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Gnomes designed by Cate Blanchett and Brian May up for auction as Chelsea Flower Show lifts ban for charity

Proceeds will help to provide schoolchildren with access to gardening

The Independent UK

Gnome-coming at Chelsea Flower Show as stars decorate garden favourites

The Royal Horticultural Society has lifted its Chelsea gnome ban for only the second time in the show’s history.

Evening Standard

The Chelsea Flower Show gardens finding a second life boosting mental health in deprived areas

Gardens have gone to hospitals and health services, helped charity work and become community growing spaces

The Independent UK

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The border-planning trick that keeps pollinators visiting from spring to frost

Garden borders can be more than just seasonal displays. By planning carefully, gardeners can create vibrant spaces that support pollinators throughout the year. Leaving stems standing in winter provides habitat and food. Even lawns can contribute by allowing sections to grow longer. These thoughtful approaches transform gardens into vital ecosystems.

The Economic Times

Why containers fade by midsummer and the deadheading rhythm that keeps them full and blooming

Container plants can lose their appeal by mid-summer. Faded flowers make them look dull. Removing these spent blooms, a process called deadheading, keeps plants full and encourages new growth. This simple routine, done a couple of times a week, ensures vibrant displays. Some plants, however, are not meant for deadheading,…

The Economic Times

David Attenborough’s 100th birthday marked at Chelsea Flower Show with plants for every decade

Celebrated presenter’s life honoured in plants after he turned 100 on May 8

The Independent UK

Chelsea Flower Show: Behind the scenes secrets of top garden designers

Designers reveal some of their secrets, from hiding chairs to using tweezers, at the prestigious gardening event

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When should you plant out tomatoes? Gardening experts reveal the best timing for an impressive harvest

Give your ruby red fruit the best chance at prize-winning growth with this planting guidance

Woman & Home

How to Design a Healing Garden This Spring – Stress-Reducing Plants and Layouts That Really Work to Reduce Cortisol

Designed in the right way, gardens can become a powerful force for boosting wellbeing and healing

Homes & Gardens

A statue of Queen Victoria, memorial trees and a swimming pool: Judi Dench’s garden – in eight poignant items

The storied actor has spent years campaigning to protect green spaces. She invites us into her Surrey sanctuary, where each tree represents a lost loved one

The Guardian - UK

Experts warn not to plant this invasive tree in your yard, but I’ve discovered a better way

I swore I’d never grow eucalyptus trees again — but I’ve found another way to enjoy its foliage.

Tom’s Guide

A messy garden is a glorious garden. We need to stop tidying, titivating and paving them over

I’ve just watched another of my neighbours rip up everything green and growing around their home, writes Emma Beddington. It’s enough to make David Attenborough weep

The Guardian - UK

King signs up David Beckham to his Chelsea flower show team

Ex-footballer to decorate gnome for annual event after organisers lift ban on the ornaments dating back to 1927

The Guardian - UK

Chelsea Flower Show garden to ‘inspire curiosity’ gets royal seal of approval

The King was joined by Sir David Beckham and Alan Titchmarsh at his Gloucestershire home Highgrove to discuss the display.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Experts say to plant these flowers and veggies in April for a lush garden year-round

From ornamentals to edible plants, here’s what to sow and plant this month

Evening Standard

Garden designed with King for RHS flower show inspired by patterns in nature

The RHS Royal Legacy Garden is part of the Royal Horticultural Society’s inaugural flower show at Sandringham.

Woman & Home

Gnomes are back! Thanks to King Charles, the divisive garden characters will play a key role at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2026

This year, the RHS is lifting the ban on gnomes to raise money for charity

Ideal Home

The gnome ban has been lifted at this year's RHS Chelsea Flower Show – and it's all down to a curious story about The King's garden

The unexpected stars of this year's event!

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The Guardian - UK

Sex garden to ‘break taboos’ at Chelsea flower show as gnome ban ends

Lovehoney sponsors Aphrodite-themed ‘pleasure garden’ full of flowers associated with love and sex

The Independent UK

Chelsea Flower Show to lift infamous gnome ban for special reason

A gnome or two could even appear at the RHS and The King’s Foundation Curious Garden

The Independent UK

How deep should your mulch be? Expert gives top tips for your garden this spring

‘Nine times out of 10, a customer is going to choose aesthetics over nearly everything’

Homes & Gardens

A Curved Garden Creates a Soft, Natural Aesthetic – But Designers Say These 5 Mistakes Can Instantly Spoil the Look

Be careful of using curves purely for the sake of it

The Guardian - UK

Protect caterpillars as UK’s moth population plummets, urge charities

Instead of removing plant-munching caterpillars, gardeners asked to take relaxed attitude to support the moths many of them grow into

The Independent UK

Warmer weather set to bring ‘welcome explosion’ of spring colour, RHS says

Horticultural charity says winter-flowering plants are rapidly being joined by daffodils, camellias and magnolias.

The Guardian - UK

Chelsea flower show seeks new charity sponsors after mystery donors end support

Exclusive: Project Giving Back, set up in 2022 to help charities exhibit show gardens, says this year will be its last

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