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Discover some of the enduring friendships of horticulture

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We found Monty! He’s with a four legged friend at the Guide Dogs 90th anniversary garden #RHSChelsea #ChelseaFlowerShow #the_rhs

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Virtual Chelsea Flower Show 2020 starts today with members day. Here's what to watch

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Gardening you can do in isolation

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Here's where you can still order gardening supplies and plants from

Nurseries and plant shops with mail order available

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Big news for horticulture: the @nationaltrust acquires Gertrude Jekyll's Munstead Wood home

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Nurseries and plant shops offering mail order (NOTE: a regularly changing list)

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#NoMowMay : Learn how gardens can help reverse the rapid decline in wildflowers in Britain #everyflowercounts

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📢Nurseries and plant shops! Who is still doing mail order? We'd like to compile a list. Please let us know in this thread #CoronavirusLockdownUK

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The 30 most influential people in gardening

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Discover beautiful and long lasting Persicaria

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Opinion: There are brilliant women in gardening: why don’t we see more of them? Read designer @charlotteharris on #InternationalWomensDay #InternationalWomenDay2020

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How often should you be mowing? Here's a reason to cut down

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How gardening can help our mental health

How gardening is good for us: Sue Stuart-Smith on gardening and our mental health

Psychiatrist Sue Stuart-Smith explains how connecting with nature and gardens can help stress

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Who else loves globe thistles?!

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The psychiatrist and psychotherapist on gardening and its connection with our well-being

How gardening is good for us: Sue Stuart-Smith on gardening and our mental health

Psychiatrist Sue Stuart-Smith explains how connecting with nature and gardens can help stress

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In episode 4 of the @GdnsIllustrated RHS Chelsea Flower Show podcast, @chrisbeardshaw tells staff writer @AlysHurn what excites him most about his @NSPCC garden for @MorganStanley this year

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'1878: Fanny Rollo Wilkinson persuades the men-only Crystal Palace School of Landscape Gardening and Practical Horticulture to admit her, and becomes the first female landscape gardener. '

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It's vital that we start making our gardens biodiverse #NoMowMay

Everything you need to know about No Mow May and why you shouldn't mow the lawn in May

No Mow May encourages gardeners to leave their mowers in the shed and transform their lawns into havens of biodiversity. Illustration Lesley Buckingham

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Gardens Illustrated photographers pick their favourite images of 2020

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Here's Keith Wiley's Wildside garden in Devon at daybreak the day we were there to shoot it. Turn on the sound for the beautiful dawn chorus

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Blog: Why British flowers are not just for #BritishFlowersWeek 🌻🌷🌼

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The BBC People's Choice Award for Garden of the Decade has been announced #RHSChelsea

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'I think Instagram is really opening up a new world. I’ve learned things about horticulture I would never have learned in a million years from traditional media.' Meet @botanygeek

James Wong on houseplants and his interest in Instagram

The self-confessed plant geek on the fun of putting the detective work into horticulture, his love of houseplants and his fascination with Instagram.

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Huge congratulations to @jasonphotos for winning Features Photographer of the Year @gmgawards with this @GdnsIllustrated feature #gmgawards

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Gardening is good for us

Plants with medicinal qualities: how to create an apothecary garden

Discover how to create a modern apothecary garden

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Happy Valentine's Day ❤️ We love this romantic planting at Forde Abbey captured by Jason Ingram.

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The full timetable of RHS Virtual Chelsea Flower Show #RHSChelsea

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Who else is excited about peony season?

How to grow peonies for beautiful early summer flower displays

Peonies offer voluptuous blooms to grace your garden from late spring until July. Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall and Claire Austin give tips on how to grow these alluring flowers

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A topiary and Corten steel in a small north London garden by Arne Maynard

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The stunning gardens at Folly Farm, designed originally by Edwin Lutyens, have been revitalised by @thedanpearson . Anna Pavord visits the garden for the May issue of @GdnsIllustrated , on sale now. Photo by @jasonphotos

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Verbena: what is it and the best for your garden

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Forde Abbey: the tulip display that gets better each year

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What was the first property acquired by the National Trust in 1896? Retweet this post with your answer & mention @nationaltrust & @GdnsIllustrated using #GI25prizes by 10am tomorrow 16/05/18.

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Over how many years have Haws been manufacturing watering cans? Retweet this post with your answer & mention @HawsWateringCan & @GdnsIllustrated using #GI25prizes by 10am tomorrow 24/05/18 for your chance to win.

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In memory of the life and work of garden designer John Brookes, who died last week, here is the profile @GdnsIllustrated ran on him back in 2012. Words by Tim Richardson. Photo by Charlie Hopkinson.

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8 years

Congrats @taylorsclematis Clematis chilisanensis Amber - Plant of the Year #chelseaflowershow

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6 years

The February issue of @GdnsIllustrated goes on sale tomorrow! Here's a first look at the cover. Inside you'll find 100 beautiful and useful plants chosen by garden designer Sarah Price. Cover shot by @clivenichols

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Thank you @ANGELACHARDING for all the gorgeous pics for @GdnsIllustrated over the last 4 years. Fond farewell. http://t.co/p7TScK1pCM

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"Say No to Plastic Grass and Plants" has launched and received widespread support.

Garden designers support 'Say No to Plastic Grass' campaign

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7 years

Looking to inject some colour into your garden during the winter months? Check out the winter stems in the Nov issue of @GdnsIllustrated

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How to stay at home but *still* visit a garden

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What would you pay for a snowdrop bulb?

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Find out why James Wong ( @Botanygeek ) would now prefer to fill his garden with foliage over flowers in episode four of our brand new podcast, #TalkingGardens 🌿

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We love this garden in Spain from designer Álvaro Sampedro who has created a rich tapestry of planting for a lauded chef’s wedding venue garden

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Visit Kew Gardens for just £1? New pricing at Kew and sister site Wakehurst begins tomorrow. Full details here.

Visit Kew Gardens for just £1

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7 years

An RHS gold medal has been awarded to the Royal Bank of Canada Garden by @charlotteharris

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Who else loves geums?!

Geum: How to grow geums

Expert advice on how to grow geums, including how and where to plant them, plus the best varieties to grow.

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Discover Villa Pisani Bolognesi Scalabrin’s stunning wildflower tulip meadow 🌷

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Who else loves salvias?

9 of the best salvias great for late season colour

There's over 900 species of salvia, offering a long flowering period and a great diversity of flower colour. Here's nine favourite from expert William Dyson

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These may look like Mother Nature's work, but in fact they are all created from scratch by artist Amanda Cobbett

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Charles Dowding's latest book is out today! Here he is on no dig gardening @charlesdowding @dkbooks

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Beautiful pictures of wildlife win South Downs National Park photography competition

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This month's Gardens Illustrated is out now. Don't miss our exclusive list of beautiful and useful plants collated by experts from Highgrove Gardens, Gravetye Manor, Sissinghurst and more. Plus garden design trends, hellebores and lots more...

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Roses from Sissinghurst Castle: 15 of the best

Roses from Sissinghurst: 15 of the best

Sissinghurst head gardener Troy Scott Smith selects 15 of Vita Sackville-West's favourite roses, still found growing at the famous garden.

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#spring has well and truly sprung! Why not make a record of what’s out in your garden? Here’s a perfect selection for an #easterbonnet

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Gardens Illustrated’s first issue of 2020 features a tantalising list of beautiful and useful plants picked by expert head gardeners from all over, including from Highgrove Gardens, Gravetye Manor and more. It's out on newsstands now

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Who else loves hellebores?

Hellebores: How to plant, care for and sow hellebores

All you need to know about sowing, planting and growing hellebores plus, the best varieties to grow, recommended by plant experts.

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The @GdnsIllustrated team would like to wish you all a Happy New Year and successful gardening season ahead!

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“I try to capture the essence,” says plantsman Keith Wiley of his technique at his garden Wildside in Devon which works in harmony with nature and is magnificent

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The @GdnsIllustrated team is delighted to have won 2015 Garden Publication of the Year @gmgawards . Yippee!

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The February issue goes on sale tomorrow - Rosemary Alexander chooses 100 plants for an English country garden. A must read!

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Phil Sterling is a man on a mission – to convert every motorway embankment, every roadside verge, every unloved patch of grass in our under-resourced urban parks, even every golf course, into a flower-rich haven for wildlife!

Phil Sterling on roadside verges and supporting moths and butterflies

The ecologist who hatched a plan to bring more moths and butterflies into our lives, on creating the right conditions for wildflowers to thrive.

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Which two designers is Crocus working with at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show? Retweet this post with your answer & mention @crocus .co.uk & @GdnsIllustrated using #GI25prizes by 10am tomorrow 23/05/18 for your chance to win

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Day 23 of #GI25prizes . We’re offering one of these lovely indoor, copper, English-made, 1-litre watering cans from @HawsWateringCan . For your chance to win, answer the question that follows by 10am tomorrow 24/05/18. T&Cs follow

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Four drought tolerant planting combinations from the Olivier and Clara Filippi's garden in France

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Filmmaker, activist and gardener Derek Jarman died on this day in 1994. Discover more about his Prospect Cottage and the plans afoot to save it for the nation

Campaign launched to save Derek Jarman's Prospect Cottage and garden

The artist and filmmaker Derek Jarman's Prospect Cottage is the subject of a public fundraising campaign

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Good morning! The Gardens Illustrated team are at Chelsea press day. Here are a few sneak peaks at the exquisite autumn-themed colour palette on display at the show this year...🍂🌳🍄 We will be posting updates across social media throughout today - so stay tuned!

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We have a very special garden tour coming up for you: the first in our virtual garden tour series, where gardens offer up a look at what is happening in their borders at the moment. Stay tuned for our first, at Iford Manor

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Wishing all @GdnsIllustrated readers a bloomingly good #EasterWeekend - be sure to enjoy the gorgeous #cherryblossoms

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As we all prepare for time in isolation, here are things you can do in your garden or with plants to help pass the time and stay healthy. And if you're spending less going out, why not donate to garden charities and organisations that are closing?

Gardening you can do in lockdown

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Is the wild poppy Papaver rhoeas a perennial or an annual? Retweet this post with your answer & mention @ChilternSeeds & @GdnsIllustrated using #GI25prizes by 10am tomorrow 11/05/18.

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NHS pattern wins creative stripes lawn competition

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The best plants for a cottage garden style 🌷🌻🌹🌺💚

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We can't wait to share our next virtual tour with you! This week it's a chance to head around Chastleton Garden in Oxfordshire. Stay tuned for more...

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Swedish plantsman Peter Korn is a pioneer of growing in sand, and his glorious new garden near Malmö is testament to its success.

Peter Korn's pioneering nursery and garden near Malmö

Swedish plantsman Peter Korn is a pioneer of growing in sand, and his glorious new garden near Malmö is testament to its success

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We're delighted to announce that Lucy Bellamy has been appointed the new editor of @GdnsIllustrated . Read more here

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Congratulations to Lucy Bellamy who joins @GdnsIllustrated as the new editor:

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Some good news for butterflies with the results of the Big Butterfly Count officially in @Savebutterflies

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The borders at Gravetye Manor: discover which plants you need to build up a long season of interest

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Favourite National Trust garden revealed after Gardens Illustrated reader vote

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Yeo Valley Chelsea Flower Show plants used for garden in intensive care unit

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Don't forget to watch this film for free this weekend

Piet Oudolf garden movie to be screened online this weekend

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Best organic nurseries

Discover the best organic nurseries in the UK, so you can create a more sustainable garden that is both beautiful and good for the environment

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The ten best Chelsea Flower Show Gardens #RHSChelsea

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Are garden centres and nurseries open in second lockdown?

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The ten best Chelsea Show Gardens since 2000: Annie Gatti picks the favourites #RHSChelsea

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Tokachi Millennium Forest, The 1,000-year garden: discover more about this space and Dan Pearson's work on the Meadow Garden

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Chelsea Flower Show 2020 virtual line-up announced #RHSChelsea

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Rather taken by 2nd place Plant of the Year Geum 'Scarlet Tempest' @hardyplants #RHSChelseaFlowerShow

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Read all about @Tommasseyuk 's garden for @royalentsoc

Chelsea 2023: Guide to Tom Massey's Royal Entomological Society Garden

Designer Tom Massey and the Royal Entomological Society want to encourage us all to engage with the bugs in our gardens

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National Gardening Week kicks off with horticultural stars encouraging the nation to get out into gardens and nature #NationalGardeningWeek

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On our merry way back to Bristol, thrilled to have won Garden Publication of the Year at #gmgawards #bitdrunknow http://t.co/NoFJcflahY

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Discover the stunning garden of Spanish landscape architecture practice Lur, which acts as a test bed for an exciting approach to planting

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We asked @helenpicot which are the best asters and Michaelmas daisies to grow in your garden

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Campaign launched to save Derek Jarman’s Prospect Cottage and garden

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Our favourite seed suppliers: for all your seed-ordering needs

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Nursery of the month: Discover Kevock Garden Plants near Edinburgh

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There are still some autumn plant fairs happening this year including a @RarePlantFair and one at @GreatDixter

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Piet Oudolf garden documentary Five Seasons: the Gardens of Piet Oudolf to be screened online this weekend

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Name the famous, historic gardener associated with Gravetye Manor. Retweet this post with your answer & mention @GravteyeManor & @GdnsIllustrated using #GI25prizes by 10am tomorrow 26/05/18 for your chance to win. Good luck!

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