Gardens Illustrated Magazine

Widely regarded as the Vogue of the gardening press, Gardens Illustrated aims to inspire you with an eclectic and international editorial mix of remarkable places, plants and people. With superb photography, authoritative journalism and exceptional design, this award-winning magazine is a style bible for garden designers, garden lovers and enthusiasts alike.

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Gardens Illustrated Magazine

DIG IN • What’s new, what’s growing and what’s going on this month

What to do this month

3 FOR THE GARDEN…

KITTED OUT • For growing, harvesting and arranging cut flowers

THE ART OF GARDENING • The gardens of Charleston, once home to painters Vanessa Bell and Duncan Grant, and the artistic residence of the Bloomsbury Group, are maintained in the spirit of that age

LATE BLOOMER • Now that his once largely green garden is bursting with colour, Nigel Slater wonders why it took him so long to fill it with flowers

HELENIUM • These tough, sun-loving blooms combine well with grasses and other late-flowering perennials and look great in prairie-style and modern cottage-garden schemes

CHATU MADHVANI • Accountant-cum-freelance-gardener Chatu loves experimenting with plant sculptures and exploring the UK's wild watersides

FULL OF SURPRISES • From rare hydrangeas to prairie-inspired borders, the Welsh garden of plant obsessives Roger and Jenny Lloyd is packed with floral treasures

Effortless arrangements • Florist Sarah Statham reveals the secret to creating striking natural floral displays: adapting to the shape of your vessel

PASTURES NEW • Known for commissioning Piet Oudolf’s first UK garden, plantsman John Coke has moved on and created a brand-new, personal garden on the South Downs

GEORGIE NEWBERY • The founder of Common Farm Flowers on swapping fashion for cut flowers, finding her feet on social media and why she’s staying firmly organic

Brilliant blooms • Three professional cut-flower growers recommend the plants they couldn’t live without - all reliable, easy to grow, robust and beautiful in the vase

Back to the land • Having traded London life for regenerative farming in Cornwall, Florence and James Kennedy are taking their flower company Petalon to new heights

Pressed for all time • From an early venture saving wedding bouquets, Keith Kralik and Rachel Parri of Flower Press Studio have turned pressed flowers into fine art

Design • News, planting design ideas and sourcebook

THE SHAPE OF THINGS • In planting design, we often consider colour, says Nigel Dunnett, but the form of flowers can be just as important

Outdoor cushions • Weatherproof, fade-resistant cushions for colour and comfort

Flower-powered reads • Cut-flower farmer, florist and potter Rachel Siegfried chooses ten of her all-time, must-read, favourite books on growing and arranging flowers. Her choices showcase florists’ favourites, from peonies and sweet peas to dahlias, and looks to a broad range of inspiration from Sarah Raven's cutting-garden bible to Piet Oudolf's New Perennial plant communities.

Crossword

TIME TO SAY GOODBYE, BETTER • When it comes to choosing the flowers for a loved one’s funeral, we play it safe, but Gill Hodgson says you can now be more personal, creative and eco-friendly