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Back to Grandma's House: The Story Behind Alina Hibbert's Gold Medal Garden

At 28, Alina Hibbert has just won gold at RHS Malvern Spring Festival with Back to Grandma's House — a warmly conceived indoor show garden built around house plants, terrariums, and the idea that t...

Why Garden Shows Continue to Draw the Crowds

From wildlife-friendly planting and thoughtful garden design to British craftsmanship and community spirit, our reflections from the Harrogate Spring Flower Show and BBC Gardeners' World Spring Fair.

One Small Garden

One small garden cannot do everything — but it can do something. Across twenty million UK gardens, individual choices about planting, habitat, and intention are quietly shaping a much larger landsc...

A Visit to Chideock Manor Gardens

A visit to Chideock Manor Gardens in Dorset — a garden that reveals itself gradually, with quiet structure, considered planting, and a close relationship with the surrounding landscape.

The Garden Begins to Take Shape

A reflection on the moment in early spring when a garden begins to take form, as structure softens and growth gathers momentum

Placing the Garden: Edges, Paths, and Boundaries

How paths, edges and boundaries shape the experience of a garden, bringing structure, clarity and quiet rhythm to planting

Working With the Garden, Not Against It

An exploration of working with natural rhythms in the garden, from early spring growth to ecological balance, and the importance of observation over intervention

The Quiet Structure of the English Garden

The most natural gardens are rarely accidental. Beneath the surface lies a quiet structure — guiding growth, shaping space, and bringing balance to even the most relaxed planting.

Rewilding the English Garden

Rewilding the English garden is not about abandoning control, but restoring balance — allowing space for wildflowers, pollinators, and wildlife, and recognising the quiet power of millions of indiv...

The Traditional Garden Obelisk: Sweet Peas and Structure in the English Garden

Structure has always played a quiet but essential role in the English garden. Explore how traditional garden obelisks support sweet peas and other climbing plants, bringing height, elegance, and fr...