So much more than mud

3 min read

Soil stores carbon, soaks up rainwater and is at the core of biodiversity.

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Gardens Illustrated Magazine

23 May 2025

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Gardening

The English Home

Elevating features

New or old, our homes tend to be marked out by some distinguishing features, whether period detailing, from cornicing to eye-catching entrance hall, or contemporary shaping, such as the form of a grap

Modern Gardens

Settle in among the sunflowers

Get started today and you could be enjoying plenty of GOLDEN GARDEN moments this summer!

Garden Answers

Q&a

Our experts will help you get the best from your garden

Garden News

The problem solver

Professor Buczacki is a horticultural expert, writer and ...

Homes & Antiques

48 hours in margate

There’s a quiet yet palpable energy as you wander around Margate on the Kent coast. It’s a feeling perhaps not dissimilar to what it must have felt like in the 1730s when this little-known Tudor fishi

Country Homes & Interiors

A sparkling adventure

Discover the Sussex Winelands on a leisurely five-day tour of dynamic estates set in stunning landscapes, with guide Amy Wislocki, editor of Decanter magazine