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Gardens Illustrated Magazine

Sep 01 2023
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.

Welcome

Contributors

Gardens Illustrated Magazine

DIG IN • What’s new, what’s growing and what’s going on this month

KITTED OUT • For carrying, organising and storing your garden tools and equipment

September plants • As summer starts to glide gently into autumn, Åsa Gregers-Warg makes the most of the last days of sunshine with a golden sunflower, bright foliage and a soft fountain grass

Places to visit • Åsa's recommendations for places to see seasonal plants at their best

COSTING THE EARTH • In the middle of a cost of living crisis, why wouldn’t you want to grow your own food? But as Ken Thompson points out, what you save will depend on how you go about it and how much you enjoy it

CLAIRE MARGETTS • As the inaugural Sissinghurst Scholar, Claire is training at the National Trust garden created by Vita Sackville-West

NATURAL TALENT • Showing a deep respect for the setting, gardener Susie White has created a garden in this hidden valley in Northumberland with wildlife as her priority

Susie’s top planting design tips

EUCOMIS • Commonly known as pineapple lilies, these exotic-looking plants are generally hardier than they appear, and can bring a fresh burst of colour and scent to late-summer gardens

How to grow Eucomis

Sealed with a kiss • A visit to Piet Oudolf’s garden encouraged gardener Anja Broekhuis to rethink her Dutch farmhouse garden and fill it with colour

ELEFTHERIOS DARIOTIS • The Greek plantsman, better known online as Liberto Dario, on seeing salvias in the wild and inspiring his fellow Greeks to embrace Mediterranean flora

Walk this way • Drawing on the Japanese idea of wabi-sabi, designer Noël van Mierlo has created a garden for strolling, with meandering paths, a large wildlife pond and year-round planting for his clients to explore

What I learned at Dixter • Garden writer Jodie Jones volunteers every week at Great Dixter in East Sussex, where she has discovered community, joy, an innovative approach to planting - and that tea breaks are sacrosanct

Waste not, want not • Recycling old materials and using reclaimed items in the garden are a given for sustainable gardeners, but making waste look good often requires knowledge and imagination. We explore the creative ways leading designers and gardeners have reused everything from rubble to rubber mats

Land of plenty • The owners of a large dairy farm and estate in Pennsylvania have included pockets of garden that link to the surrounding countryside and come to life in early autumn

Perfectly formed • Weaver Suzie Grieve Creates tiny pots and pouches from the leaves and bark she forages near her Cumbrian home

Design • News, garden design insight and sourcebook

HIGH IDEAS • Designer Barbara Landsberg has created a tranquil and secluded garden on a vertiginous site in Sydney, reimagining the eight-metre drop from the house to street level

Garden arches • Make an entrance with one of these stylish feature arches

DOWNTOOLS • Book reviews, competition, the crossword and Alice Vincent

Other books • From compost recipes to seasonal vegetable feasts, with a side serving of murder, here are more titles to feed your curiosity.

WIN a luxury hotel stay at Hartwell House & Spa

Crossword

SITTING COMFORTABLY • Summer may be slowly slipping away, but columnist Alice...


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Frequency: Monthly Pages: 124 Publisher: Our Media Limited Edition: Sep 01 2023

OverDrive Magazine

  • Release date: September 6, 2023

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OverDrive Magazine

subjects

Home & Garden

Languages

English

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.

Welcome

Contributors

Gardens Illustrated Magazine

DIG IN • What’s new, what’s growing and what’s going on this month

KITTED OUT • For carrying, organising and storing your garden tools and equipment

September plants • As summer starts to glide gently into autumn, Åsa Gregers-Warg makes the most of the last days of sunshine with a golden sunflower, bright foliage and a soft fountain grass

Places to visit • Åsa's recommendations for places to see seasonal plants at their best

COSTING THE EARTH • In the middle of a cost of living crisis, why wouldn’t you want to grow your own food? But as Ken Thompson points out, what you save will depend on how you go about it and how much you enjoy it

CLAIRE MARGETTS • As the inaugural Sissinghurst Scholar, Claire is training at the National Trust garden created by Vita Sackville-West

NATURAL TALENT • Showing a deep respect for the setting, gardener Susie White has created a garden in this hidden valley in Northumberland with wildlife as her priority

Susie’s top planting design tips

EUCOMIS • Commonly known as pineapple lilies, these exotic-looking plants are generally hardier than they appear, and can bring a fresh burst of colour and scent to late-summer gardens

How to grow Eucomis

Sealed with a kiss • A visit to Piet Oudolf’s garden encouraged gardener Anja Broekhuis to rethink her Dutch farmhouse garden and fill it with colour

ELEFTHERIOS DARIOTIS • The Greek plantsman, better known online as Liberto Dario, on seeing salvias in the wild and inspiring his fellow Greeks to embrace Mediterranean flora

Walk this way • Drawing on the Japanese idea of wabi-sabi, designer Noël van Mierlo has created a garden for strolling, with meandering paths, a large wildlife pond and year-round planting for his clients to explore

What I learned at Dixter • Garden writer Jodie Jones volunteers every week at Great Dixter in East Sussex, where she has discovered community, joy, an innovative approach to planting - and that tea breaks are sacrosanct

Waste not, want not • Recycling old materials and using reclaimed items in the garden are a given for sustainable gardeners, but making waste look good often requires knowledge and imagination. We explore the creative ways leading designers and gardeners have reused everything from rubble to rubber mats

Land of plenty • The owners of a large dairy farm and estate in Pennsylvania have included pockets of garden that link to the surrounding countryside and come to life in early autumn

Perfectly formed • Weaver Suzie Grieve Creates tiny pots and pouches from the leaves and bark she forages near her Cumbrian home

Design • News, garden design insight and sourcebook

HIGH IDEAS • Designer Barbara Landsberg has created a tranquil and secluded garden on a vertiginous site in Sydney, reimagining the eight-metre drop from the house to street level

Garden arches • Make an entrance with one of these stylish feature arches

DOWNTOOLS • Book reviews, competition, the crossword and Alice Vincent

Other books • From compost recipes to seasonal vegetable feasts, with a side serving of murder, here are more titles to feed your curiosity.

WIN a luxury hotel stay at Hartwell House & Spa

Crossword

SITTING COMFORTABLY • Summer may be slowly slipping away, but columnist Alice...


Expand title description text