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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EARTHY pleasures • DREAM PLANT GROW PICK MAKE BUY
New England cottage charm
Blooming lovely IN JANUARY • Try our pick of the most beautiful plants you can buy now
The Modern Gardens top trends reveal • Whether you follow the trend or set your own, 2025 looks set to be full of inspiring ideas to set you up for YOUR BEST GARDENING YEAR EVER!
“It's year-round fun & games” • Barbecues, swims & table tennis… it's all happening in this SOUTH-FACING GEM!
OUR GARDEN PLAN
PLANT HEAVEN • Planting is pared back but no less lovely…
ON-YOUR-SIDE tables • When it comes to keeping your PATIO MUST-HAVES within easy reach, you can rely on these stylish designs
Potpourri SPICED FRUIT TEA
A fresh FLORAL START • What better time than January to try a NEW KIND of flower project to lift the spirits, asks floral designer JANE SCOTT
“This is where we leave busy behind” • A RELAXED DESIGN means the hardworking owners of this city plot can savour every minute of their alfresco chill time
OUR GARDEN PLAN
How we did it…
LEAN & mean • Discover the latest designer ideas to pump up a LONG & NARROW plot
KNOW NO boundaries • When it comes to fencing options, constrained we're not! Is it time you upgraded to a new BACKDROP BEAUTY?
4 fencing upgrades
Pebble rebel • One of our New Year's resolutions is to take a break from the norm, with inspo from these GORGEOUS GRAVEL ideas… are you with us?
Selina's garden STYLE WINTER IN BLOOM • Stylist & book author SELINA LAKE shares her on-trend styling ideas & glorious garden buys
“We love our cosy feelgood set-up” • A bare newbuild plot has been transformed into an outdoor lounge BLOOMING WITH HAPPINESS
MY GARDEN PLAN
SIZZLIN’ & CHILLIN’ • There are plenty of golden moments to be enjoyed whatever the weather
GOOD LUCK charms • Believed to bring WEALTH & HAPPINESS, add one or two of these to your collection and let your positivity bloom
Containers to celebrate • Being happy never goes out of style and neither will these delightful displays.
Fiona's PATCH • A new year brings a fresh perspective on the garden, says FIONA CUMBERPATCH
Happy NEW GEAR! • Get set to raise your gardening game indoors and out with some of our BEST BUYS for 2025
WHAT TO DO IN YOUR garden THIS MONTH • Simple steps to keep your plot looking good
STEP-BY-STEP TACKLE SNOW & ICE • Take some simple steps to protect your garden in freezing temperatures.
ON CLOUD vine! • Start the year on a high note with this HANGING HOUSEPLANT arrangement
Happy-days HOLLIES • Make room for a GLORIOUSLY GLOSSY,...