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!
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Blooming lovely IN JULY • Try our pick of the most beautiful plants you can buy now
Love open-air living • BLUR THE LINES between indoors and out with the hottest interior styling ideas that work outside too
“It's abloom with Chelsea vibes” • This once dreary, now dreamy Essex garden channels FLOWER-SHOW JOY year round
MY GARDEN PLAN
PLANT HEAVEN • MUTED BUT MARVELLOUS planting harmonises the upper and lower areas of this split-level garden
EASY LIKE Sunday Morning • Say hello to more mellow moments in your garden with these FUSS-FREE DREAMBOATS
THROW SHADE in style! • Why just go out in your garden this summer, when you can go out-out? Our PICK OF THE PARASOLS will keep you cool and looking hot!
Laze into summer • Sun's out, the jobs are out! It's time to SIT BACK & RELAX in the outdoor space you've created
Fiona's PATCH • It's time for FIONA CUMBERPATCH to enjoy her garden at its peak after all that hard work!
“We've aced newbuild privacy” • INGENIOUS PLANTING and a knock-your-socks-off pergola have transformed this once overlooked plot beyond recognition!
MY GARDEN PLAN
How we did it…
Bring in the water, baby! • Add a SPLISHY FEATURE to your patio without having to splash too much cash
Selina's garden STYLE SUMMER MENU • Stylist & book author SELINA LAKE shares her on-trend styling ideas & glorious garden buys
“Oh we do like to be beside the seaside” • Pool perfection patio meets flourishing kitchen garden in this COASTAL GLOW-UP in Jersey
Up front…
OUR GARDEN PLAN
ROUND THE BACK… • …where the kitchen-garden magic happens and pots and beds are bursting with yummy homegrown delights
COOK OUT in style • Add some sizzling designer details to your OUTDOOR KITCHEN this summer
Campari SODA FLOAT
Thank you, SUMMER • Celebrate all the FLOWERY FUN the season has to offer with a seed-sational gift that keeps on giving, says JANE SCOTT
Winner, winner ALFRESCO dinner • Stress less & savour every moment outdoors this summer with these low-effort HOSTING HACKS
WHAT TO DO IN YOUR garden THIS MONTH • Simple steps to keep your plot looking good
STEP-BY-STEP ENJOY FRESH HERBS • Pot up container herbs near the kitchen door for easy snipping.
ALL ABOUT that base! • Put your parasol on a FLOWERY PEDESTAL that will shower your patio with style whatever the weather
Laidback LAVENDER • Keep calm and holiday on knowing this MEDITERRANEAN LEGEND won't miss you a jot while you're away!
Unflappable HYLOTELEPHIUM •...