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 happening, where to go, what’s in flower and what to buy this month

News

3 FOR THE GARDEN… HOUSE NUMBERS

DIARY

KITTED OUT • For small spaces

AUGUST PLANTS • As summer reaches its peak, two richly coloured glaidioli, a delicate sunflower and strong-growing, pale-blue ipomoea feature among Tom’s top picks

PLACES TO VISIT • Recommended places to see seasonal plants at their best.

The Outsider • Horticulturist Hannah Gardner heads high into the Swiss Alps in search of the resilient Dianthus superbus and finds herself transfixed by the incongruously named alpine sea holly

Matt Collins • As well as being a published author – his latest book encouraged us to venture deep into a forest – Matt is head gardener at the Garden Museum, tending its exquisite and considered planting

IN BRIEF

Mathematical precision • Geometry and planting design have combined to create a garden that seamlessly flows around a modernist house

5 DESIGN ELEMENTS

Rhythm of life • The private garden of designer Nigel Dunnett is brimming with a harmonious and joyful mix of naturalistic and biodiverse planting

HARDY FUCHSIA • These hard-working and obliging plants offer fresh, spring-like foliage well into autumn and can flower from late spring right through to early autumn

PLANT PROFILE

Where to buy

GUY BARTER • The RHS’s chief horticulturist on running plant trials, the joys of experimenting on his allotment and the challenge of answering the public’s random questions

NEW HORIZONS • Expert planting in an exposed Scottish garden has helped to blend a striking modernist house with its equally impressive surroundings

IN BRIEF

Life’s imperfections • Tiffanie Turner’s larger-than-life paper sculputures capture the fleeting beauty of flowers in all their imperfections

Tropical taste • In a garden on the US West Coast, designer Sean Hogan has created a strong framework of tropical plants that offer plenty of scope for absorbing its plantaholic owner’s impulse buys

IN BRIEF

Small gardens

KEY ELEMENTS

One size fits all • Designers Harriet Farlam and Ben Chandler pack a lot into a tiny space fit for entertaining, dining, relaxing and working

HOW TO CREATE DIFFERENT AREAS

KEY ELEMENTS

Nature’s way • A sensitive, low-intervention approach is the hallmark of this wildlife-friendly scheme designed by Miria Harris near to London’s Hampstead Heath

KEY ELEMENTS

In the details • Changes in level create a greater sense of space in a small London garden

BALANCING HARD AND SOFT ELEMENTS IN A HARD-WORKING GARDEN

Different angles • An angled garden in Edinburgh has been filled with flowers and edibles to make the most of its awkward shape

KEY ELEMENTS

MAKING THE MOST OF A SMALL SPACE

DESIGN • News, ideas and sourcebook

NEWS

CREATING A SANCTUARY IN YOUR GARDEN • Tapping into your spiritual side can help transform your garden into a haven of peace away from the stresses of modern life

Fire pits • Nine of the best fire pits to warm up long summer evenings

DOWNTOOLS • Book reviews, crossword, back issues, competition

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