The English Garden

Enjoy over 60 beautiful gardens a year with The English Garden. Every issue features country, city, cottage and coastal gardens, with advice on how to recreate them. Be inspired by articles written by the country's top garden designers and discover the best plant varieties for your garden, chosen by expert nurserymen and plantspeople.

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THE ENGLISH GARDEN

This Month • Our guide to plants, people, gardens and events, tasks and shopping in August

People to Meet • Introducing the gardeners and public figures we most admire in British horticulture

Out & About • Unmissable events, news and the very best gardens to visit this month

Things to Do • August is no time to relax for Jane Moore, who’s busy summer-pruning early bloomers, taking cuttings of tender plants and keeping on top of watering

Beautiful & Useful • New plants, books, tools and creative designs, plus shopping inspiration

Thirst Quenchers

Charcoal Barbecues • Natasha Goodfellow selects six charcoal barbecues with choices suitable for entertaining family and friends at home or portable models for those who want to cook on the go

Curtain CALL • As a trained dancer Sarah Mead knows a thing or two about putting on a show, and at Yeo Valley Organic Garden in Somerset, her sumptuously theatrical planting has the crowds calling for an encore

Levelling UP • At Mellowstones, both owner and designer have worked together to make the most of a challenging hillside site that offers far-reaching views over the Frome Valley and interest on every level

Fiery RESOLVE • At The Stables in Cheltenham, Linda Marsh has channelled her love of flaming colour and grand-scale planting to create her dream garden – blazing with energy and a far cry from typical Cotswold green

Reference Point • A pioneering community garden in Hertfordshire with a Plant Library at its heart, has been designed by landscape architect Tom Stuart-Smith as a space for beauty and learning, while nurturing those with mental and physical health challenges

Evolving LEGACY • Generations of the Birchall family have worked the garden at Cotswold Farm, and its current incumbents strive to balance its Arts & Crafts history and design with a need to improve and adapt without allowing the stupendous views to dominate or disappear

Breathe EASY • In the crisp air of a Scottish summer, the revitalised garden of Gallery House in Montrose is now run to a new regime that has sustainability, usability and ease of maintenance at its heart. The relaxed result is a haven for all its inhabitants

Lazy DAYS • Lie back and enjoy the summer from the comfort of your own garden by investing in an outdoor lounger or sofa set. We round up a range of relaxing options in a variety of styles and sizes

A Bright Future • Joe Perkins’ design to tackle climate change at Sheffield Park is maintained by head gardener Jodie Hilton, who recommends ten climate-resilient plants

Seize the Day • As their name implies, the short-lived blooms of daylilies last only a day. But with modern varieties producing flush after flush of beautifully vibrant flowers, they’re well worth acquiring says Paula Dyason of specialist nursery Strictly Daylilies

A SLICE OF HEAVEN • The original Halecat site of Abi and Tom’s Garden Plants in Cumbria is the passion project of a couple who have made the most of the valley location to create a nursery and garden imbued with a sense of peace and calm that captivates visitors

The Taste of SUMMER • At Worton Kitchen Garden restaurant in the Oxfordshire countryside, tables overlook a beautiful cutting garden and a plot-to-plate menu makes the most of delicious organic tomatoes

The Grand Tour • The best gardens to visit...