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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

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Discover the top stories, features, and must-reads from this issue:

The Plant Review September cover
Cover of the September 2025 issue of The Plant Review

September 2025

Discover the many facets and uses of Achillea, a striking group of garden plants. Share in a passion for Vinca (periwinkles) and explore some stand-out favourites. Take a deep dive into ‘monkey flower madness’ with a closer look at Erythranthe hybrids. Track down the remarkable foliage shrub Stachyurus â€“ a plant whose flowers hang by a thread. Uncover what it takes to digitise specimens from the RHS Herbarium, making them accessible through the RHS Digital Collections.

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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.â€

Roy Lancaster OBE, VMH, plantsman, writer and broadcaster

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Keep up to date with all that’s new in the world of garden plants by subscribing to The Plant Review, the best and most exciting quarterly for the garden plant enthusiast

Recent issues in 2025

Learn about the Matsumae cherries of Hokkaido and the three decade study of some truly lovely trees. Explore the checkered popularity of Bergenia cultivars and why they need to be conserved. Run an eye over an appetising array of selections and hybrids of the distinctive Erythronium hendersonii. Get a first-hand look at the encouraging results from a recent RHS Plant Trial of growing Muscari in pots. Admire the horticultural merits of Agrostemma, which are often overlooked.

March 2024

Learn about the Matsumae cherries of Hokkaido and the three decade study of some truly lovely trees. Explore the checkered popularity of Bergenia cultivars and why they need to be conserved. Run an eye over an appetising array of selections and hybrids of the distinctive Erythronium hendersonii. Get a first-hand look at the encouraging results from a recent RHS Plant Trial of growing Muscari in pots. Admire the horticultural merits of Agrostemma, which are often overlooked.

Explore the interesting findings and worthy winners of the recent RHS Plant Trial of red roses. Learn about a spectacular lily, Lilium ‘Vico Queen’, and the impressive individual who bred it. Look beyond summer bedding and assess some of the perennial Impatiens to be found at Farmyard Nurseries. Uncover the legacy of plants left by John Watson, one of the great students of the Chilean flora. Hail the horticultural survivor, Roscoea ‘Wisley Amethyst’ and its precarious path to safety.

June 2025

Explore the interesting findings and worthy winners of the recent RHS Plant Trial of red roses. Learn about a spectacular lily, Lilium ‘Vico Queen’, and the impressive individual who bred it. Look beyond summer bedding and assess some of the perennial Impatiens to be found at Farmyard Nurseries. Uncover the legacy of plants left by John Watson, one of the great students of the Chilean flora. Hail the horticultural survivor, Roscoea ‘Wisley Amethyst’ and its precarious path to safety.

Learn about the Matsumae cherries of Hokkaido and the three decade study of some truly lovely trees. Explore the checkered popularity of Bergenia cultivars and why they need to be conserved. Run an eye over an appetising array of selections and hybrids of the distinctive Erythronium hendersonii. Get a first-hand look at the encouraging results from a recent RHS Plant Trial of growing Muscari in pots. Admire the horticultural merits of Agrostemma, which are often overlooked.

March 2024

Learn about the Matsumae cherries of Hokkaido and the three decade study of some truly lovely trees. Explore the checkered popularity of Bergenia cultivars and why they need to be conserved. Run an eye over an appetising array of selections and hybrids of the distinctive Erythronium hendersonii. Get a first-hand look at the encouraging results from a recent RHS Plant Trial of growing Muscari in pots. Admire the horticultural merits of Agrostemma, which are often overlooked.

Explore the interesting findings and worthy winners of the recent RHS Plant Trial of red roses. Learn about a spectacular lily, Lilium ‘Vico Queen’, and the impressive individual who bred it. Look beyond summer bedding and assess some of the perennial Impatiens to be found at Farmyard Nurseries. Uncover the legacy of plants left by John Watson, one of the great students of the Chilean flora. Hail the horticultural survivor, Roscoea ‘Wisley Amethyst’ and its precarious path to safety.

June 2025

Explore the interesting findings and worthy winners of the recent RHS Plant Trial of red roses. Learn about a spectacular lily, Lilium ‘Vico Queen’, and the impressive individual who bred it. Look beyond summer bedding and assess some of the perennial Impatiens to be found at Farmyard Nurseries. Uncover the legacy of plants left by John Watson, one of the great students of the Chilean flora. Hail the horticultural survivor, Roscoea ‘Wisley Amethyst’ and its precarious path to safety.

Learn about the Matsumae cherries of Hokkaido and the three decade study of some truly lovely trees. Explore the checkered popularity of Bergenia cultivars and why they need to be conserved. Run an eye over an appetising array of selections and hybrids of the distinctive Erythronium hendersonii. Get a first-hand look at the encouraging results from a recent RHS Plant Trial of growing Muscari in pots. Admire the horticultural merits of Agrostemma, which are often overlooked.

March 2024

Learn about the Matsumae cherries of Hokkaido and the three decade study of some truly lovely trees. Explore the checkered popularity of Bergenia cultivars and why they need to be conserved. Run an eye over an appetising array of selections and hybrids of the distinctive Erythronium hendersonii. Get a first-hand look at the encouraging results from a recent RHS Plant Trial of growing Muscari in pots. Admire the horticultural merits of Agrostemma, which are often overlooked.

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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.

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Annual indices

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