Gardens Illustrated Magazine

Widely regarded as the Vogue of the gardening press, Gardens Illustrated aims to inspire you with an eclectic and international editorial mix of remarkable places, plants and people. With superb photography, authoritative journalism and exceptional design, this award-winning magazine is a style bible for garden designers, garden lovers and enthusiasts alike.

Editor’s letter

Contributors

CONTRIBUTING EDITORS

Gardens Illustrated Magzine

WEST COUNTRY KITCHEN GARDENS • From plot to plate, our four-day reader holiday uncovers some of the South West’s most exciting potagers and chefs’ gardens

DIG IN • What’s happening, what’s in flower and what to buy this month

News

3 FOR THE GARDEN… PICNIC BLANKETS

DIARY

KITTED OUT • For creating an edible garden

June plants • With his June selection, Jimi indulges his passion for idiosyncratic plants, from stand-out shrubs with primeval foliage to flowers that conjure a sub-aquatic realm

WATER EVERYWHERE • The once damp squib of June is becoming an increasingly dry month that sees Aaron watering crops in earnest, while also making time to plant out tomatoes, harvest broad beans and tackle weeds

Jobs for June

ASHLEY EDWARDS • Head gardener for Horatio’s Garden at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in north London, Ashley is nurturing a restorative space for patients and visitors

Going with the flow • In a garden designed by Anoushka Feiler, masses of flowers cascade down a hillside, running riot around hard-landscaped family areas so they are barely visible in summer

12 KEY PLANTS

Jewel in the town • A bijou garden conjured from a typical London plot relies on the partnership between owners and designer for its continued success

Bridging the gap • With the best of spring over, head gardener Matthew Reese gets to work in the Flower Garden at Malverleys, coaxing colour and interest from self-seeders, bedding and early flowering perennials until high summer takes hold

IN BRIEF

SINGLE ROSES • The modest blooms of single-flowered roses have a simplicity and perfection all of their own, as well as being easy to maintain and accessible to pollinators

PLANT PROFILE

Where to buy and see

Pretty cool • In a twist on the traditional English cottage garden, Katie Guillebaud’s design for a plot in a voguish Oxford neighbourhood combines naturalistic planting with the cosmopolitan feel of the urban village in a thoroughly modern marriage

6 key plants

KEVIN HUGHES • The plantsman and ecologist on his fondness for trilliums, his unconventional views on conservation and his quest to make a haven for all things wild at Cally Gardens nursery

Stuff of dreams • Cradled in a dip in ancient chalk downland and at one with its surrounds, this fluid Dorset garden is a sumptuous blend of romance and scent

IN BRIEF

All that glisters • Sophie Coryndon’s gilded artworks defy categorisation with their fascinating blend of techniques, materials and influences

Essentially English • In a New South Wales garden that celebrates the spirit of Great Dixter, designer Colin Blanch has recreated a little piece of England abroad

IN BRIEF

Design • News and sourcebook

News

Bud vases • Display your prettiest blooms with our choice of stylish vases

DOWNTOOLS • Book reviews, back issues, crossword, reader offer, a weekend in…

BOOK REVIEWS

Other books • From healing plants to plants that help wildlife, discover more about the natural world among this month’s additional books

READER OFFER • FREE Niwaki arm covers, cap and pocket pouch, plus save 10% when you spend over £100*

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