Gardens
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People taking part in Plantlife’s conservation project say they have seen plants and wildlife thrive
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Impressions of gardens, gardeners, plants, visitors and dogs from photographer Sarah Lee as she visited the horticultural event of the year at RHS ChelseaGallery
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Since my mother’s death the spring flowers she loved bring me joy – but pierce my heart
Chitra RamaswamyIn my childhood memories my mum is hitching up her sari to snip a cutting from a stranger’s garden, or watching Gardeners World. Now crocuses, tulips and daisies are my portal to her, writes Chitra Ramaswamy -
Guerrilla gardening took me back to my roots – and to the Chelsea flower show
Tayshan Hayden-SmithOur Hands Off Mangrove garden celebrates anti-racism and the power of communities coming together after Grenfell, says guerrilla gardener Tayshan Hayden-Smith
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Unconventional garden by Lulu Urquhart and Adam Hunt features a dam and sticks pre-gnawed by beavers
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Tayshan Hayden-Smith started gardening in a plot under a concrete flyover in west London. Now he’s at the top of his game
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Some of the biggest gardens at this year’s show explore the theme of mental health. From tactile walls to busy bees, here’s how they are creating green sanctuaries
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University of Essex pilot study suggests being outdoors can help self-esteem and wellbeing
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More than 500 larvae already set free in Hampshire and Cornwall as part of project to revive declining species
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Californian poppies are is easy to grow, flower all summer and have plenty of multi-hued cultivars. You can even make yourself a nice cuppa with it
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Hard graft? Research? Why bother with all that when you can just sit back and watch miracles rise from the earth?
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As awareness grows of the environmental impact of the cut-flower industry, new growers are selling sustainable blooms straight from their fields
Allan Jenkins on gardening Planting peas and pulling nettles: the joy of dawn on the plot