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… GARDEN RAKES

September plants • As summer slowly eases into autumn, head gardener Andrea Brunsendorf chooses ten plants to keep the show going in the garden

KITTED OUT • Everything you need for foraging and gathering in your harvest

PLANTING MEMORIES • Many of the plants in Nigel Slater's garden hold deeper meaning – some joyful, others more poignant – but all add another layer of pleasure when they bloom

Field of dreams • The naturalistic gem Hans Gieszen has created in former meadowlands near Utrecht in the Netherlands is the culmination of a lifelong passion

IRYNA BOBOSHKO • A former lecturer from Ukraine, Iryna currently looks after the flower gardens at Malverleys in Hampshire

JAPANESE ANEMONES • These elegant blooms are perfect for brightening up late-summer and autumn borders, which makes it easier to forgive their slightly thuggish tendencies

How to grow Japanese anemones

A SIGN OF THE TIMES • Inspired by the historic house and setting at Park House in Cambridgeshire, landscape architect Robert Myers has woven together traditional and contemporary design elements to create a haven for people, plants and wildlife

Late summer dreams • From cool pastels and foliage to hot colours, designer Jo Thompson creates three stylish container combinations for autumn

Bedding in • In just under nine years, the owners of Arvensis Nursery in Wiltshire have created a mature garden that displays their high-quality perennials

ANDY JASPER • The new CEO of the Eden Project on his excitement about a new chapter, the legacy he's left at the National Trust and his joy at heading home to Cornwall

My sweet gourd • Clark Lawrence, and American living in the heart of Italy's pumpkin province, loves growing different cultivars of pumpkins and ornamental gourds for their flavours and fabulous looks

Passing the baton • The celebrated nursery and garden at Marchants Hardy Plants in East Sussex is now being managed by a new team, who continue to inspire visitors with innovative planting

Design • News, garden design insight and sourcebook

FRIENDLY ADVICE • When tasked with creating a garden for her friends, designer Neive Tierney found the project came with challenges – not least the need to include a wheelchair ramp and squeeze in a saltwater swimming pool

Driveway and entrance gates • Create impact on arrival with our choice of beautiful entryway gates

DOWNTOOLS • Book reviews, the crossword and the big idea

WORLD OF POSSIBILITY • This superb tour of the world's botanical gardens highlights their vital role in saving the planet's flora, says Claire Masset

Recommended reads this month

'If you emulate nature, you're on to a winner' • Gardener, television presenter and author Carol Klein talks about her new book, the books she loves, her current challenges and what she's up to next

Crossword

THE FEMININE TOUCH? • Does your garden have masculine or feminine style, and does it even matter? Head gardener Benjamin Pope unpicks gardening's gender stereotypes