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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Gardens Illustrated Magazine

Spring • Now is the time to get going with your edible crops. Plant up chitted potatoes, sow early salads and get on top of indoor sowings. Keep an eye out for late frosts when it comes to planting out

THE GARDENER COOK March • Food writer and allotmenteer Jojo Tulloh livens up March by planting exotic Indian roots and spices, and suggests recipe ideas to make the most of unusual home-grown ingredients and foraged wild greens

Herbs for cooks • From spearmint to French tarragon, herb expert Jekka McVicar lists the essential culinary herbs that no gardener-cook should be without

THE GARDENER COOK April • April is the cruellest month for an impatient Jojo, but her frustration is tempered by fast-growing radishes and the anticipation of her first asparagus harvest

PLANTING OUT • Get a head start on growing your own, with our choice of the best kit for tending to your edible garden

Tips for sowing seeds • The act of sowing seed is perfectly simple, but making sure you always read the packet, plan ahead and find the right method will ensure successful germination every time

THE GARDENER COOK May • May is a very busy month for gardeners so, in the absence of a ‘gardening third eye’, Jojo decides to go Zen rather than lose her cool

Best of both worlds • The kitchen garden is not just about sowing, growing and eating: vegetables can also offer colour and diversity when allowed to flower and reproduce, and you can even bring flowers from the vegetable plot inside for cut-flower displays

Summer • Basket and secateurs in hand, prepare to reap what you sow, with harvests of onions, garlic and courgettes, among other delights. Watering and weeding remain a priority for continued success

THE GARDENER COOK June • Gardening in June is a delight, and nothing makes Jojo happier than setting out for her plot with a shallow basket packed with well-grown young vegetable plants

Potager perfection • On a grand estate in Belgium is a magnificent walled kitchen garden, which remains true to its 18th-century origins yet embraces the best of modern sustainable practices

THE GARDENER COOK July • With crops of all kinds coming to fruition, Jojo battles with the warring demands of kitchen and garden – should she weed or make jelly?

Small but tasty • It's all about f lavour for veg expert Anna Greenland, even when growing crops in pots and containers in a small urban plot

Tried and tasted • The Real Seed Catalogue offers an extraordinary selection of heritage varieties for kitchen gardeners

THE GARDENER COOK August • In a month when most people have time off, Jojo makes the case for taking it easy in both kitchen and garden, allowing time to stand and stare

Beautiful bounty • Designer Alison Jenkins shows how to create edible combinations for pots that look terrific and taste even better

EATING OUT • Enjoy the fruits of your labours on long summer evenings with these stylish furniture and accessory ideas for al fresco dining

Autumn • It's time to dust off your jam recipes as fruit crops ripen, and look to savour other late harvests, as well as digging out your compost and tidying up your plot

THE GARDENER COOK September • Jojo turns excess fruits into long-lasting preserves, prepares storage areas for forthcoming root vegetable harvests and starts laying well-rotted...