Stephanie Mahon

Oct 8, 2024 | gardensillustrated.com | Alice Tuffery |Stephanie Mahon |Molly Blair |Veronica Peerless

Gardens Illustrated’s top 20 horticultural heroes 2024 is our list of extraordinary garden champions who are having an impact on places, people, plants and the planet. From climate crusaders to passionate plantspeople and exciting educators to those who go the extra mile to make a difference, we have scoured the gardening world to identify fantastic initiatives, ideas and stories to feel hopeful about.

Aug 30, 2024 | gardensillustrated.com | Stephanie Mahon

The team from Beth Chatto Plants & Gardens in Essex have announced new plans to massively extend the garden with landscape designer Dan Pearson. Giving a talk on Beth's legacy on the second day of the 2024 Beth Chatto Symposium, 'Beneath the Surface', Dan revealed the acquisition of a plot of land on the south side of the present site - a long, thin field along the existing boundary - as well as plans to create a masterplan for new garden areas there.

Aug 12, 2024 | gardensillustrated.com | Molly Blair |Stephanie Mahon

Forget haute couture – it’s all about hort couture right now as fashion and gardening are having a moment. From The Met Gala, fashion's biggest night, which had ‘The Garden of Time’ as its dress code this year, to the catwalk shows of some of the biggest names in the business, everything, it seems, is coming up roses. Nature-inspired prints and patterns are commonplace, of course, and S/S 2024 collections from Dolce & Gabbana to Marc Jacobs were alive with bold floral motifs.

May 20, 2024 | gardensillustrated.com | Stephanie Mahon

First thoughts on RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2024? It’s the most difficult show to review in many years. There isn’t one big obvious trend or takeaway, or a phrase that, however pat, sums up the jist of the show, like last year’s ‘weeds and rubble’.

May 14, 2024 | gardensillustrated.com | Molly Blair |Veronica Peerless |Stephanie Mahon

It’s difficult to predict what the big trends will be at the Chelsea Flower Show each year, but we have trawled the garden designs and spoken to designers and growers to draw out the themes we think will take the spotlight at the 2024 show.