Five reasons why there has never been a better time to subscribe to House & Garden

In a world flooded by content, House & Garden acts as an authoritative guide to a well-lived life, from decoration and garden design to food and travel. However you choose to interact with us, whether it’s in print, via our website, newsletters, videos or social media, we open the doors to our vast network, and introduce our audience to the most exciting stories, people, products and know-how. A subscription to House & Garden gives you the special luxury of having it land on your doorstep every month, and it’s a surprisingly affordable luxury at that. Here are our top five reasons why you should sign up.

1. You can get three issues for £1

New subscribers to print and digital have an excellent offer to tempt them in – the first three issues for just £1. It’s such a treat having a magazine come straight to you each month, full of absorbing stories and things to try, and it’s also the perfect gift for someone else.

2. The pleasure of escapism

An impressive country house in Connecticut decorated by Hugh Leslie.

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We feature some of the most beautiful houses, gardens and holiday destinations in the world. If life is a little gloomy, it’s a world of colour, art, and luxury that can transport you to another place entirely. In the current June issue, you can escape to the immensely smart Connecticut house (above) with interiors by Hugh Leslie, an imaginative Belgravia townhouse by Buchanan Studio, a Bloomsbury mansion flat inspired by Virginia Woolf and her contemporaries, and a west London house given a hit of 1930s glamour by James Mackie.

3. Inspirational ideas

House & Garden doesn’t just feed the imagination; we have plenty of practical ideas for reshaping your own living space. In the current issue, you can find our annual Top 100 Interior Designers & Architects, the definitive list of who to hire in the UK and beyond if you’re doing up your house. Our Design Ideas feature gathers extraordinary examples of window dressings to inspire your own curtains and blinds, while in our garden section Clare Foster gets the lowdown on hardy planting from Charlie Harpur, the head gardener at Knepp’s walled garden.

4. Clever food ideas

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Recipes are an integral part of what the magazine does, along with our Taste Notes feature, in which Blanche Vaughan interviews top chefs on how they eat, cook and shop at home. This month’s recipes come courtesy of it-chef Thomas Straker, who’s cooking up seasonal recipes for laid-back entertaining.

5. Keeping up with the travel world

This month our travel editor presents our annual Great Stays feature, where you can find the most exciting hotels to keep an eye on this year, from an ultra-stylish retreat in Marrakech to a contemporary country escape in the Cotswolds.