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

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

Create your HAPPY PLACE • Commandeer a corner of your garden and turn it into a MOOD-BOOSTING RETREAT filled with elements proven to make you FEEL MORE POSITIVE

Think positive

See it, do it!

“We turned our shady sloping plot into a bright outdoor space” • Helen and James Withers’ Essex garden has been transformed with DEFINED ZONES on different levels

OUR GARDEN PLAN

SMART IDEAS TO STEAL

Hydrangea HEAVEN • This summer is all about these bold, BRIGHT AND BLOUSY blooms

How to keep hydrangeas happy

5 best blooms for your modern garden

Make summer last for longer

Shady CHARACTER • Make summer comfy and cast a shadow just where you want it with a CANTILEVERED PARASOL

Fiona’s PATCH • Plant, vintage and craft-lover FIONA CUMBERPATCH has a small, town garden in Lincolnshire that she’s bringing back to life with easy projects and planting ideas

“It reminds me of my favourite spot in the world” • Darren’s plot was restyled into a slice of the Big Apple with a Prosecco bar and NEW YORK SKYLINE installation

MY GARDEN PL AN

SMART IDEAS TO STEAL

TAKE A BAG OF gravel… • …and give your garden an instant STYLE BOOST this afternoon

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

“It’s my slice of paradise!” • Hannah McFarlane’s garden is a TROPICAL ESCAPE in Hampshire, with a tiki bar, titanic leaves and rainforest blooms

SMART IDEAS TO STEAL

MY GARDEN PL AN

My 5 favourite easy-grow exotics

10 buys... TO ADD A TOUCH OF THE TROPICS

Room to GROW • Repot your plants and they’ll reward you with a NEW LEASE OF LIFE and look more gorgeous than ever!

Love that pot?

FRUIT COCKTAIL CANDLES • Bring a HOLIDAY VIBE to your garden this summer with a taste of the tropics!

Floral faffery WITH JANE • JANE SCOTT is a renowned floral designer. Her stylish, simple ideas are beautiful, easy to create and don’t cost a fortune. This month, she brings the garden indoors

Working from HOME? • Harness the POWER OF PLANTS and make your working day more enjoyable and productive

What to do in your GARDEN NOW... • Simple steps to keep your plot looking good this month

10 MINUTE SORT OUT

...joyful PETUNIAS • Create a CHEERY SPLASH of colour with a pot or basket packed with these FAST-GROWING FLOWERS

...lovely LAVENDER •...