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 GREAT GARDENING APRONS • These practical cover-ups won’t compromise your stylish sensibilities.

3 GORGEOUS THROWS

SUSTAINABLE scandi chic

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

SUMMER’S FINALE

ADD ON-TREND texture • Bring your patio bang up to date with a ROPE TABLE made from an old tyre

FASHIONABLY late • Make your summer last for longer with EASY-GROW BLOOMS that’ll keep your plot packed full of petals into autumn

“We love to escape to our cosy private paradise” • Lush foliage and SHAPELY DESIGN have turned Martyn North and Jade Clarke’s overlooked new-build plot into a secluded sanctuary

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HOW WE DID IT...

Stylish shapes

Anthea’s expert tips to add privacy to small plots

GET INTO shape! • Give your plot a stylish new look with the latest GEOMETRIC GARDEN design trend

On a budget? • These statement plants will bring you the geometric look without splashing too much cash.

PRIVATE retreat • Screen out nosy neighbours with these LEAFY LOVELIES

Fiona’s PATCH • Join FIONA CUMBERPATCH in her small town garden in Lincolnshire as she enjoys late-summer days filled with bright blooms and bold colours

“It’s such a sunny space, even on a grey day!” • Hannah and Stuart Eastwood chose FIERY BLOOMS and peppy red planters to breathe new life into their shady Essex plot

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LUSTROUS leaves • September is the perfect month to plant a VIVID ACER in your garden so you can enjoy its autumn colours

PERFECT planters • All sorts of INNOVATIVE MATERIALS are being used to create a new generation of oh-so-lovely containers. Which is best for your plot?

3 smart fabric planters • Add texture with these textile containers.

PRETTY POT LADDER • Raise your garden game with a modern CASCADE OF COLOUR that’s perfect for livening up small spaces

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

“The bright colours really lift my spirits” • Catherine Vickers’ thrifty ideas with pots of paint in CHEERY TONES have transformed this tiny outdoor space in South West London

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ICE-CREAM HUES • Accessories in soft and creamy shades will add SCOOPS OF STYLE to your patio

COLOUR ME happy • Keep your garden bursting with bright and CHEERY TONES as summer starts to fade

Fancy seeing YOUR GARDEN right here? • Show off your outdoor living space in MODERN GARDENS magazine!

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