Gardens Illustrated Magazine

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The New Year is a bittersweet time for gardeners. There is little active gardening to do, but there is plenty of dreaming and planning to be getting on with, from imagining fresh planting schemes and drawing up new designs to choosing seeds and...

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We gardeners know that just because it is cold and still outside, it does not diminish the beauty of our gardens – in fact it can enhance them. This issue, we dive deeper into a collection of winter wonderlands, revealing the importance of underlying...

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Design is an aspect of garden making that we are particularly focused on here at Gardens Illustrated. A good garden designer can make the difference between a nice garden and an incredible one, as Nigel Slater can attest (page 33), but what do these...

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Autumn is the season of colourful foliage and jewel-bright flowers and berries. Whether you are tidying up your garden now, are busy planting at the best time for it, or simply sitting back and enjoying the seasonal performance, we’ve got plenty of...

Master plan

Behind the scenes as Piet Oudolf plants out

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Every gardener faces their own challenges, but those of us with little space are always looking for ways to maximise every centimetre and fit in all the things we desire. In this issue, a Small Gardens special, we visit five very different diminutive...

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Every year, for our special Summer issue, we like to focus on an idea that celebrates our love of gardening, and this edition is dedicated to flowers. Whether you enjoy growing and designing with beautiful blooms, cutting and arranging or even pressing...

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As summer unfolds, our gardens hit their peak, and this issue we are celebrating amazing spaces up and down the country, from windswept seaside plots to water-wise plantings and wildlife-rich pools. In Oxfordshire, you can dine out in style in Tabitha...

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June is here, and our gardens are filling out with vibrant colour and pleasing abundance. It’s an exciting season of flower shows and garden visits – whatever you do, don’t miss your chance to visit Hillside, the personal garden of renowned designer...

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May is one of the busiest times for gardeners, with our own burgeoning gardens starting to really hit their stride and countless open gardens, plant fairs and flower shows to visit. In this bumper issue, you’ll find our big preview of the greatest...

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April is upon us, and with the unpredictability of recent years, we wait with bated breath to see if it will indeed be ‘the cruellest month’. Spring is becoming more of a guessing game, for gardeners and garden editors – will there be a heatwave, a...

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Spring is on its way at last and this issue we are revelling in the start of the new growing season with beautiful seasonal gardens, planting and design insights, and interesting ideas. From Doddington Place, a historic garden in Kent (page 30), to an...

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We are focusing on plants this issue ahead of the new growing season to help inspire your gardening ambitions and perk your interest with expert recommendations of the best cultivars to grow, the best ways to grow them and more. We’re delighted that...

PARADISE FOUND

Fergus Garrett visits Hillside, designer Dan Pearson’s personal haven

FESTIVE DELIGHTS

Simple natural decorations and garden gift ideas

SUSTAINABLE SOLUTIONS

Meet our horticultural Heroes

Heroes Meet our horticultural

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The season is changing again, and as we transition from late summer into autumn, that back-to-school feeling gives a renewed sense of possibility. One of the real stalwarts in the garden right now is the Japanese anemone, and you can discover the best...

Rise of the 'trub'

There are lots of good reasons to plant a tree. It will give your garden structure, introduce seasonal interest and support a wide range of wildlife. But even those trees that are recommended for smaller gardens will become quite large in time, and the...

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Summer – a time to down tools, kick back and chill out. It’s time to eat al fresco, take naps in the deckchair, read and generally laze about outdoors looking at the plants you should be deadheading, but you’ll get to in a minute. To aid you in hitting...