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
The French Rose Garden • Join us for a five-day tour from Paris to the Loire in the company of rosarian Michael Marriott to celebrate the French rose
Japan’s Hidden Garden Gems • Travel with Japanese garden expert Hannah Gardner on this far-reaching, two-week tour and discover some of Japan’s most compelling gardens
Merry and bright
Carbon capture
New chapter
PRETTY IN PINK
Winter silhouettes
EARLY BIRDS
3 FOR THE GARDEN… AXES
Out and about
DIARY
Gifts for gardeners • Keep Christmas simple with our ideas for the perfect presents
December plants • For his final selection, Jimi finds room for exotic-looking foliage as well as evergreen interest and flowers, and reveals where he sources the plants that make up his signature style
Where to buy
HEAVEN IN EARTH • Aaron is in two minds on the benefits of no-dig, but in no doubt that great plants really do start with great soil, and that now is the best time to give something back to the hard-working earth
Jobs for December
JOSH MARSHALL • As an apprentice gardener at Levens Hall in Cumbria, Josh is getting plenty of practice in clipping topiary
IN BRIEF
Crisp and even • In the garden surrounding their Norfolk farmhouse, Henry and Charlotte Crawley have created a joyful fantasia of topiary shapes along the lines of a Dutch water garden
Threads of nature • Weave some seasonal flora into your festive decor this Christmas inspired by artist Olga Prinku’s imaginative flowers-on-tulle
TREES FOR POLLINATING INSECTS • If you’re thinking of adding a tree to your garden, then why not give nature a helping hand by choosing one that offers sustenance to bees, butterflies and other insects
PLANT PROFILE
Where to see and buy
Room for imagination • In the last of his seasonal series, head gardener Matthew Reese reveals how Malverleys’ strong structure helps support the garden’s accomplished planting, links it to the surrounding parkland and comes into its own as the garden slips into winter
IN BRIEF
CHRIS COLLINS • The former Blue Peter gardener, and now head of horticulture for Garden Organic, on his colourful CV, selling roses to the Japanese and the perils of living next door to hungry gorillas
Winter glow • The new Winter Garden at Kew’s wild botanic garden Wakehurst draws on the nature of the neighbouring South Downs for its inspiration
24 KEY PLANTS
24 KEY PLANTS CONTINUED
True colours • Weaver Zoë Ritchie uses the ancient art of dyeing with plants to create one-off colours for her hand-woven textiles, inspired by the changing seasons of the Scottish landscape that surrounds her garden
RETURN OF THE NATIVE • In his own experimental garden, Spanish designer Álvaro Sampedro trials many of the native Iberian species that are transforming notions of design in his country
12 KEY PLANTS
Design • News and sourcebook
News
Garden gates • Make an entrance with one of these eye-catching garden gates
Best gardening books of the year • A look back at some of our favourite books from 2021, plus your chance to win them all
BOOKS OF THE YEAR
Stockists
Havana, Cuba • Beyond the coffee and cigars,...