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… ECO-FRIENDLY WINTER PROTECTION
DIARY
KITTED OUT • For planting bare-root trees and shrubs
NOVEMBER PLANTS • From a striking but prickly anchor plant to soft grasses and copper-coloured foliage, Tom finds plenty of colour and contrast to lift November’s cooler days
PLACES TO VISIT • Recommended places to see seasonal plants at their best
The Outsider • Horticulturist Hannah Gardner heads north to the Outer Hebrides, where wildflowers buzz with insect life, and comes away inspired to grow its native, white wild rose
Coralie Thomas • A key member of the garden team at Great Dixter, New-York native Coralie arrived in the UK in 2016 as the Chanticleer North American Christopher Lloyd Scholarship student
History lessons • Around a 17th-century farmhouse in West Sussex, designer Chris Moss has created a contemporary garden that builds on the house’s past
Changing spaces
COLCHICUM • Delicate, hardy colchicums push up in autumn in unexpectedly refreshing tones
PLANT PROFILE
Where to see and buy
IN BRIEF
STYLE AND VISION • With its underlying geometric forms and naturalistic planting a spectacular garden in the east of the Netherlands is the result of careful planning and adherence to basic design principles
8 KEY SEEDHEADS
Coming in from the cold • Head gardener Benjamin William Pope, creates three, stylish displays combining tender succulents and evergreen foliage that can be brought indoors to keep the fresh-green memories of summer alive once frosts threaten
Sweeping statement • Formal design elements and wild, breezy planting lend a fresh perspective to a sloping, prairie-style garden that follows the ebb and flow of the rolling Rutland landscape
MIXING FORMALITY WITH MEADOW PLANTING
8 KEY PLANTS
SHIRLEY SHERWOOD • The eponymous founder of one of Kew’s art galleries on a childhood spent discovering plants through a giant magnifying glass and, more laterly, illustrations in a Bangkok hairdresser’s
Hardy chrysanthemums • Late-flowering chrysanthemums are hardy plants with flowering stamina. Eschew gaudier colours and upright blooms to grow rusty coppers, bronzes and fiery reds
Chefs’ specials • In the second of our series on growing for flavour, we visit a working kitchen garden in Scotland where head grower Jo Campbell works to Michelin-starred standards
DESIGN • News, ideas and sourcebook
NEWS
Creating a garden where you can thrive • Is it possible to improve how you feel simply by changing the layout of your garden? Designer Marian Boswall suggests ways to create a garden full of healthy energy
Tall coldframes • Nine space-saving upright coldframes and mini glasshouses
DOWNTOOLS • Book reviews, back issues, crossword, reader offer
BOOK REVIEWS
Other books • With ideas for growing the flowers with which to create cut flower displays and ways to encourage wildlife into your garden.
READER OFFER • Save up to £21 on this Hellebore Collection, plus bulbs for naturalising from Hayloft Plants*
Autumn Essentials • From beautiful craftsmanship to handmade pots and...