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!

We love outdoor living!

EARTHY pleasures • DREAM PLANT GROW PICK MAKE BUY

Natural curves

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

Blooms for birds (as well as bees) • Grow these SEED-RICH STUNNERS to feed your feathered friends and enjoy a garden full of life

“It immerses you in nature” • Slate paths, stacked logs and naturalistic planting have brought this west London garden BACK TO LIFE

PLANT HEAVEN • GENTLY DOES IT with these subtle beauties that catch the sunlight and shiver in the slightest breeze.

LOVE bugs • Boost the bottom of the food chain by supporting beneficial insects, and the rest of your GARDEN ECOSYSTEM will thrive

Naturally kind • You can DITCH THE CHEMICALS and still have a gorgeous garden

WHO’S that? • Your garden is full of FASCINATING CRITTERS if you take the time to stop and look…

Fiona’s PATCH • It’s so exciting to be on the cusp of a fresh new season, says FIONA CUMBERPATCH

“I’ve created a tranquil water meadow” • Andre Schott has transformed his standard Milton Keynes plot into a WILD WETLAND

MY GARDEN PLAN

Andre’s tips for a naturalistic pond

How I did it…

IT’S ONLY natural • Be inspired by the latest DESIGNER IDEAS to welcome wildlife into your garden

Spring-cheer PALOMA

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

“My garden belongs to the bees too” • Rob Slade has turned his concrete London plot into a container garden that’s ALL ABUZZ

All from a seed…

MY GARDEN PLAN

Wildlife cameras • See what's going on in your garden, day or night!

WATCH THE BIRDIE!

Wonderful WINDFALL • Go exploring after a spring storm and you may find a fallen branch to adorn with SPRING PRETTIES says floral designer JANE SCOTT

Life SUPPORT • There are so many little ways you can HELP WILDLIFE in your garden this spring…

WHAT TO DO IN YOUR minutes garden THIS MONTH • Simple steps to keep your plot looking good

STEP-BY-STEP

Share the joy! • Search #10greenminutes on Facebook and share your in-the-garden moments with our happy tribe of modern gardeners…

BORDER bee hotel Make in this weekend • Turn a WOODEN POST into a garden sanctuary for solitary bees to lay their eggs this summer

Charming CORNFLOWERS • A pot of these jewel-hued blooms will FEED POLLINATORS and pretty-up your patio too!

Bountiful SWEET PEAS • Supply a feast of nectar ALL SUMMER LONG with a container of these scented climbers

Nectar-treat NASTURTIUMS • Growing a pot of these vibrant pollen-rich blooms is so...