Modern Gardens Magazine

Modern Gardens is the exciting new magazine that helps today’s busy professional create fresh, exciting outdoor spaces… without having to expend too much time and effort! Each month the magazine will feature new garden ideas and keep you up to date with gardening trends, as well as give you tips on the plants to grow, the tools to buy and landscaping to inspire. Our key focus is to help you create the garden you want in the space you have, for a price that’s right. - The trends: create the garden that’s perfect for you, no matter how much space you have - Inspirational features: we reveal fabulous gardens, hints and tips from readers & experts alike - Family: create an outdoor space that’s perfect for you and your children - Flowers: the best plants and how to grow them - Vegetable tips: grow your own food! - Shopping: where to go, what to buy, where you’ll find the best prices for you garden plants, tools and anything else you need We look forward to welcoming you on board our exciting journey!

We love outdoor living!

EARTHY pleasures • DREAM PLANT GROW PICK MAKE BUY

Blooming lovely IN NOVEMBER • Try our pick of the most beautiful plants you can buy now

Shed upgrades to welcome wildlife • Transform your outbuilding into the ultimate CRITTER CRASH PAD that's the talk of the treetops!

“It wows from morning to night!” • Not just for summer, this bold overhaul has transformed a flat lawn into a BUZZING HUB for feasts and firesides whatever the season

MY GARDEN PLAN

PLANT HEAVEN

POCKETFULS of joy • Play with planting and reinvent your plot one BOLD BURST at a time

“It's not just a pretty space!” • Inspired design and clever planting make this family garden the ultimate destination for LIVING IT UP outdoors

MY GARDEN PLAN

How we did it…

Turn up the twilight • Shine a light on your garden's best features with decorative lighting for a dazzling AFTER-DARK MAKEOVER

4 SPOTLIGHTS UNDER £50

Selina's garden STYLE COTTAGE FOLK • Stylist & book author SELINA LAKE shares her on-trend styling ideas & glorious garden buys

“Our garden works as hard as we do!” • With BOUNDARY-PUSHING design, this once-boggy garden now squeezes in a bar, seating and bold planting – all in a plot you could cross in 10 steps!

MY GARDEN PLAN

A POT FOR all spots • Brighten EVERY CORNER this autumn with our bold, beautiful container ideas

WILD AT HEART? Pass it on! • From seed swaps to story sharing, help everyone appreciate and get BUZZING FOR NATURE

Nature calls! • Small ways to make a big difference this month…

A blaze of BLOOMS • Forget waiting in the wings, this month deserves its own celebration and JANE SCOTT is bringing the heat with this fire-bucket flower fiesta

Chill-champ PLANTS • These LOW-FUSS heroes shine bright when the temperature dives!

WHAT TO DO IN YOUR garden THIS MONTH • Simple steps to keep your plot looking good

STEP-BY-STEP MAKE A HEDGEHOG HIDEAWAY • Recycle garden materials to create a cosy, safe hibernation spot.

Toasty s'mores HOT CHOC

WINDOW BOX of tricks • Whip up a BOLD & BERRYFUL combo for a display that's big on style and low on effort

All-star ELDERBERRY • It's top of the wildlife charts with nectar-filled flowers, bountiful berries, moth-fuelling foliage & INSECT HOTEL STEMS

Cool-classic COMMON IVY • Evergreen, low-fuss and full of life, this LEAFY LEGEND climbs, covers and shelters with zero drama & surprising style

Sunburst MAHONIA • This POWERHOUSE PLANT turns the quietest seasons into a vibrant feast of colour, texture & nourishment

Upcycling ROCKS! • Give a tired metal planter a new pebble jacket, top with wispy...