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

GROWN UP brights

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

PEBBLE pathway • Whether leading you across a border or lawn, these MOSAIC STEPPING STONES are as pretty as they are practical

DREAM schemes • Use our BORDER CHOOSER to pick a planting mix that's perfect for your plot

“We designed and built the whole garden ourselves” • Steph and Scott Taylor have transformed a bare newbuild plot in Bolton with big dreams and a TINY BUDGET

OUR GARDEN PLAN

HOW WE DID IT…

Steph's tips for DIY garden success

RAISED ponds • These easy-to-install pools are a stylish way to enjoy the BEAUTY OF WATER in your garden

NAIL THAT newbuild! • Got a blank canvas plot? Turn it into a fabulous with these DESIGNER IDEAS

Fiona's PATCH • Fiona Cumberpatch is BEWITCHED BY BLOSSOM and sweetly scented hyacinths as she pulls a patio chair alongside the brazier in her Lincolnshire garden…

“We've saved a fortune and haven't scrimped on style” • Lisa and Michael Williams have DIYed their bare square of Newcastle mud into a LUXE LIVING SPACE

Lisa's tips to stretch your budget further

MY GARDEN PLAN

HOW WE DID IT…

DIY dazzlers • These can-do weekend projects will ZHUZH UP your garden a treat!

Italian MARGARITA

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

“I inherited my dad's tools and got to work!” • Faced with an empty Aberdeen plot and a shed full of saws and screwdrivers, Alex Lawson embarked on a daring GARDEN UPGRADE

How I did it…

MY GARDEN PLAN

Alex's tips to get more for less

OUR FAVOURITE DIY TOOLS • With this MUST-HAVE KIT in your toolbox you'll be armed and ready for garden upgrades and upcycling endeavours

SPRING clean • Give your outdoor space a QUICK TIDY-UP ready for warmer days outdoors

Little jars OF JOY • Gift SPRING CHEER to someone you love with a classy glass or two of beautiful blooms, says JANE SCOTT

Blooms on a BUDGET • Buy plants now and you'll SAVE A FORTUNE on summer prices! Here's our pick of the best for a modern garden…

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

STEP-BY-STEP

Take the pledge!

Sow KALE • Steal a head start on spring and sow this SIMPLE-TO-GROW SUPERFOOD on a bright kitchen windowsill

Neat-as-a-pin PITTOSPORUMS • These well-behaved shrubs will ADD SPHERES that are simple to keep snipped into shape

Blazing DOGWOODS • Set your garden aglow with a lustrous...