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!
Celebrate outdoor living
EARTHY pleasures • DREAM PLANT GROW PICK MAKE BUY
ALPINE design
Blooming lovely IN DECEMBER • Try our pick of the most beautiful plants you can buy now
Mossy STAR • Adorn your winter garden with a plump cushion of GLORIOUS GREENERY
PETITE Pines • Not just for Christmas, an ON-TREND DWARF CONIFER will make your garden look fab year-round
“It’s the perfect venue for festive fun” • Karen Perrin has filled her bare newbuild plot in greater Manchester with stress-free plants and chic SCANDI STYLING
How we did it…
MY GARDEN PLAN
PEACE AND JOY • This easy-to-maintain outdoor space promises year round relaxation whatever the weather
NATURALLY Nordic • These easy-make projects will fill your garden with seasonal goodwill and on-trend SCANDI STYLE
SEE THE light • Get up the LEARNING CURVE of the latest technology so you can splurge on style but save on energy costs
7 handy extras to make life easier
Fiona’s PATCH • Join FIONA CUMBERPATCH as she takes advantage of a quiet time in her garden to make seasonal treats and gifts for plant-loving friends
“It’s such an easy garden to look after” • Mini hedges and handsome evergreens have turned Danny Swallow's Essex plot from BARE TO BOLD
MY GARDEN PLAN
PLANT HEAVEN • DREAMING IN GREEN Leaves in an array of distinctive shapes give this garden a strong sense of style…
ELEGANT evergreens • Steal these DESIGNER TRICKS to keep your garden looking lush all year round
Make it happen!
Irish HOT CHOCOLATE
SLIMLINE GARDEN ARMCHAIRS • However big or small your plot, there’s room to squeeze in a COMFY SEAT
Selina’s garden STYLE RUBY REDS • Stylist & book author SELINA LAKE shares her on-trend styling ideas & glorious garden buys
“We can eat outside all year round!” • Simon and Tanya Marks’ outdated Cheshire garden is now a swish outdoor space with room to entertain in ALL WEATHERS
OUR GARDEN PLAN
HOW WE DID IT…
STAY warm • Whether you’re gardening or simply relaxing on your outdoor sofa, here’s how to ward off WINTER CHILLS
SIMPLY red • Plant a SCARLET ACCENT in your garden and make frosty mornings even more amazing…
Fancy forest FRAME • Bring WOODLAND CHARM to Christmas dinner with this theatrical but thrifty arrangement, says JANE SCOTT
Law of NATURE • Pinch expert tricks and clever ideas to decorate your home with NATURAL TREASURES this Christmas
WHAT TO DO IN YOUR garden THIS MONTH • Simple steps to keep your plot looking good
STEP-BY-STEP • CHECK PATIOS & PATHS
Winter FEEDER • Use Christmas-tree offcuts to make a weatherproof cover so your garden birds can FEAST IN...