In der aktuellen Ausgabe von Gardens Illustrated

• DIG IN
  What's new, what's growing and what's going on this month
• December palnts
  In the last of his series sharing highlights from his own garden, Dan Pearson selects an early flowering snowdrop, translucent seedpods and a winter-flowering iris
• GIFTS FOR GARDENERS
  Find the perfect present for the gardener in your life and drop some hints for your own Christmas stocking
• Enduring beauty
  Piet Oudolf has transformed a former poultry farm in Berkshire into an all-season garden of contrasting colours and sculptural forms
• GIVING YOUR BEST
  ’Tis the season for gifting, and Nigel Slater has his eyes on the perfect present
• MAHONIA
  Content to grow in shady spots and poor soil, these unfussy evergreen shrubs with bright, fragrant blooms are excellent for lifting the winter gloom
• CARLEY WOOTTON
  New Yorker Carley is overseeing the move of the Story Garden from its current site at the British Library to a nearby brownfield site
• FROZEN IN TIME
  In winter, the gardens surrounding Brodsworth Hall pay careful homage to their Edwardian heyday, without sticking rigidly to the past
• SEASON'S GREETINGS
  Artist Fiona Pickles shows how, with just a few seasonal elements and dried summer flowers, you can create a stylish welcome for guests at Christmas
• WINTER WARMER
  This dramatic statement piece was created from materials destined for the tip. The Alchemilla mollis flowers, rescued from a neighbour discarding their plants, were cut in July and hung upside down in a shed to dry and my unruly Akebia quinata vine, having romped away a little too energetically, was well overdue a hard prune.
• BALANCING ACT
  This freestanding arrangement creates impact with easily sourced and found twigs, cones and fallen lichen. The hanging lichen baubles can be replicated on your Christmas tree to co-ordinate, or this could replace the Christmas tree entirely. It's important to use only fallen branches and lichen rather than harvesting directly from trees in the wild.
• Winter haven
  John Little's experimental garden is a sanctuary for wildlife in winter, when the structure behind its summer abundance is revealed
• A CUT ABOVE
  Topiary adds to the charm of Highgrove, but keeping it fit for a king takes skill, imagination and plenty of patience
• FRANCINE RAYMOND
  The acclaimed gardener, chicken fancier, designer and writer on a productive and sustainable life
• A TOUCH OF FROST
  As nurseryman and gardener Adrian Bloom reveals, the gardens at Bressingham develop a whole new dimension in the depths of winter
• Design
  News on the latest projects and sourcebook
• The art of the edit
  Robert and Anna Dalrymple have transformed the gardens around their Scottish farmhouse into a beautifully composed space that balances art with nature
• Pergolas
  Seek stylish shelter with our choice of the best frames, arbours and structures
• Gardening books of the year 2025
  Whether you’re looking for a fabulous Christmas gift or a great read to enjoy through the long winter nights, find the perfect book among our top picks
• Christmas crossword
  Test your horticultural word skill in our bumper Christmas crossword
• THE INSTANT ERA IS OVER
  Instant gardens are still in high demand, says designer Miria Harris, but if we want to build a sustainable future, it's time to embrace slowing down