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

3 FOR THE GARDEN… OUTDOOR RUGS

DIARY: JUNE

KITTED OUT • For tending to your rose garden

THE CONSTANT GARDENER • Midsummer offers Benjamin a brief lull between the frenzy of spring sowing and collecting late-summer harvests, giving him time to enjoy the heady scents and beautiful blooms of the garden’s roses

GARDEN JOBS for June

June plants • With many excellent summer-flowering border plants at his fingertips, Tom chooses some specimens that also work well in meadows, and showcases a stunning, historic water lily

Places to visit • Tom’s recommendations for places to see seasonal plants at their best

Rose-tinted vision • A willingness to experiment and an easy-going attitude have served Victoria and Barney Martin well in their quest to establish Stokesay Flowers

IN BRIEF

8 ROSES FOR CUTTING

Blooming big and beautiful

MOLLIE HIGGINSON • Mollie works at her family’s wholesale nursery and is committed to encouraging young people into horticulture as a great career choice

Laid-back living • In this once-overlooked suburban plot, designer Colm Joseph has created a modern gravel garden that offers a relaxing green retreat

TREES IN A SMALL GARDEN

8 KEY PLANTS

Garden delights • Cosy nooks, a sleek waterfall and structured planting make the grounds at Ampney House a place for the family to play and relax in as well as admire

Using plants for structure

PLANT PROFILE

ERYNGIUM • As varied in form as they are widespread, sea hollies lend instant character to a planting scheme with their sculptural bearing and shimmering colour

How to grow Eryngium

A new vision • As part of a redesign of the gardens at Chatsworth, Tom Stuart-Smith has created a bold new plan for Joseph Paxton’s 19th-century Rock Garden

16 KEY PLANTS

The wider landscape at Chatsworth

DAVE ROOT • The nurseryman who’s grown show plants for the biggest designers in the business, royalty and even Alan Titchmarsh, on why he always relishes a challenge – and the trickier the better

A garden evolution • Designer Matthew Wilson worked with the existing layout and materials of this London garden to retain its romantic, country feel

New from old

French lessons • There’s much to learn from this young, yet innovative garden in southwest France when it comes to interesting Mediterranean plant choices

IN BRIEF

16 KEY PLANTS FROM LE JARDIN CHAMPÊTRE

16 KEY PLANTS CONTINUED

Forest bathing • Tall trees canopying a petite courtyard and intuitive hideaway reveal hidden depths, thanks to Arjan Boekel’s woodland-edge planting

Creating transparency and depth in a small garden

MAKING THE MOST OF MULCHES • In the second of our series on caring for your soil’s health Alys Fowler looks at mulches and foliar feeds

How to mulch

JUBILEE TREE

News

IN PLAIN SIGHT • Little is hidden in this rectangular city garden, yet it stylishly manages to blend three distinct areas

A secluded suite

Water features • Go with the flow and choose one of these stylish options to refresh your garden

DOWNTOOLS •...