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Nuggets of turquoise might inspire an accent color, an antique watering can leads to the perfect metal finish, and wispy greenery keeps it all fresh. But we're in the mood for something bold. These oversize botanical wallpapers do the trick. Watch one bring your home to life. You have to check out the "new" (well, year and a half old?) quarterly Garden Design magazine.
So this new cover concept which shows an honest, yet clearly curated studio shot, – trying to look like nothing other than a gorgeous studio show, is refreshing and real, and for this magazine that has desperately needed a refresh, it is rather progressive. That said, I do wonder if Meredith will ever have enough balls to someday show a guy on the cover? It couldn’t hurt – (um….think Brawny folks – I think even girls like a little boom boom to break through all of the clutter of a busy life, and…. sometimes a little ‘sexyness’ sells). Better Homes and Gardens apparently has gone through a bit of a renaissance over the past few months, call it a re-branding or re-design, it does look much more hip. After all, it still needs to not distance itself too much from its core audience. All of this change is likely due to their new Editor-In-Chief Mr. Stephen Orr .
Better Homes & Gardens November 1977
Of course, I shouldn’t forget to mention the reduction of the word ‘Gardens’ in the masthead. So well done BHG – and even if the covers in future issues end up just showing beautifully curated images? This will all be an improvement over the usual slick casseroles and pastel flower motifs featuring sunflowers and sunny, yellow curtained kitchens. I know, I know, it’s a ladies magazine and there are clear boundaries here to never cross, but it is also 2016.
At the end of the day, did I find this issue truly inspiring? Interest will be charged to your account from the purchase date if the balance is not paid in full within 6 months. Minimum monthly payments are required. Select PayPal Credit at checkout to have the option to pay over time.
Better Homes & Gardens May 1998
I would say that it's on the same level as the current Martha Stewart Living as far as content goes, but no nearly as horticulturally interesting as The Garden, or any other RHS publication for that matter. It's just a nice value read with some decent content which is far better than the original Better Homes and Gardens. I should push the bar for other main stream magazines however , but it is still just a brief article.
I really miss Organic Gardening magazine. Sure, the rebranded Organic Life is nice, but not gardening focused. Back to those inner pages (I know, paper stock again!) they are thinner than Martha Stewart Living, but not quite at that cheap-toilet-paper-from-the-New-Jersey-Turnpike-sort-of-way.
Better Homes & Gardens February 2019
I was sent a complementary copy of the newly rebranded Better Homes and Gardens magazine. Maybe it’s because it’s the gardening issue, but I have to admit that I like it. Also, look at the new BH&G through the lens of the core consumer.
The Mass Market lifestyle magazine buyer – walking through Target or Walmart, and choosing between the garden magazines available this month on those shelves. I have to look at it through those lenses. Emily – the new BH&G is not THE GARDEN, not even close, so hold in your expectations.
That's not an easy thing to promote or design towards, when one is completely main stream and as big as Meredith. The gardening photos are meh – and I can’t say that the planting schemes will give me any specific memorable ideas, but then again, I am not the target audience I suppose. Still, a story about a butterfly or pollinator garden could have been called most any theme, so it felt too ‘positioned’. I also added that maybe they are trying to find a new audience, since the market for ‘granny mags’ is getting thinner as well each and every year. Just look at how Redbook drastically changed it’s design and audience, . My other issue is probably the thin paper stock, but I understand the realities of economics of this (although, is it me, or does this issue feel better than the January one?).
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True, but even I need to remind myself that there are always beginners, and they need to start somewhere. Once they have discovered gardening, they tend to move on to more complex sources for content. So, although targeting beginner or casual gardeners, at least it's making an effort to move up to the bar, rather then mindlessly staying behind.
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Someone else bought the name and it is nothing like it used to be. No advertising, book-heavy paper, advice from insiders, and lots of PLANTS. Look – a man, in Better Homes and Gardens!
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