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''BBC Gardeners' World'' is a monthly
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gardening magazine owned by
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, containing tips for
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from past and current presenters of the television series ''
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''.


History and profile

''BBC Gardeners' World'' was established in 1991. The magazine is part of
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and is published on a monthly basis. It often has offers on
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, free supplements and giveaways. Copies are sold at newsagents and by subscription. The circulation of ''BBC Gardeners' World'' was 237,650 copies for the first half of 2013. Its circulation dropped to 219,222 copies for the first half of 2014.


Contributors

Contributors have included: *
Monty Don Montagu Denis Wyatt Don (born George Montagu Don; 8 July 1955) is a British horticulturist, broadcaster, and writer who is best known as the lead presenter of the BBC gardening television series '' Gardeners' World''. Born in Germany and rais ...
* Carol Klein


Show

A trade show and floral exhibition, Gardeners' World Live, promoted by the magazine, is held every June at the National Exhibition Centre near Birmingham. Presenters from the show usually make guest appearances.


See also

* List of horticultural magazines


References


External links


BBC Gardeners' World magazine website
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