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!
We love outdoor living!
EARTHY pleasures • DREAM PLANT GROW PICK MAKE BUY
Blue-sky thinking
Blooming lovely IN JUNE • Try our pick of the most beautiful plants you can buy now
Three plants for flower-show vibes
PLANT A SUMMER STUNNER
10 steps to a modern cottage garden • Enjoy the best of both worlds with an ON-TREND FUSION of relaxed planting, design and style
“We designed our cottage garden from scratch” • FLOWER-FILLED ZONES have transformed a standard plot into a feast for the eyes, and wildlife!
PLANT HEAVEN • A RELAXED TAPESTRY of a-cinch-to-grow perennials is a magnet for birds and bees.
10 BEST Border boosters • Turn your beds into a work of art with a STYLISH SCULPTURE or two!
We've got you covered • Protect your gardening get-up without compromising on style with a POTTER-PERFECT APRON
4 top tool belts
Fiona's PATCH • Roses, sweet peas and strawberries, oh my! It must be summer, says FIONA CUMBERPATCH
“The garden is the gin to our tonic!” • Seb Cabot and Eoin Smith's new easy-breezy ALWAYS-GUEST-READY plot is a social butterfly's dream
OUR GARDEN PLAN
How we did it…
Grow something different • Take a break from the norm and shake things up in your garden this summer with these KOOKY KNOCKOUTS
Cherry ROSÉ SPRITZER
Selina's garden STYLE SECRET GARDEN • Stylist & book author SELINA LAKE shares her on-trend styling ideas & glorious garden buys
“It's my flower-filled secret hideaway” • An overgrown space has been lovingly restored to its former glory, transformed by Ria Hotchin into a tranquil FLORAL HAVEN
MY GARDEN PLAN
ALWAYS A PLEASURE… • …never a chore, whether snipping stems, harvesting homegrown delights, sowing seeds or doing the rounds with a can
GROW A cup of tea • Fancy a brew with grown-at-home leaves & buds? Get the par-tea started with these TROUBLE-FREE LOVELIES
Make it minty • Mint plants produce some of the best leaves for flavoursome teas. They're super easy to grow when in full sun and in pots to rein in their tendency to spread.
BLOOM boom! • Discover how designers PACK IN THE PRETTIES for more glee and less twee
Elevate YOUR STYLE
Perfect PAIRINGS • Try these match-made-in-heaven marry-ups where each plant shows off the other to TA-DA EFFECT
WHAT TO DO IN YOUR garden THIS MONTH • Simple steps to keep your plot looking good
STEP-BY-STEP • TAKE CLEMATIS CUTTINGS
HOUSE NUMBER planter • You can count on this SUCCULENT SALUTE to give your front-door facade a welcome facelift
Joyous PEONIES • Turn your cut-flower style dial to max, with these timeless and supremely DREAMY...