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Titles and qualifications are not the only qualities to consider
A show at the New York Botanical Garden has reunited flower paintings with the plants that inspired them
An Oxford college’s garden provided the ideal ‘grassy grove’ setting in which Oedipus met the gods in a staging of a Greek drama
Seeing Edmund Loder’s hybrids is like finding movie stars of the 1930s still blossoming
There is much to make life easier, including water-retaining gel and pre-selected plant mixes
The nursery’s Chelsea display was a tribute to the Italian Riviera garden of Ellen Willmott
The RHS garden in Essex celebrates 25 years — an achievement given its challenging conditions
The Chelsea Fringe Festival offers an alternative array of horticultural events
Skillful and stylish — but spare us the weedy-washy Wellbeing Garden
Regulators increasingly frown upon corporate entertaining over conflicts of interest
From a design inspired by the experience of refugees in northern Iraq to how to create a cutting garden
As well as the plants for sale, there are items to satisfy every gardener’s whim
Lemon Tree Trust charity promotes sustainable agriculture in camps around the world
A cut-flower garden will ensure that vases can be stocked with a variety of locally grown blooms
The Temperate House merits at least two visits
Behind all the razzmatazz, is the show struggling to remain relevant?
The most thoughtful displays accept the constraints imposed by season and local provenance
The eastern ethos of serenity is taking root in European gardens in enlightening ways
Tech companies are reinventing the 19th-century tradition of employers providing gardens for staff
The memoirs of John Sales, former head of gardens for the National Trust, throw light on questions of conservation
These small plants thrive in containers, making them godsends for city gardeners
The boom in artisan production is fuelling an interest in the botanicals that impart essence
The gardener’s status as an artist has had its ups and downs but his reputation as a breeder of some of the finest irises endures
Even the most compact spaces can yield bountiful harvests
Georg Arends gave his name to more than 350 varieties of plants
