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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3 FOR THE GARDEN…

December palnts • In the last of his series sharing highlights from his own garden, Dan Pearson selects an early flowering snowdrop, translucent seedpods and a winter-flowering iris

GIFTS FOR GARDENERS • Find the perfect present for the gardener in your life and drop some hints for your own Christmas stocking

Enduring beauty • Piet Oudolf has transformed a former poultry farm in Berkshire into an all-season garden of contrasting colours and sculptural forms

GIVING YOUR BEST • ’Tis the season for gifting, and Nigel Slater has his eyes on the perfect present

MAHONIA • Content to grow in shady spots and poor soil, these unfussy evergreen shrubs with bright, fragrant blooms are excellent for lifting the winter gloom

CARLEY WOOTTON • New Yorker Carley is overseeing the move of the Story Garden from its current site at the British Library to a nearby brownfield site

FROZEN IN TIME • In winter, the gardens surrounding Brodsworth Hall pay careful homage to their Edwardian heyday, without sticking rigidly to the past

SEASON'S GREETINGS • Artist Fiona Pickles shows how, with just a few seasonal elements and dried summer flowers, you can create a stylish welcome for guests at Christmas

WINTER WARMER • This dramatic statement piece was created from materials destined for the tip. The Alchemilla mollis flowers, rescued from a neighbour discarding their plants, were cut in July and hung upside down in a shed to dry and my unruly Akebia quinata vine, having romped away a little too energetically, was well overdue a hard prune.

BALANCING ACT • This freestanding arrangement creates impact with easily sourced and found twigs, cones and fallen lichen. The hanging lichen baubles can be replicated on your Christmas tree to co-ordinate, or this could replace the Christmas tree entirely. It's important to use only fallen branches and lichen rather than harvesting directly from trees in the wild.

Winter haven • John Little's experimental garden is a sanctuary for wildlife in winter, when the structure behind its summer abundance is revealed

A CUT ABOVE • Topiary adds to the charm of Highgrove, but keeping it fit for a king takes skill, imagination and plenty of patience

FRANCINE RAYMOND • The acclaimed gardener, chicken fancier, designer and writer on a productive and sustainable life

A TOUCH OF FROST • As nurseryman and gardener Adrian Bloom reveals, the gardens at Bressingham develop a whole new dimension in the depths of winter

Design • News on the latest projects and sourcebook

The art of the edit • Robert and Anna Dalrymple have transformed the gardens around their Scottish farmhouse into a beautifully composed space that balances art with nature

Pergolas • Seek stylish shelter with our choice of the best frames, arbours and structures

Gardening books of the year 2025 • Whether you’re looking for a fabulous Christmas gift or a great read to enjoy through the long winter nights, find the perfect book among our top picks

Christmas crossword • Test your horticultural word skill in our bumper Christmas crossword

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