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!

Celebrate outdoor living

Earthy PLEASURES • DREAM PLANT GROW PICK MAKE BUY

3 BRIGHT BENCHES • These eye-catching sharing seats will grace your garden with glee.

3 LETTERBOX GARDEN GIFTS • Post a Mother’s Day present or cheer up a friend you haven’t seen for ages.

HOLIDAY HOME

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

Three plants to nestle under shrubs

HANGING BASKET OF HAPPINESS

Natural  NEST • Use garden cuttings to create a cheery SPRING DISPLAY

Bargain BLOOMS • Grow all these showstopper flowers by SOWING SEEDS and save yourself a fortune

“It’s the perfect spot to relax and unwind” • Amelia and Murray Wilson escaped city life to transform an overgrown Cumbrian cottage garden into a STYLISH SANCTUARY

OUR GARDEN PLAN

Amelia’s tips for a cohesive look

10 best...  DESIGNER-LOOK GARDEN BARGAINS

Let’s get  COMFY! • The hottest trend this season is for LOW-SLUNG GARDEN ARMCHAIRS that are perfect for laid-back outdoor living

3 budget buys

Fiona’s PATCH • Join FIONA CUMBERPATCH in her small town garden in Lincolnshire as she chooses exciting new blooms to grow and enjoys old favourites, too

“It’s such a bright and positive place to be” • Striking shapes and SUNNY TONES have lifted Sarah and Jon Martin’s compact East London plot from dull to dazzling

SMART IDEAS TO STEAL

OUR GARDEN PLAN

GEOMETRIC GENIUS

Spring fling • Celebrate the return of warmer days and welcome sunshine with a pot packed full of GLORIOUS COLOUR

Selina’s garden STYLE SPRING WHITES • Stylist & book author SELINA LAKE shares her on-trend styling ideas & glorious garden buys

GLOBE LIGHTS • These glowing tealight holders are magical yet surprisingly QUICK AND EASY to make

“All the angles make our garden seem huge!” • Neil and Tracey Morris turned their traditional West Midlands plot into a MODERN, MULTILAYERED outdoor living space

SMART IDEAS TO STEAL

OUR GARDEN PLAN

HOW WE DID IT...

Dark leaves for drama

ADD SHAPE to a square plot • Disguise the boring outline of your BOXY GARDEN with these savvy ideas to add charismatic contours and curves

On a budget?

Handbag of BLOOMS • Upcycle a MUCH-LOVED BAG into a vase for cheerful spring flowers, says renowned floral designer Jane Scott

Bargain UPDATE • Give your plot a stylish SPRING REFRESH without spending a fortune

What to do in your GARDEN NOW... • Simple steps to keep your plot looking good this month

10 MINUTE SORT OUT

Sow SEEDS • Use...