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

HELLO HELLEBORES!

Let there be light

Curry leaf plant

INSTAGRAM INSPIRATION

SHEER IDEA

3 BRASS PLANTERS • Resplendent and eye-catching, on-trend brass will bring glamour and a sense of occasion to your houseplants.

3 GARDEN ORGANISERS • Investing in an attractive organiser may increase the likelihood of you implementing your new year garden plans!

OUT OF Africa

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

Fiona’s PATCH • FIONA CUMBERPATCH is busy making big plans for her small garden in Lincolnshire, with a year of flowers at the top of her to-do list

GABION snug • Turn a corner of your garden into a gravelled SEATING AREA to gather around a firepit

2022 here we come! • Get ahead of the curve with the BIGGEST TRENDS set to storm into our gardens this year…

“We love to sit in our calm retreat” • Pale paving and a SLEEK PALETTE of plants have remodelled Rose and Gary Jones’ average plot into a wonderful, award-winning garden

OUR GARDEN PLAN

HOW WE DID IT...

Andy’s tips to make the most of a small space…

A simple planting palette • Garden designer Andy chose contemporary planting that’s beautiful in its simplicity, using a range of green and white tones for a sleek but oh-so-stylish look.

Immune-boosting THYME TONIC

PORCELAIN paving • Durable and incredibly easy to keep clean, these sleek tiles are the best choice for a MODERN PATIO right now

Good to know

GO FOR THE burn • Using charred timber in garden design is a SMOKING HOT trend for 2022

“Our garden redesign has transformed our lives” • Lizzie and Neil Saunders have turned their East Anglian plot from drab to fab with no-fuss foliage and an AL FRESCO KITCHEN

OUR GARDEN PL AN

TEXTURE TREATS

OUTDOOR kitchens • Thinking of adding an AL FRESCO COOKING area to your plot this year? Here are the latest, loveliest trends

On a budget? • One of the cheapest ways to create a smart outdoor kitchen yourself is to buy an all-in-one unit which features a barbecue plus storage space and surfaces to prep food. Position it against a wall and fix shelves and hooks in a matching material.

CUTTING edge • You can plant stress-free black mondo grass right now to bring a DESIGNER VIBE to your garden

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

“We created this little oasis ourselves” • Delightful details now fill Jane Lord’s West Yorkshire plot with homespun COTTAGECORE CHARM

SMART IDEAS TO...