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!
Editorial
EARTH pleasures • DREAM • PLANT • GROW • PICK • MAKE • BUY
Loud & proud brights
Blooming lovely IN JUNE • Try our pick of the most beautiful plants you can buy now
Getaway garden glow-ups • Take inspiration from some of the dreamiest holiday destinations and create your own AT-HOME PARADISE
"It's perfect for siestas & fiestas!" • This SMALL BUT SIGNIFICANT space beckons you outside all year round
Tile-tanic patterns! • These BOLD BEAUTIES will floor you with their style every time you step outdoors
Fiona's PATCH • Now’s the time for the garden to shine as it unveils its summer sparkle, says FIONA CUMBERPATCH
CEILING OF lights • Add a STAR-QUALITY glow overhead and sit out under the night sky with a twinkle in your eye
"New chapter, here we come!" • The transformation of this Essex plot from blank canvas to MODERN MASTERPIECE has had the ultimate happy ending
LOVE every inch! • Be inspired to make the most of under-used areas and MAXIMISE THE SPACE in your garden with these clever ideas
Selina's garden STYLE ENGLISH ELEGANCE • Stylist & book author SELINA LAKE shares her on-trend styling ideas & glorious garden buys
"It's time to stop & smell the roses" • Cara Thompson is embracing the POWER OF FLOWERS & encouraging others to do the same
THE SKY'S the limit • You’re free as a bird when it comes to turning a new-build plot into a THRIVING SANCTUARY for nature’s critters
Sing a rainbow • Red and yellow and pink and green, these BRIGHT IDEAS were made to be seen!
Summer is IN THE AIR • Jane Scott’s EAU-SO-CHIC floral faffing has a wonderful whiff of midsummer magic about it this month
Summer solstice SPRITZ
OVER TO YOU
Sashay your way INTO SUMMER • Shopping ideas that mean we can TAKE IT EVEN EASIER in the garden? Yes please!
WHAT TO DO IN YOUR garden THIS MONTH • Simple steps to keep your plot looking good
STEP-BY-STEP
Splishsplash, make a mosaic bath • Dive into this wonderful in-style art form & SOAK UP THE JOY this mini pool brings to your garden & wildlife
Lead-the-way LUPINS! • Bursting with energy, they’ll march through summer with a LUSH LINE UP that’s hard to beat
Float-your-boat GAILLARDIAS • Lift the anchor on humdrum beds and set sail for a season full of these TREASURE-WORTHY gems
Hit-the-right-note ECHINACEAS • Fanfares can be heard in gardens everywhere when these SASSY SUN-LOVERS strut their stuff
Upcycle with flying COLOURS • This CRATE CREATION is guaranteed to send your happiness soaring every time you step into the garden
Here to HELP! • GOT A QUESTION?...