The Garden magazine

Each month The Garden magazine, available digitally or as a paper version, contains an exciting selection of features for all RHS members, whatever their gardening interest. Read the latest developments in horticulture, see gardens to visit and discover RHS news such as shows, plant trials and how our charitable work can help people’s lives

December 2024

Cover of the December issue of The Garden
Cover of the December issue of The Garden

Inside the issue

Discover elegant mahonias with fragrant golden blooms that bring a touch of sophistication to winter gardens. Explore the highs and lows, trends and talking points from a year in gardening. Uncover the history of Clematis cirrhosa var. purpurascens ‘Freckles’ AGM – with Spanish island origins and meet the breeding maestro who saw its potential. Get four experts’ recommendations for winter pot fillers. Take a trip to a Devon garden, which has transformed into a masterpiece of contrasts.

Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

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Features from the magazine

The Garden is dedicated to creating informative, inspiring articles with outstanding photography that will appeal to gardeners at all skill levels. Produced by an enthusiastic, knowledgeable team and expert contributors, and backed by the authority of the RHS, it shares the best in gardening with RHS members every month.

RHS news & activities

Plants

Gardens & gardeners

Practical advice & science

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Things to do

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Recent issues in 2024

Get ready to go peat-free: What you need to know and tips to prepare. Discover the remarkable story of the woman for whom Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’ is named. See how winter-flowering heathers fill the short days of winter with colour and joy. Get four expert perennial picks for cut flowers that are resilient, sustainable and long-blooming. See how one RHS Partner Garden in Somerset shines in the coldest season.Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

January 2024

Get ready to go peat-free: What you need to know and tips to prepare. Discover the remarkable story of the woman for whom Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’ is named. See how winter-flowering heathers fill the short days of winter with colour and joy. Get four expert perennial picks for cut flowers that are resilient, sustainable and long-blooming. See how one RHS Partner Garden in Somerset shines in the coldest season.

Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

Learn about trees, the state of nature, and turning gardens into wildlife havens as Chris Packham talks to Kate Bradbury. Explore the history of soil and its role in gardens over time. Discover sasanqua camellias, perfect for brightening the darkest months. Get four expert plant recommendations for creating shelter and seclusion. Visit a London garden where ornate tiles and sandstone setts transform a small space into a cosy, eclectic cocoon.Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

November 2024

Learn about trees, the state of nature, and turning gardens into wildlife havens as Chris Packham talks to Kate Bradbury. Explore the history of soil and its role in gardens over time. Discover sasanqua camellias, perfect for brightening the darkest months. Get four expert plant recommendations for creating shelter and seclusion. Visit a London garden where ornate tiles and sandstone setts transform a small space into a cosy, eclectic cocoon.

Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

See six science-based planting schemes to help you choose plants for tricky garden areas. Learn how family tradition is being kept alive with the supply of fruit trees at Keepers Nursery in Kent. Explore four expert picks for top evergreen ferns. Find some of the best Japanese maples, among 1,000 cultivars, to use in the garden at home. Tour a North Yorkshire garden filled with autumn colour from late perennials and self-seeding plants.Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

October 2024

See six science-based planting schemes to help you choose plants for tricky garden areas. Learn how family tradition is being kept alive with the supply of fruit trees at Keepers Nursery in Kent. Explore four expert picks for top evergreen ferns. Find some of the best Japanese maples, among 1,000 cultivars, to use in the garden at home. Tour a North Yorkshire garden filled with autumn colour from late perennials and self-seeding plants.

Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

Get ready to go peat-free: What you need to know and tips to prepare. Discover the remarkable story of the woman for whom Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’ is named. See how winter-flowering heathers fill the short days of winter with colour and joy. Get four expert perennial picks for cut flowers that are resilient, sustainable and long-blooming. See how one RHS Partner Garden in Somerset shines in the coldest season.Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

January 2024

Get ready to go peat-free: What you need to know and tips to prepare. Discover the remarkable story of the woman for whom Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Jelena’ is named. See how winter-flowering heathers fill the short days of winter with colour and joy. Get four expert perennial picks for cut flowers that are resilient, sustainable and long-blooming. See how one RHS Partner Garden in Somerset shines in the coldest season.

Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

Learn about trees, the state of nature, and turning gardens into wildlife havens as Chris Packham talks to Kate Bradbury. Explore the history of soil and its role in gardens over time. Discover sasanqua camellias, perfect for brightening the darkest months. Get four expert plant recommendations for creating shelter and seclusion. Visit a London garden where ornate tiles and sandstone setts transform a small space into a cosy, eclectic cocoon.Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

November 2024

Learn about trees, the state of nature, and turning gardens into wildlife havens as Chris Packham talks to Kate Bradbury. Explore the history of soil and its role in gardens over time. Discover sasanqua camellias, perfect for brightening the darkest months. Get four expert plant recommendations for creating shelter and seclusion. Visit a London garden where ornate tiles and sandstone setts transform a small space into a cosy, eclectic cocoon.

Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

See six science-based planting schemes to help you choose plants for tricky garden areas. Learn how family tradition is being kept alive with the supply of fruit trees at Keepers Nursery in Kent. Explore four expert picks for top evergreen ferns. Find some of the best Japanese maples, among 1,000 cultivars, to use in the garden at home. Tour a North Yorkshire garden filled with autumn colour from late perennials and self-seeding plants.Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

October 2024

See six science-based planting schemes to help you choose plants for tricky garden areas. Learn how family tradition is being kept alive with the supply of fruit trees at Keepers Nursery in Kent. Explore four expert picks for top evergreen ferns. Find some of the best Japanese maples, among 1,000 cultivars, to use in the garden at home. Tour a North Yorkshire garden filled with autumn colour from late perennials and self-seeding plants.

Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

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