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

LEAFY tropics

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

PALLET bug hotel • Give your garden wildlife a COSY HOME before temperatures fall

The best-ever plants for a modern garden • Make room for these STRESS-FREE STUNNERS to pack your outside space with pretty blooms and lush leaves for very little effort

“I'm so proud of the garden we've designed ourselves” • Sue and Brad Mays have turned a neglected lakeside plot in East London into a SECLUDED SANCTUARY made for outdoor living

OUR GARDEN PLAN

HOW WE DID IT…

Simple structure

COMPOSITE decking • with all the charm of real wood but none of the upkeep, these EASY-CARE BOARDS look good for years

6 steals that won't bust the budget

Fiona's PATCH • A summer break to sunny Cornwall has brought fresh inspiration for FIONA CUMBERPATCH and her small town garden in Lincolnshire

“My tiny plot is full of surprises” • Alison Heron's diminutive Cambridge garden feels far more spacious with relaxed seating and a SERPENTINE PATH leading past lush leaves

MY GARDEN PLAN

WALK YOUR OWN path • These EASY PROJECTS will style and zone as well as keep your shoes clean!

LIVE IT large • Make a compact garden look BIGGER AND BETTER with these small-space design tricks

On a budget? • These quick adds will make the most of your bijou garden…

#10 BEST SPACE-SAVVY BISTRO SETS • Squeeze in a spot for eats, drinks or just good chats with an on-trend TABLE FOR TWO

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

“It's a little bit of Bali in Birmingham” • Alison Bosworths Midlands plot has been transformed from unkempt to uniqde with SUNTRAP SEATING and tropical leaves

MY GARDEN PLAN

THE ART OF afternoon tea • Don't let summer slip away before you've enjoyed a FINE FEAST in the garden

TIME TO glow • Bring a late-summer shimmer to your garden with these METALLIC TONES

Red berry PUNCH

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

Summer MEMORY • Preserve some sunshine with a WONDERFUL WREATH of dried blooms in gentle tones, says JANE SCOTT

Best buys for a PETITE PLOT • These savvy products easily EARN THEIR SPACE in a small garden

HEAVEN Scent • Explore the world of fragrance and create a BOUQUET OF AROMAS that you love in your garden

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