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True grit
Swedish plantsman Peter Korn is a pioneer of growing in sand, and his glorious new garden near Malmö is testament to its success
CECILY WITHALL
Kew's first female climbing arborist since the 1980s, Cecily is part of a team that maintains the botanical garden's impressive collection of 12,000 trees
ADDED INTEREST?
Columnist Ken Thompson urges caution over so-called miracle garden products; they're not always all they're cracked up to be
June plants
In early summer, head gardener Åsa Gregers-Warg is spoilt for choice with a fabulous mix of richly coloured and delicate flowers, fabulous foliage and silky tactile grasses
A WIDER VISION
Landscape designer Chris Beardshaw has created a fresh garden and landscape on ahilly and neglected site in the Cotswolds
GROWING FOR GOLD
From first-timers to multiple medal winners, we talk to five of the nurseries exhibiting in Chelsea's Great Pavilion this year to find out more about the plans and preparations they are making to ensure a winning display
SHOW GARDEN PROFILES
We talk to the designers behind a selection of this year's show gardens about what has influenced and inspired their choices
In at the deep end
A new nursery that specialises in water plants is facing one of its biggest and most exciting challenges this year exhibiting at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the first time
Granular detail
In work that explores texture and variation, wood artist Darren Appiagyei showcases the natural beauty of his raw materials warts and all
Fleeting beauties
Cherry blossom is a cultural icon in Japan, and a school teacher there has made it his lifelong mission to ensure the longevity of the Japanese cherry tree by raising a series of remarkable hybrids
MANOJ MALDE
The garden designer, show judge, RHS ambassador and television presenter on changing careers, making a splash with colour, and promoting inclusivity and diversity within the gardening community
Stone gold
With deceptively simple design and a masterful use of rock, Peter Berg has crafted a polished family garden froma steeply sloping site
The new bedding
Talk of bedding can conjure images of gaudily coloured, over-fertilised blooms, but many annuals, biennials and even tender houseplants can help fill gaps and offer a sensational summer garden peak. Here, three experts recommend their favourites
Rich tapestry
In west London, Butter Wakefield has created a timeless and immersive garden that's inviting to people and pollinators alike
DISPORUM
These delicate woodlanders with fairy-bell flowers make the perfect companions to hostas and ferns, and are relatively easy-going provided you offer them a moist and shady spot
True to form
The sympathetic renovation of a historic garden in Cornwall takes inspiration from one of its most famous sons, the naturalist John Davies Enys
TRUE COLOURS
Do gardens need a carefully considered colour scheme, or are they better when a mix of spontaneous, clashing colours come to the fore? Alice Vincent is undecided
Sow where they grow
Sowing seeds where they are to grow is an easy, bother-free way to bring colour to your garden. Here, three experts recommend their favourite flowers for growing direct
Flow of ideas
A creative meeting of minds has produced a dramatic spring garden of contrasts, with water at its heart
Natural selection
At Twelve Nunns Nursery in Lincolnshire, it has taken 20 years for three new erythroniums to be offered for sale
Grass roots
Bio-designer Zena Holloway goes back to basics with her organic sculptures, fashioned from wheatgrass grown at home
Colour magic
In his garden in the Irish village of Kiltegan artist TJ Maher paints with plants, which in mid to late spring means tulips galore
GEMMA JEROME
The director of Building with Nature on the need to put nature at the heart of development, and why we may have to rethink our desire for our own private gardens
Room for a view
Stefano Marinaz has created year-round interest in this small urban garden, providing spaces to share with friends and with wildlife
RANUNCULUS
Ranunculus asiaticus has long been a popular florist's flower, but a number of new garden cultivars can now offer home growers spring colour for the garden and vase
Artistry of nature
Within the bucolic garden of his family farm, Emmanuel de Quillacq has created a contemporary space inspired by the local Flemish art
In The Kitchen
As the year draws to a close Jojo finds ways to preserve summer’s flavour through the raw months, and makes the most of a glut of grapes
Ahead Of The Curve
Crafted from the timber of 150-year-old oaks, Gaze Burvill’s furniture celebrates tradition, but it is made using cutting-edge technology
Potagers
When is a vegetable garden not a vegetable garden? When it’s a potager of course. But does the distinction come down to anything more than pretension or French good taste?
12 Of Helen And Vicky's Favourite Conifers
12 Of Helen And Vicky's Favourite Conifers