Tamsin Hope Thomson

Tamsin Hope Thomson joined GardenersWorld.com in summer 2022 and has worked for Gardeners’ World Magazine as a freelance journalist and editor since 2014. In her role as Content Creator she enjoys the variety of topics she gets to write about, from cat-friendly house plants to growing your own coffee. She lives in West Sussex and has a small courtyard garden. The most recent garden project she’s taken on is creating a container pond with her two children – they are all hoping that it might attract some dragonflies this year.

Shilpa Reddy, florist. Monty Banks Photography

I ditched my 'proper' career to work with plants. Here's what happened next

Frame your front door. Jason Ingram

Can't sell your home? Do these 6 front garden upgrades right now. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show. Getty Images

The world's most colourful flower shows - and when to visit each one

Wooden garden fence with new houses defocused in background. Getty Images

Buyer beware! 8 garden red flags that everyone should watch out for

Tortoiseshell butterfly on field scabious. Sarah Cuttle

Attract pollinators this month with these eight colourful flowers

Slug on lettuce. Jason Ingram

Are slugs eating your seedlings? Here's what to do

Wallflowers and dianthus in a container. Sarah Cuttle

Stuck for planting inspiration? Here's a spring pot you can plant now

Valle del Jerte, Spain. Getty Images

From Kyoto to Kew: your ultimate cherry blossom guide

Pink moth orchid. Jason Ingram

Orchid won't flower? Read these top tips

Crevice garden. Paul Debois

Meet the crevice garden – wild, sculptural and surprisingly easy

Potting up veg plug plants. Jason Ingram

The most common gardening mistakes of last year and how to avoid making them again. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

The tallest sunflower was grown in Indiana, USA in 2025

From 35-foot sunflowers to monster tomatoes – the wildest gardening records ever

Poinsettia with festive indoor lights behind. Getty images

How to take the healthiest poinsettia home this Christmas

Silver birch stems with fairy lights. Jason Ingram

No room for a Christmas tree? Try one of these 10 plants instead

Dahlias in pots. Sarah Cuttle

7 plants you can buy now and enjoy straight away. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Woodlice on vegetable scraps. Getty Images

How to get rid of woodlice

Tomato harvest. Sarah Cuttle

Tomato trouble? 5 common mistakes that might be hurting your harvest. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Hayfever. Getty Images

How to garden without making hayfever symptoms worse. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Wildflower meadow. Jason Ingram

No Mow May

Using a trowel to weed. Sarah Cuttle

The truth about weed control: separating fact from fiction. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Small patio garden. Paul Debois

35 small garden design ideas

Slug on lettuce. Jason Ingram

The truth about slug control: separating fact from fiction. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Dog rose. Getty images.

How to grow and care for dog rose

Syringa vulgaris 'Katherine Havemeyer'. Getty Images

How to grow lilac

Damp in shoe cupboard. Getty images

Are house plants making your home mouldy?. This is a premium piece of content available to subscribed users.

Godetia (Clarkia amoena). Getty Images

How to grow and care for godetia

Brick pathway through summer borders.

10 garden path ideas

Leucothoe axillaris 'Curly Red'. Getty Images

How to grow leucothoe

Phyllostachys nigra (black bamboo). Jason Ingram

How to get rid of bamboo

Japanese knotweed. Torie Chugg

Plants mistaken for Japanese knotweed

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