May plants

7 min read

As spring gives way to summer, head gardener Åsa Gregers-Warg is in the mood for fresh fo

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Gardens Illustrated Magazine

28 April 2023

The English Garden

The shape of things to come

For many gardeners, midsummer is the highlight of the year when bountiful borders brim with blowsy blooms jostling for space. But creating planting palettes that are both pleasing to the eye and feel

Gardens Illustrated

Bombproof plants

Are you hankering after a beautiful garden that is full of diversity but also one that isn’t a burden? If so, bombproof plants are the answer. These hard-working and reliable specimens will create a g

Garden News

A cornish beauty

This South West garden has gone from dark, shady and overgrown to lush and romantic

Yours

Blooming lovely in june

Try our pick of the most beautiful plants you can buy now

Period Living

Horticultural hues

A heavenly flower border is a work of art, a living composition in which colour themes are finely balanced to wax and wane through the seasons

Garden Answers

Create a romantic summer border

Use a palette of palest pastels for this jostling, flower-filled midsummer scheme, says Helen Billiald