Articles by Sarah Wilson, Contributing Editor

Lifestyle journalist Sarah Wilson writes about garden design and landscaping trends for Homes & Gardens. She has studied introductory garden and landscape design, and also has an RHS Level 2 qualification in the Principles of Plant Growth and Development. She is a regular contributor to Homes & Gardens and Livingetc. She has also written for Country Living, Country Homes & Interiors, and Modern Gardens magazines

Her first job was at Elle magazine, during which time a trip to the beautiful La Colombe d'Or in St-Paul-de-Vence led to an interest in writing about all things botanical. Later as lifestyle editor of Country Homes & Interiors magazine one of the highlights were the captivating country gardens that were regularly featured.

Sarah Wilson

Latest articles by Sarah Wilson

The Decade-Old Garden Trend Designers Are Happily Leaving in the Past (And 1 Idea We Love That's Replacing It)

2016 Garden Trends That Are Making a Comeback – 6 Design Ideas That Are Better Than Ever

Mosaic Planting is the Curated-Meadow Trend Replacing Unreliable Wildflower Mixes, Say Garden Designers

7 Outdated Garden Path Ideas That Date Your Home – and Designer-led Inspiration For What To Choose Instead

It's Time to Ditch the String Lights! 8 Outdated Backyard Trends Designers Want You to Abandon in 2026 – and What’s Replacing Them

5 Winter Garden Clichés that Garden Designers Never Use – and What They Suggest you Try Instead

These 7 Fast-Growing Conifers Give You Privacy Fast – Without Any High-Maintenance Gardening, Say Tree Experts

Unexpected Winter Color Palettes – Plant Experts Reveal 9 Inspired Ways To Add Emerald, Terracotta and Midnight Blue in the Garden

7 Winter-Flowering Plants in Every Color of the Rainbow – So Your Yard Need Never Look Dull This Season

Desert Modernism is the Garden Design Trend That Blends Minimalistic Style with Future-Proof Planting – 7 Key Ways to Get the Look

7 Expert-Recommended Design Ideas for Beautiful Winter Gardens in Warm Climates – to Make the Most of Your Planting Choices in Milder Conditions

It’s Not Too Late to Grow Your Own Festive Floral Centerpiece – 7 Blooms You Can Grow Indoors in just Six Weeks

The AI garden design trend – what do professionals think a garden designer offers that AI never could?

Done with high-maintenance hydrangeas? We've found 7 alternatives that are so much easier to grow – you'll be thanking yourself next summer

I've grown these 5 vegetables all summer, and I've never had such enormous yields – what to grow if you want copious crops

8 underrated shade plants – overlooked beauties that will thrive in shady spaces

Underrated bedding plants – 8 choices experts urge you to make room for in your backyard

I’ve been gardening for 15 years and these are the climbers I will never plant again, plus my go-to replacements

Cottage garden ideas – 33 inspirational ways to add quintessential charm and bountiful blooms to your plot

Fire-smart landscaping ideas – 5 ways to use non-combustible materials and special planting techniques to slow the spread of wildfires

6 plants to never, ever grow in a wildfire risk area, plus the best fire-resistant alternatives

Best plants for silty soil – experts recommend 10 flowers, shrubs and trees that thrive in these conditions

Best plants for chalky soil – 10 flowers, shrubs and trees that will thrive in dry and alkaline conditions

How I created a capsule garden – editing my collection of plants and garden paraphernalia was the best thing I've done this year

Best trees for sandy soil – arborists and horticultural experts recommend 9 varieties that will thrive in dry conditions