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

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

12 days of instant garden joy • Treat yourself to a daily dose of garden-inspired pleasure with our doddle-easy ways to ADD CHEER, in & out

“Goodbye gloom, hello room!” • From festive FIREPIT TIPPLES to epic al fresco Christmas dinners, this garden proves that outdoor living doesn't stop when winter starts

OUR GARDEN PLAN

PLANT HEAVEN

PRO TIPS TO STAY connected! • Keep your GARDEN GROOVE going so you're still frolicking with your plot right through the frosts!

“From awkward plot to winter hot spot” • Who needs a perfect rectangle when smart design, garden lights, and a firepit can turn even the quirkiest garden into the ULTIMATE HANG-OUT?

MY GARDEN PLAN

How we did it…

STEAL THE scene • It's your turn to make the neighbours jealous with inspiration from the GENIUS IDEAS in our reader garden glow-ups!

Selina's garden STYLE FESTIVE FLAIR • Stylist & book author SELINA LAKE shares her on-trend styling ideas & glorious garden buys

“It's my daily trip down memory lane” • With Victorian charm and a side of skip finds, this MAGICAL RETREAT is equal parts classic, quirky and downright irresistible

MY GARDEN PLAN

TAKE YOUR best shot ever! • Turn everyday encounters with birds, bees & bugs into INSTA-WORTHY IMAGES you'll want to show off

Nature calls! • Bonus tips to get that picture-perfect moment

Blushing all THE WAY! • We're dreaming of a pink Christmas as JANE SCOTT goes off-piste and gives festive classic colours a merry makeover

Season's treatings • We've weeded out the dull-as-dirt pressies to bring you the GARDEN GIFTS that deliver a very merry Christmas and happy new year!

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

STEP-BY-STEP

Jingle FIZZ

OH, WHAT fun it is! • Magic trimmings into fun festive figures that smell as good as they look – now that's a CLAUSE FOR CELEBRATION!

Fa-la-la-la lasting ANTHURIUM • Ablaze with FLAMBOYANT FLAMES of colour, this diehard houseplant will thrill long after Christmas. Yippee-ki-yay, Mother Nature!

Phil your boots IT'S A KEEPER! • Guarantee your spot at the top of the nice list with a PHILODENDRON that puts on a show long after the decorations come down

Scene-stealing CALATHEA • Flaunting stripes and shimmering in low light, these DÉCOR DIVAS promise more drama than Christmas Day TV

Stellar UPCYCLE • Deck your garden with FESTIVE TWINKLE, whether you craft a solo sparkling showstopper or a whole merry constellation – no telescope...