BBC Gardeners' World
{{Short description|British gardening magazine}}
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| total_circulation= 175,733
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| company = Immediate Media Company
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BBC Gardeners' World is a monthly British gardening magazine owned by Immediate Media Company, containing tips for gardening from past and current presenters of the television series Gardeners' World.
History and profile
BBC Gardeners' World was established in 1991.{{cite book|author1=Vijay Kumar Bhatia|author2=Maurizio Gotti|title=Explorations in Specialized Genres|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xAw2CxUVgv0C&pg=PA158|accessdate=3 August 2015|date=1 January 2006|publisher=Peter Lang|isbn=978-3-03910-995-1|page=158}} The magazine is part of Immediate Media Company{{cite news|author1=Sarah Cosgrove|title=Mixed fortunes for consumer gardening magazines as some see issue sales fall while others grow|url=http://www.hortweek.com/mixed-fortunes-consumer-gardening-magazines-issue-sales-fall-others-grow/retail/article/1307936|accessdate=3 August 2015|work=HorticultureWeek|date=14 August 2014}} and is published on a monthly basis. It often has offers on plants, 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.{{cite news|title=Mag ABCs: Full circulation round-up for the first half of 2013|url=http://www.pressgazette.co.uk/magazine-abcs-full-circulation-round-first-half-2013|accessdate=7 December 2013|newspaper=Press Gazette|date=15 August 2013}} Its circulation dropped to 219,222 copies for the first half of 2014.
Contributors
Contributors have included:
Show
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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
References
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External links
- [http://www.gardenersworld.com/ BBC Gardeners' World magazine website]
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