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

WHAT TO DO IN… JULY

3 FOR THE GARDEN… • WATERING CANS

Gardens of Brittany • Join us on a five-day tour to some of the best gardens in Brittany in northwest France with our host, Sissinghurst head gardener Troy Scott Smith, and tour leader, gardener and French specialist Kirsty Fergusson

July plants • With summer in full swing, Lowther Castle’s head gardener Andrea Brunsendorf looks to plants and shrubs that bring a more naturalistic feel to the garden

KITTED OUT • Our curated picks to help you grow and harvest your own fruit and veg

TABLE TALK • Quality time in the garden doesn’t have to be spent gardening, says Nigel Slater. You also need places for food and conversation or just to sit and savour the moment

THE HIGH LIFE • Designer Andy Sturgeon has transformed a steep, grassy hillside on the Isle of Wight into a Mediterranean-style haven of meandering paths, architectural features and cooling water

PAUL MOONCIEDUNMALL • Sissinghurst Scholar Paul is helping to restore and maintain areas of the famous Kent garden

LAVENDER • Fragrant, drought tolerant and easy to grow, lavenders are popular plants that suit many different styles of garden

How to grow lavender

Broad strokes • In his own garden, Australian artist and garden designer Ralph Bristow gardens as he paints, in bold blocks of bright colour

Bright and beautiful • Award-winning designer Jo Thompson offers new container-planting inspiration with three ideas for flower combinations for high summer

New lease of life • Stefano Marinaz’s design for this small city garden has the lush planting his clients yearned for and practical touches to make their lives easier

ROY DIBLIK • The American nurseryman and designer on the beauty of prairie planting, becoming Piet Oudolf’s right-hand man and championing gravel gardens

Top flowers for drying • Preserve the fleeting summer beauty of your garden by drying flowers to enjoy year round indoors. We’ve asked three expert growers to recommend the best dried flowers to grow

Dream weaver • Basket maker Mollie McMillen finds inspiration from the rural landscape around her Hampshire home

DOWN ON THE FARM • From growing a few sweet peas on her plot to breeding her own cultivars, Erin Benzakein has grown Floret into one of the most respected flower farms in the USA

Design • News, garden design insight and sourcebook

CITY HEIGHTS • In the heart of the City of London, this roof terrace designed by Tom Stuart-Smith Studio for a new office development maximises the space and surrounding views of London’s iconic skyline, including St Paul’s Cathedral

Fruit and vegetable cages • Protect your edibles with one of these stylish protective structures

DOWNTOOLS • Book reviews, the crossword and the big idea

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Crossword

NO MORE WEEDING? • Lovely, low maintenance and good for wildlife? Jack Wallington is...