The Plant Review

Published four times a year, this inspiring magazine takes an in-depth look at the bizarre, brilliant and beautiful plants that grow in gardens. If plants are your thing, The Plant Review magazine is essential reading

December 2024

The Plant Review December cover
Cover of the December issue of The Plant Review

Inside the issue

In this houseplant special: Explore the holeyest of holeys, royalty of houseplants, Monstera deliciosa and its kin. Find some unexpected passionflower delights to liven up the great indoors. Forage for a fantastic selection of forest cacti for the living room. Discover the lasting allure of Aspidistra as an indoor plant. Unwrap some luscious miniature Christmas cacti (Schlumbergera). Take a deep dive into the trials of trialling houseplants.

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Artist in residence competition 2024

The results are in and we’re excited to reveal all the amazing entries. The Plant Review Artist in Residence winner 2024 will illustrate a botanical piece for each of the four issues in 2025.

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Features from the magazine

Written by people who know and grow plants, each 68-page, colour issue balances an exciting mix of news, gardens and profiles of plants you will long to grow.

Enter a world of plants

Travel & exploration

Practical techniques

“Plant enthusiasts never tire of discovering new things about their favourite subject. The Plant Review is a formidable source of expertise presented in an accessible style.”

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Recent issues in 2024

Hear about encounters with Chinese shrubby Lonicera at home and abroad. Size up some unsung spring lovelies with a selection of the best Erythronium. Look at the exciting new cultivars of Syneilesis and their novel uses. Find the best Prunus serrula to grow for polished bark; survey some crosses of large-bracted Cornus and some stand out cultivars. Spread the word on the garden merits of Erinus alpinus.

March 2024

Hear about encounters with Chinese shrubby Lonicera at home and abroad. Size up some unsung spring lovelies with a selection of the best Erythronium. Look at the exciting new cultivars of Syneilesis and their novel uses. Find the best Prunus serrula to grow for polished bark; survey some crosses of large-bracted Cornus and some stand out cultivars. Spread the word on the garden merits of Erinus alpinus.

Discover why hawthorns are hard to beat for year-round interest. Get up close and personal in an exposé of cryptic Greek cyclamen. Meet the Metasequoia National Plant Collection thriving at RHS Garden Wisley. Find temptation at every turn at a famous French festival of plants. Consider plants fit for a future of extreme weather. Visit Norwell Nurseries to find plants feeling right at home in a sandy substrate.

September 2024

Discover why hawthorns are hard to beat for year-round interest. Get up close and personal in an exposé of cryptic Greek cyclamen. Meet the Metasequoia National Plant Collection thriving at RHS Garden Wisley. Find temptation at every turn at a famous French festival of plants. Consider plants fit for a future of extreme weather. Visit Norwell Nurseries to find plants feeling right at home in a sandy substrate.

Learn the results and revelations from the RHS Sweet Pea Trial. See the palette of spectacular colour found among herbaceous Potentilla. Venture among the vicious spines of perplexing and beautiful Puya. Admire the plants and places associated with plant hunter Père Armand David. Discover the ornamental allure of Chinese buddlejas. Be intrigued by some accommodating progeny of Helleborus thibetanus.

June 2024

Learn the results and revelations from the RHS Sweet Pea Trial. See the palette of spectacular colour found among herbaceous Potentilla. Venture among the vicious spines of perplexing and beautiful Puya. Admire the plants and places associated with plant hunter Père Armand David. Discover the ornamental allure of Chinese buddlejas. Be intrigued by some accommodating progeny of Helleborus thibetanus.

Hear about encounters with Chinese shrubby Lonicera at home and abroad. Size up some unsung spring lovelies with a selection of the best Erythronium. Look at the exciting new cultivars of Syneilesis and their novel uses. Find the best Prunus serrula to grow for polished bark; survey some crosses of large-bracted Cornus and some stand out cultivars. Spread the word on the garden merits of Erinus alpinus.

March 2024

Hear about encounters with Chinese shrubby Lonicera at home and abroad. Size up some unsung spring lovelies with a selection of the best Erythronium. Look at the exciting new cultivars of Syneilesis and their novel uses. Find the best Prunus serrula to grow for polished bark; survey some crosses of large-bracted Cornus and some stand out cultivars. Spread the word on the garden merits of Erinus alpinus.

Discover why hawthorns are hard to beat for year-round interest. Get up close and personal in an exposé of cryptic Greek cyclamen. Meet the Metasequoia National Plant Collection thriving at RHS Garden Wisley. Find temptation at every turn at a famous French festival of plants. Consider plants fit for a future of extreme weather. Visit Norwell Nurseries to find plants feeling right at home in a sandy substrate.

September 2024

Discover why hawthorns are hard to beat for year-round interest. Get up close and personal in an exposé of cryptic Greek cyclamen. Meet the Metasequoia National Plant Collection thriving at RHS Garden Wisley. Find temptation at every turn at a famous French festival of plants. Consider plants fit for a future of extreme weather. Visit Norwell Nurseries to find plants feeling right at home in a sandy substrate.

Learn the results and revelations from the RHS Sweet Pea Trial. See the palette of spectacular colour found among herbaceous Potentilla. Venture among the vicious spines of perplexing and beautiful Puya. Admire the plants and places associated with plant hunter Père Armand David. Discover the ornamental allure of Chinese buddlejas. Be intrigued by some accommodating progeny of Helleborus thibetanus.

June 2024

Learn the results and revelations from the RHS Sweet Pea Trial. See the palette of spectacular colour found among herbaceous Potentilla. Venture among the vicious spines of perplexing and beautiful Puya. Admire the plants and places associated with plant hunter Père Armand David. Discover the ornamental allure of Chinese buddlejas. Be intrigued by some accommodating progeny of Helleborus thibetanus.

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Highlights from the back issues

Discover the wonderful world of plants with a look back at in-depth plant profiles, cultivation advice, international garden visits, news, findings from plant trials and botanical explorations in this celebration of all things plants.

See the highlights from 2023 to 2017

Annual indices

<i>The Plantsman</i> Index 1994–2014

The Plantsman Index 1994–2014(1.4MB pdf)

<i>The Plantsman</i> Index 1979–1994

The Plantsman Index 1979–1994(0.707MB pdf)

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