Solutions

Small gardens

Recommended plants and design inspiration for compact plots

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Big ideas for small gardens

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The best yellow magnolias for gardens of all sizes

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Making an entrance with container displays

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Front gardens

Stylish ideas to make the most of your front garden

Stewartia pseudocamellia

The best trees for front gardens

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Design solutions: Front gardens

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Materials

Hard-landscaping ideas to add structure and style to the garden

Limestone steps are a solution to coping with slopes. Wide steps create an elegant descent down a sloping garden

Design solutions: Coping with slopes

Choosing a shed

Garden Equipment

Design solutions: Choosing a shed

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Design solutions: Retaining walls and plantable structures

Sleek, high-quality finish hardwood deck boards

How to use decking in the garden

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Designing with plants

Soft-landscaping inspiration

shade-loving mosses, ferns and lichens

How to make the most of shady corners

Learn how to lay a hedge using traditional craftsmanship and hedge laying skills.

How to lay a hedge

Golden glow

How to plan a dry garden plus plant combinations

Tips on how to make your garden feel mature

How to age your garden

Magazine

Take a look inside previous issues of Gardens Illustrated

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September cover of Gardens Illustrated

This month's Gardens Illustrated

Gardens Illustrated August 2019

Peek into Gardens Illustrated's August issue

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