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

May 2025

Cover of the May 2025 issue of The Garden
Cover of the May 2025 issue of The Garden

Inside the issue

Hear from Monty Don about the joy of designing with dogs for his first RHS Chelsea Flower Show garden. Learn how gardeners can help butterflies soar again in 2025. Discover Norfolk-based The Plantsman’s Preference with its treasure trove of plants. Try using lilacs in the garden – from scented classics to new cultivars that bloom twice. Explore the charismatic gardens of Suffolk’s Wyken Hall. Get four expert selections of plants to fill gardens with fragrance. Uncover a dynamic planting scheme in a compact London garden.

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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 2025

Stave off the winter gloom with the spellbinding beauty of supremely hardy Hamamelis. Explore AI and gardening and whether it is time to embrace this momentous technological innovation. Discover the tale of Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ and the man who made it famous. See four experts’ picks for top everlasting blooms for growing and drying. Visit the garden at Wiltshire’s Iford Manor – a magical sanctuary steeped in history.Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

January 2025

Stave off the winter gloom with the spellbinding beauty of supremely hardy Hamamelis. Explore AI and gardening and whether it is time to embrace this momentous technological innovation. Discover the tale of Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ and the man who made it famous. See four experts’ picks for top everlasting blooms for growing and drying. Visit the garden at Wiltshire’s Iford Manor – a magical sanctuary steeped in history.

Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

In this grow your own food special: Discover plants with flowers or foliage that taste as good as they look. Dive into the history of near-forgotten crops and their horticultural champions. Learn about atragene clematis, an early-flowering climber that is great for small gardens. Get four expert picks for fruit and veg to grow in shady spots. Take a tour of the experimental woodland Oakwood at the heart of RHS Wisley, Surrey. Explore a theatrical Hertfordshire garden as it bounces into spring.Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

April 2025

In this grow your own food special: Discover plants with flowers or foliage that taste as good as they look. Dive into the history of near-forgotten crops and their horticultural champions. Learn about atragene clematis, an early-flowering climber that is great for small gardens. Get four expert picks for fruit and veg to grow in shady spots. Take a tour of the experimental woodland Oakwood at the heart of RHS Wisley, Surrey. Explore a theatrical Hertfordshire garden as it bounces into spring.

Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

Discover glamorous magnolias that deserve a place in all spring gardens. Uncover the story of Sir Peter Smithers – a real-life inspiration for James Bond – and a daphne named for him. Meet the greenspeople – plant-savvy specialists that turn the silver screen green. Get four expert picks on small evergreen trees to plant now. Find a treasure trove of spring surprises in the woodland at Beth Chatto’s garden in Essex. Visit a West Sussex garden that transports visitors to a blissful Japanese sanctum.Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

March 2025

Discover glamorous magnolias that deserve a place in all spring gardens. Uncover the story of Sir Peter Smithers – a real-life inspiration for James Bond – and a daphne named for him. Meet the greenspeople – plant-savvy specialists that turn the silver screen green. Get four expert picks on small evergreen trees to plant now. Find a treasure trove of spring surprises in the woodland at Beth Chatto’s garden in Essex. Visit a West Sussex garden that transports visitors to a blissful Japanese sanctum.

Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

Stave off the winter gloom with the spellbinding beauty of supremely hardy Hamamelis. Explore AI and gardening and whether it is time to embrace this momentous technological innovation. Discover the tale of Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ and the man who made it famous. See four experts’ picks for top everlasting blooms for growing and drying. Visit the garden at Wiltshire’s Iford Manor – a magical sanctuary steeped in history.Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

January 2025

Stave off the winter gloom with the spellbinding beauty of supremely hardy Hamamelis. Explore AI and gardening and whether it is time to embrace this momentous technological innovation. Discover the tale of Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ and the man who made it famous. See four experts’ picks for top everlasting blooms for growing and drying. Visit the garden at Wiltshire’s Iford Manor – a magical sanctuary steeped in history.

Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

In this grow your own food special: Discover plants with flowers or foliage that taste as good as they look. Dive into the history of near-forgotten crops and their horticultural champions. Learn about atragene clematis, an early-flowering climber that is great for small gardens. Get four expert picks for fruit and veg to grow in shady spots. Take a tour of the experimental woodland Oakwood at the heart of RHS Wisley, Surrey. Explore a theatrical Hertfordshire garden as it bounces into spring.Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

April 2025

In this grow your own food special: Discover plants with flowers or foliage that taste as good as they look. Dive into the history of near-forgotten crops and their horticultural champions. Learn about atragene clematis, an early-flowering climber that is great for small gardens. Get four expert picks for fruit and veg to grow in shady spots. Take a tour of the experimental woodland Oakwood at the heart of RHS Wisley, Surrey. Explore a theatrical Hertfordshire garden as it bounces into spring.

Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

Discover glamorous magnolias that deserve a place in all spring gardens. Uncover the story of Sir Peter Smithers – a real-life inspiration for James Bond – and a daphne named for him. Meet the greenspeople – plant-savvy specialists that turn the silver screen green. Get four expert picks on small evergreen trees to plant now. Find a treasure trove of spring surprises in the woodland at Beth Chatto’s garden in Essex. Visit a West Sussex garden that transports visitors to a blissful Japanese sanctum.Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

March 2025

Discover glamorous magnolias that deserve a place in all spring gardens. Uncover the story of Sir Peter Smithers – a real-life inspiration for James Bond – and a daphne named for him. Meet the greenspeople – plant-savvy specialists that turn the silver screen green. Get four expert picks on small evergreen trees to plant now. Find a treasure trove of spring surprises in the woodland at Beth Chatto’s garden in Essex. Visit a West Sussex garden that transports visitors to a blissful Japanese sanctum.

Available for members on RHS The Garden app.

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