From a milliner inspired by topiary to a model-turned-ecological gardener and a couple who swapped jobs in telecommunications for growing vegetables, Sir David Beckham’s rural heroes tell Julie Harding why craft and the countryside are key

Fighting talk I saw the article about Greta Thunberg and others [on bigissue.com] who are willing to speak publicly about their beliefs and causes. I have been a campaigner within disability for over

The head gardener at London’s Barbican Conservatory on its ongoing renovation – and why you shouldn’t give up on houseplants I grew up in Poland where my grandma used to take me to her allotment and I

How does a fledging garden designer showcase her work? She creates something amazing on her own patch, naturally. While Emily Crowley-Wroe was studying at the Cotswold Gardening School in 2020, she us

Reader Caroline Crocker celebrates her chance to reclaim the family garden to create a plant lover’s paradise with a focus on climate resilience.

The garden was a blank canvas when I first moved in. A single tree. A lawn invaded by alkanet. London clay so hard you couldn’t push a spade in. I was more concerned with urgent matters such as the de