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… SUMMER

3 FOR THE GARDEN… • COMPACT CLOTHES LINES

Summer plants • Summer plants From a cheerful yellow toadflax to a soaring violet sage and an arching apricot-orange shrub rose, Andrea Brunsendorf chooses seasonal blooms that flower long and hard

KITTED OUT • For lounging and relaxing in the garden on the long, hot days of summer

High summer at Sissinghurst • As the garden's hot borders reach their seasonal peak, head gardener Troy Scott Smith shows how he and his team keep the interest going through summer and manage important tasks

DIVINE INSPIRATION • Not every idea in Nigel Slater‘s garden has arrived fully formed – some are begged, borrowed and even stolen

Lines of beauty • This breathtaking garden in southern Italy designed by Urquhart & Hunt features a series of terraces linked with interesting combinations and colour mixes of drought-tolerant plants

ANDY JACKSON • As a landscape architect who spent a year working with Keith Wiley at Wildside, Andy's passion lies in bringing naturalistic planting to the urban environment

PHLOX • With highly fragrant blooms, this stalwart of the English flower garden brings some cool, fresh colour to late summer borders

How to grow Phlox

Shore chic • For this contemporary house on the Kent coast, designer Declan Buckley has created a dramatic, high-impact garden with the carefree feel of the beach

CLAIRE AUSTIN • The award-winning nurserywoman on the joys of growing, the importance of sharing horticultural knowledge and her relaxed approach to weeding

Sea of colour • For this weekend bolthole, designer Tony Skovsende created a relaxed, low-maintenance garden with generous drifts of perennials and grasses

Golden years • Sarah Raven's abundant East Sussex cutting garden grew from a desire to pick a few blooms for the house; three decades later Perch Hill Farm is home to a thriving garden where Sarah trials many plants for her nursery

Sarah Raven's tips for making a garden from scratch

Talking Gardens: Live • Join our special guests Sarah Raven and Nigel Slater for an evening of lively conversation about gardens and gardening at the Garden Museum in London

Design • News, easy lawns and sourcebook

Lovely lazy lawns • Fed up with a scraggly patch of grass, but determined to keep it? Discover how to have your lawn without so much work

The lost art of lawn care • Simple advice on keeping your grass looking its best if you're set on having a perfect lawn

Five beautiful gardens you can visit on an Ambassador Cruise Line holiday • Planning a cruise this year? Be inspired to add a trip to a world-renowned garden to your port itinerary

Tabletop grills • Create tasty meals al fresco whatever your size of garden with our pick of mini outdoor grills

DOWNTOOLS • Top fiction for summer reading, the crossword and the big idea

Crossword

LET'S GET COMPLICATED • We all know about planting for pollinators, says John Little, but when it comes to increasing biodiversity, it turns out that it's not all about the plants