Founded in 1898 and previously owned by Time, Inc., published in five zoned monthly editions--Pacific Northwest, Northern California, Southern California, Southwest and Mountain. Designed as a regional lifestyle magazine, it focuses on living well in the western United States. Written for educated, affluent homeowners who lead active lives and are interested in cooking and taking great trips. Features focus on the four primary lifestyle categories of food, garden, home and travel. Covers entertainment, homebuilding and remodeling, outdoor recreation, indoor adventures, special events and weekend getaways. Sunset Magazine focuses on travel destinations in the 13 Western states, home design and outdoor living ideas suited to the region, and recipes and menus that celebrate the West. Sunset DOES accept bylined articles/submissions on travel from freelancers though the magazine is mostly staff written.

Gardening Channel is a larger publication which cover home gardening related topics.

Gardening Know How offers readers tips and guides for home gardens, houseplants, lawns, composing and more. The blog offers advertorial content as well as traditional blog posts.

This blog provides coverage of gardens, gardening, gardening tools and equipments, and photos of gardens. The fundamentals of working with bloggers are the same as with traditional journalists at traditional media outlets: respect their schedules; take time to read their material to learn their interests; and only contact them if/when they want to be contacted. You will also find that if a blogger is a journalist for another outlet(s), Cision tracks their contact preferences there as well.

The host and guests offer gardening tips and commentary. It is owned by Brooke Communications and show is aired on Wednesdays.

Background and Format: Published by Future plc Gardeningetc.com is a website for anyone looking to create the perfect outdoor living experience. It features design ideas and practical guides.

Features inspiration, garden visits, and tips and advice for all things related to outdoor living, from patios and peonies, to tables and terraces. An extension of Remodelista, the site celebrates tomatoes on the fire escape as much as rolling acres of green. For press inquiries about featuring Gardenista websites or books in other press, email to press@gardenista.com. For pitches to editors about either new home or garden products or home/restaurant/hotel/shop interior design projects, email to pitches@gardenista.com.

Gardenline is a Podcast Hosted by C.L. Fornari. The podcast covers Gardening, Horticulture, and much more. A podcast is a downloadable video or audio broadcast show. Most podcasts are available by subscription through an RSS reader or other aggregator. The fundamentals of working with podcasters are the same as with traditional journalists at traditional media outlets: respect their schedules; take time to watch or listen to their material to learn their interests; and only contact them if/when they want to be contacted.

Background and Format: Gardens Illustrated is published by Immediate Media monthly and is aimed at gardening enthusiasts, designers and plantspeople. Covers planting ideas, profiles, town & city gardens, country gardens, gardens to visit, design solutions, design resources and tools & equipment. For more information about advertising rates, Heather Golden can be reached on +44 (0)117 300 8805 and at heather.golden@immediate.co.uk Circulation: Source: ABC Awards: 2014 - Garden Media Guild Awards, Garden Publication of the Year (winner) Alerts: Gorkana Alert: Thursday 1 November 2012 Sixteen of Immediate Media’s magazines are now available on Kindle Fire. The titles now available as digital magazines are Top Gear Magazine, Lonely Planet Traveller, Easy Cook, BBC History Magazine, Gardeners’ World Magazine, Gardens Illustrated, BBC Music, BBC Sky at Night, olive, BBC Wildlife Magazine, You & Your Wedding, Practical Parenting & Pregnancy, Perfect Wedding, The World of Cross Stitching, Junior and Cardmaking & Papercraft. For more information, Director of Communications Sarah Williams-Robbins can be reached at sarah.williams@immediate.co.uk Gorkana Alert: Tuesday 1 November 2011 New consumer media and publishing company Immediate Media Co launches today. The new company incorporates Origin Publishing, Magicalia and six titles purchased from BBC Worldwide: Radio Times, olive, Homes & Antiques, Gardens Illustrated, Girl Talk and All About Animals. Additionally, Immediate Media will operate long-term licences for 23 BBC Worldwide titles, including BBC Gardeners’ World and is contracted to publish other BBC titles, including BBC Top Gear Magazine. Staff currently at BBC Magazines, Origin and Magicalia have now become part of the new company and existing editorial contacts have not changed. Gorkana consumer alert: Monday 29th October 2007 After 14 years, Gardens Illustrated will next week reveal a fresh new look with the aim of underscoring its reputation as the essential gardening style guide and broaden the title’s readership. The redesigned title aims to be a ‘must-have style-bible’ for gardeners the world over. With more clearly defined sections, more garden plans, and further practical information as well as softer font styles, the pages appear accessible and more inviting. The content now also includes new ‘Be Inspired’ pages to help readers ‘get the look’, extra lifestyle features, new-style shopping pages and a Gardeners’ Question Time Q&A section, giving readers access to even greater expert know how. The redesign will coincide with the launch of a free monthly Gardens Illustrated podcast which will be available to subscribe to and download from the website www.gardensillustrated.com/ Gorkana Consumer Alert: Tuesday 14th November 2006 BBC Magazines Bristol have launched the Gardens Illustrated website this week. The brand new website www.gardensillustrated.com features information on the current issue, a searchable index of back issue conten

Background and Format: gardensillustrated.com combines the news and features of the monthly magazine with a news service providing regular updates. It also provides podcasts, blogs and a directory of gardeners, plants, nurseries and products. Audience and Readership: For Gardening enthusiasts worldwide. Monthly Unique Users: Source: Publisher. Ad Rates: Advertising information can be found here. Other Information: The website shares the same editorial contacts as the magazine.