Gardens Illustrated

Gardens Illustrated Essential reading for passionate gardeners.

Gardens Illustrated is an international magazine and every issue is filled with the world’s most beautiful gardens and insights from top designers and plantspeople.

Award-winning garden designer joins Stephanie in the Talking Gardens studioπŸŽ™ Tune in to find out more about Butter's car...
11/01/2026

Award-winning garden designer joins Stephanie in the Talking Gardens studioπŸŽ™ Tune in to find out more about Butter's career and discover how she acquired her unique name ✨🧈 https://link.chtbl.com/fHXmxmEy

This exclusive edition is a timeless treasure. Order π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝑁𝑒𝑀 π΅π‘’π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘“π‘’π‘™ book today to get the stunning special edition s...
11/01/2026

This exclusive edition is a timeless treasure.

Order π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝑁𝑒𝑀 π΅π‘’π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘“π‘’π‘™ book today to get the stunning special edition slipcase with your purchase ✨

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10/01/2026

What would you never ever put on your compost heap? β™»πŸŒ±

No-dig gardener Charles Dowding has a thing about so-called β€˜biodegradable’ packaging, especially crisp packets. Find out about his other gardening bugbears here ➑ https://link.chtbl.com/k87iSeCN

No-dig gardening guru Charles Dowding creates his dream garden from all of the places he has been and seen πŸ—Ίβœ¨Listen here...
09/01/2026

No-dig gardening guru Charles Dowding creates his dream garden from all of the places he has been and seen πŸ—Ίβœ¨
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With a foreword by Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf, photography from around the world and 480 pages of inspiration. Or...
09/01/2026

With a foreword by Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf, photography from around the world and 480 pages of inspiration.

Order π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝑁𝑒𝑀 π΅π‘’π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘“π‘’π‘™ book now and receive a beautiful exclusive slipcase with your copy ➑️ https://bit.ly/3VhIycx

Floral designer Shane Connolly explains which shrub he can’t stand, who he would have as his dream garden designer and w...
08/01/2026

Floral designer Shane Connolly explains which shrub he can’t stand, who he would have as his dream garden designer and why no garden is complete without scent πŸ‘ƒπŸŒΈ Listen here ➑ https://link.chtbl.com/2303KwAP

Immerse yourself in beauty 🌿 Order The New Beautiful book and receive a stunning exclusive slipcase – only when you orde...
08/01/2026

Immerse yourself in beauty 🌿 Order The New Beautiful book and receive a stunning exclusive slipcase – only when you order direct with us.

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This easy-grow 'unicorn' plant likes shade and poor soil, and flowers in winter 🌼They're often dismissed as 'car park pl...
08/01/2026

This easy-grow 'unicorn' plant likes shade and poor soil, and flowers in winter 🌼

They're often dismissed as 'car park plants', but any gardener contending with the constraints of dim shade and poor soil, unfussy evergreen mahonias are ideal. Not only are they resilient in low light, bearing colour-shifting foliage and spring flowers bright as candles, but they also demand little attention across the gardening year.

As forage for wildlife, mahonias are a dependable source of nectar for early rising pollinators and provide fruit for common garden birds such as thrushes, robins and blackbirds. All this plus a hardiness that can tolerate temperatures down to -15Β°C, and the seasonal flux of both drought and flood.

Read more: https://www.gardensillustrated.com/plants/mahonia-plant-guide

✍️ Matt Collins
πŸ“Έ Matthew Reese / GAP Photos/John Glover / GAP Photos/Trevor Sims / GAP Photos/Sue Heath / GAP Photos/Visions

After 30 years of sharing the world’s best gardens, we’ve made our first book. π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝑁𝑒𝑀 π΅π‘’π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘“π‘’π‘™ is a global tour of 52 ...
07/01/2026

After 30 years of sharing the world’s best gardens, we’ve made our first book. π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝑁𝑒𝑀 π΅π‘’π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘“π‘’π‘™ is a global tour of 52 breathtaking landscapes.

Order directly for the stunning exclusive Gardens Illustrated slipcase with your copy ➑️ https://bit.ly/3VhIycx

07/01/2026

Who would you share your fantasy garden with?

John Little would have to invite his garden-loving grandad to share his space with him. When John was a child, his grandad encouraged his love of gardening, even letting him install a greenhouse right in the middle of the lawn.

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52 gardens. 480 pages. One stunning book. βœ¨π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝑁𝑒𝑀 π΅π‘’π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘“π‘’π‘™ – Order direct with us for your beautiful exclusive slipcas...
06/01/2026

52 gardens. 480 pages. One stunning book. ✨

π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝑁𝑒𝑀 π΅π‘’π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘“π‘’π‘™ – Order direct with us for your beautiful exclusive slipcase ➑️ https://bit.ly/3VhIycx

✨ Our January issue is out now, and it's a gardens to visit special! Discover four beautiful open gardens you should exp...
06/01/2026

✨ Our January issue is out now, and it's a gardens to visit special!

Discover four beautiful open gardens you should experience this year, including Tresco on the Scilly Isles and a Welsh Arts & Crafts garden restored by Arne Maynard.

Plus, top design trends for 2026 from Pollyanna Wilkinson, how to grow citrus trees from lemons to yuzu in the UK, and the new wave of legacy gardeners caring for our heritage gardens.

This issue also includes Nick Bailey on the 9 types of plant you never knew you needed in your garden, and Nigel Slater on dealing with the neighbours.

Find your copy in all good newsagents and subscribe now at https://www.gardensillustrated.com/become-a-member

πŸ“Έ Alister Thorpe

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Gardens Illustrated

Widely regarded as the β€˜Vogue’ of gardening media, Gardens Illustrated has won widespread acclaim for its superb photography, authoritative journalism and exceptional design in print and online. Produced 13 times a year and sold in more than 70 countries, it aims to inspire readers by offering a rich editorial mix of remarkable gardens, plants and people.

Gardens Illustrated is essential reading for passionate gardeners and for those wanting even more, we offer reader events at special gardens and tailor-made holidays. Find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest and visit our website gardensillustrated.com.