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

SIMPLE serenity

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

Winter NEST • Weave a sweet splash of colour into your outside space with a TWIGGY BASKET of cheery winter aconites

Revealed! THE BIGGEST TRENDS FOR 2023 • Stand by for a fabulous year in the garden… here’s all you need to know to STAY AHEAD OF THE GAME!

“An evening spent in the garden is like a mini holiday!” • Frauke Freytag’s overlooked London plot has been reimagined as a LEAFY OASIS that feels a million miles from city life

OUR GARDEN PLAN

CITY MEETS COUNTRY • With cobbled paths and a curving rill amid bountiful blooms, this London plot is such a peaceful retreat

DESIGN classics • Add some SERIOUS STYLE to your garden with these dazzling DIY projects

Spiced MEXICANMOCHA

BONKERS bark • Now’s a great time to plant a tree - choose one with a CRAZY-COOL TRUNK and it’ll look fab all year round

Fiona’s PATCH • Green shoots, spring flowers and the PROMISE OF WARMER DAYS see Fiona Cumberpatch getting busy outside in her small town garden in Lincolnshire

“We wanted a flexible living space” • Jamie Watkins and Tom Kennedy have turned their basic London plot into an EXOTIC BOLTHOLE filled with stylish buys and fabulous fronds

OUR GARDEN PLAN

HOW WE DID IT…

Jamie and Tom’s tips to define your style

SMALL SPACE solutions • Try these DESIGNER TRICKS to make the most of a compact garden

Go large!

ON-A-BUDGET DESIGNER DUPES • Give your plot HIGH-END STYLE with these £20-and-under pocket-friendly buys

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

“A designer garden is money well spent” • Suzanne Prichard’s newbuild plot in Bath has been transformed from BARE TO BEAUTIFUL with easy-grow blooms and clever design tricks

MY GARDEN PLAN

HOW WE DID IT…

Eliza’s expert tips for a stunning city garden

Easy-grow living roof

WOODEN fencing • Now’s a great time to upgrade your GARDEN BOUNDARY and here’s all you need to know to get the most for your money

5 fencing adds for a stylish finish

CALL IN THE professionals! • Considering engaging an expert to transform your plot? Here’s what you NEED TO KNOW says garden designer Eliza Gray

Feel-good FAFFING • Spend a quiet hour arranging flowers and foliage into a simple but SENSATIONAL SHELFIE, says JANE SCOTT

Fast & affordable UPDATES • These little DIYs, quick revamps, chic ideas and clever products will get your garden off to a FANTASTIC START in 2023

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