Gardens Illustrated

04/01/2026

Award-winning garden designer Jinny Blom tells us why a fountain in Italy inspired her so much that she’s recreating it in her own garden as a space for birds to enjoy and why she’d never allow bad art into her garden.

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04/01/2026

Limited run, unlimited beauty.

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03/01/2026

Which garden stole your heart at first sight? 🌿 Garden designer Ulf Nordfjell shares with Stephanie his love for the stunning Villa Gamberaia gardens and how this Renaissance masterpiece continues to inspire his work. ✨

We also learn why he was blown away by the Noguchi Garden in California and why garden gnomes would never be allowed through the garden gate.

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03/01/2026

After my mother died, my father and I completed her ambitious plans for the garden 🌱

Designer Tom Simpson used his professional knowledge – and many plants from his show gardens – to transform the garden of his family’s modern house in Devon.

Tom drew up a plan, which he now concedes was far too ambitious. “We didn’t really stick to it – which is how it goes when you make a garden yourself, and do it over a number of years. It’s a family garden, with three people involved in it – and our three personalities are all expressed in different ways in the garden. While there was a plan, it became a team effort and a shared family passion.”

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02/01/2026

Love shows like Garden Rescue or Your Garden Made Perfect? 🌿 You might be surprised to hear that legendary plantswoman Carol Klein isn’t a fan — in fact, she recently refused to present a makeover show! 😮

In the latest episode of Talking Gardens, Carol opens up to Steph about her views on garden TV, her inspiring recovery from cancer, and the touching (and hilarious) story behind the time Valerie Finnis gave her a banana as a consolation prize. 🍌

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02/01/2026

This exclusive edition is a timeless treasure.

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01/01/2026

A first conversation with a client is like meeting someone at a party, says garden designer Dan Pearson – you have to decide if you’d like to spend more time with them.

Discover the one thing he refuses to do now, his top tips for working with clients and trusting your instincts as a designer, his favourite gardens and landscapes in the world, and why he really hates tennis courts, all on the latest episode of the Talking Gardens podcast.

We’re back for season 5, with new episodes with fantastic guests dropping every Tuesday this spring.

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01/01/2026

With a foreword by Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf, photography from around the world and 480 pages of inspiration.

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31/12/2025

Immerse yourself in beauty 🌿 Order The New Beautiful book and receive a stunning exclusive slipcase – only when you order direct with us.

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31/12/2025

The rules weren't so stringent in the 1970s...

Designer Manoj Malde Garden Design admits to Talking Gardens host Stephanie that once, when he was a child, desperate for some tropical colour, he snuck a beautiful bird of paradise plant to the UK in his suitcase when returning from a trip back to Kenya.

Tune in to episode 3 now to find out about the theme of his upcoming Chelsea garden and what it was like to get married at the show, plus all the other places and plants he would want to include in his dream garden.

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30/12/2025

What’s your desert-island plant? 🏝

For award-winning designer and queen of the new romantic garden Jo Thompson, it has to be the rose 🌹

In the latest episode of Talking Gardens, Jo tells host Steph about why this bloom has her unswerving devotion, as well as what inspired her to come out of Chelsea retirement to create her show garden for The Glasshouse, on display at the flower show all this week, and all the things she would have in her dream growing space.

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30/12/2025

After 30 years of sharing the world’s best gardens, we’ve made our first book. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑢𝑙 is a global tour of 52 breathtaking landscapes.

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A beautifully curated selection showcasing 52 of the most inspiring and innovative gardens in the UK and around the world, with a foreword by Piet Oudolf.