plant used to be …
November 27
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Sissinghurst Castle Garden welcomes winter visitors for the first time
Gardens Illustrated - Katie Dutton
The magnificent garden at Sissinghurst Castle will now be open in all seasons, come rain, shine… or snow! The renowned Kent garden, created by Vita …
November 26
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Royal Horticultural Society
Chelsea Flower Show 2020: Hortus Loci on the challenges of an organic show garden
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
We were actually thinking of having a break from RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year. The Chelsea Flower Show is a hideous addiction but we have …
November 26
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Royal Horticultural Society
Chelsea Flower Show 2020 past gardens by Sam Ovens
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
Initial details of this year’s Chelsea Flower Show have been released, with gardens for Facebook, the Body Shop and Yeo Valley all announced. Several …
November 26
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Royal Horticultural Society
Chelsea Flower Show 2020 past gardens by Robert Myers
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
Initial details of this year’s Chelsea Flower Show have been released, with gardens for Facebook, the Body Shop and Yeo Valley all announced. Several …
November 26
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Royal Horticultural Society
Chelsea Flower Show 2020 Tom Massey's past gardens
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
Initial details of this year’s Chelsea Flower Show have been released, with gardens from Facebook, the Body Shop and Yeo Valley all announced. …
November 26
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Royal Horticultural Society
Chelsea Flower Show 2020 Sarah Eberle's past gardens
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
Initial details of this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show have been released, with gardens from Facebook, the Body Shop and Yeo Valley all announced. …
November 26
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Royal Horticultural Society
Chelsea Flower Show 2020 Matt Keightley's past gardens
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
Initial details of this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show have been released, with gardens from Facebook, the Body Shop and Yeo Valley all announced. …
November 26
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Royal Horticultural Society
Chelsea Flower Show 2020 Charlotte Harris and Hugo Bugg's past gardens
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
Initial details of this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show have been released, with gardens for Facebook, the Body Shop and Yeo Valley all announced. …
November 26
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Royal Horticultural Society
Chelsea Flower Show 2020: climate change gardens and themes announced
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
The RHS Chelsea Flower Show has announced its initial gardens and designers, many of which are themed around the challenges of our changing …
November 26
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Plants
A prairie garden and how to plant one
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
Prairie garden planting need not be a mess. More appealing still, prairie planting is reassuringly low maintenance. Within a framework of crisply …
November 25
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English Gardens
A prairie garden at Redhill Lodge in Rutland
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
Redhill Lodge has sloping, prairie-style planting within a formal context. The Rutland garden measures 70m x 40m out of a five-acre garden and has …
November 25
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Decorations
Make your own hanging willow Christmas decorations
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
It’s the time of the year to start thinking about your Christmas decorations. There’s a huge amount of material you can use in your garden and making …
November 22
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Winners announced for the Garden Media Guild Awards 2019
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
Winners of the Garden Media Guild Awards 2019 have been announced, following the awards lunch at the Savoy in London. The annual awards celebrate the …
November 21
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Landscaping
A geometric and naturalistic garden in the Netherlands
Gardens Illustrated - Stephanie Mahon
De Tuin van Fortmond. is a home featuring a garden with strong bones and naturalistic planting in the Dutch style, near Olst in the east Netherlands. …
November 21
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Scientists discover genetic basis of resistance to ash tree dieback
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
A new study, researched by scientists from Queen Mary University of London and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, offers hope in the battle to protect …
November 19
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How to make a Christmas wreath using natural materials
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
Homemade Christmas wreaths are an excellent way of avoiding buying tired decorations, being creative, and connecting with the plants in your garden …
November 20
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A contemporary garden around a 17th century farmhouse
Gardens Illustrated - Daisy Bowie-Sell
Chris Moss‘s design is a contemporary garden in a traditional setting around a 17th-century farmhouse on the Weald in West Sussex. It is three acres …
November 20