About Homes & Gardens
Homes & Gardens is the embodiment of ‘good design, in practice’, bridging the gap between the consumer space and the professional interior and garden design communities. We set ourselves apart by ensuring all our content delivers informative advice and expert insight. Accessible aspiration is at the heart of what we deliver.
Established in 1919, Homes & Gardens was Britain’s first homes magazine. More than a century later, we have transformed into a multi-platform global media brand. While our print magazine primarily serves the UK market, our website reaches a global audience, with content that explores timeless design and beautiful decorating ideas through to practical know-how, gardening, organizing, and more, giving our audience confidence to create a home where life’s moments can unfold.
Our website is updated and added to daily and we're delighted to welcome more than 10 million global readers monthly.
Homes & Gardens Design Awards
Every year we host the Homes & Gardens Design Awards to celebrate the very best in interior design and decoration, recognising outstanding talent across two distinct categories – products and projects. From standout furniture and homeware to inspiring interiors and architectural spaces, the awards spotlight the most innovative and beautifully executed work shaping the design landscape today.
Each entry is reviewed by a panel of industry-leading experts – including Homes & Gardens editors and a selection of external judges drawn from the worlds of interior design, architecture, product design and style. Together, they bring a breadth of perspective and a sharp editorial eye, looking for originality, creativity, and impeccable craftsmanship.
Homes & Gardens Next In Design
In 2025, we launched our Next in Design initiative in partnership with Little Greene, an annual showcase of 25 under-the-radar designers from across the UK sourced via an Open Call competition.
Next in Design is set to redefine the industry – championing fresh interior talent, breaking down barriers, and building a more open design community. The Next in Design Circle is a community that brings together established names with emerging talent.
The Next in Design winners will receive a weekly newsletter featuring industry news, product stories and member profiles, and be invited to workshops, panel discussions, and a masterclass series.
Join our community
As well as subscribing to our newsletters, you can also join our social community for the latest news, moments of seasonal beauty, and glimpses behind the scenes. Follow us on Instagram,, TikTok, Flipboard, Facebook and X.
Every month, our print edition features fabulous houses, seasonal ideas, desirable products, designer sources, and insider insight. Starting from £6, you can subscribe to our Homes & Gardens print magazine to have it delivered to your door every month.
Meet the team
Leadership team
Interiors team
Gardens team
Living team
Solved team
News team
Social media team
Contributing editors
How can I contact Homes & Gardens?
Contact the editorial team with feedback, suggestions and PR enquiries below:
Email the print magazine's editorial team directly
Email the online editor directly
Advertising and licensing enquiries
For advertising and commercial enquiries, please contact Carly Activille, on carly.activille@futurenet.com
For information on using our logos, quotes and review content, click here or email licensing@futurenet.com.
Find us in the real world
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How do we reach a verdict in our buying guides?
The Homes & Gardens team is passionate about all subjects home- and garden-related. Together, we have many years of experience in the subjects and products that we write about, and use this hard-won expertise to bring you the very best finds for your home – from mattresses to blenders.
The products in our buying guides are very carefully chosen by our journalists based on specialist expertise and rigorous in-house testing. But we also conduct in-depth research into expert reviews, user reviews and ratings these products are given so that we can reflect not just our experience of the products we include, but yours, the consumers, too.
Our guides include many of the retailers you shop with, including our trusted merchants, so that the unbiased shortlist we bring you includes the best products on the market at the time of writing.
It is also worth knowing that our buying guides display products at the best prices offered at that moment – we use technology to sort through the thousands of deals to offer the best prices from the most trustworthy retailers. You can support us by clicking these independently selected links, as we may earn a commission on any purchase you make, at no extra cost to you.
Our reviews are rated on a system of 1-5 stars, based on the criteria of:
- Design desirability – how good does it look, and does it meet our style aspirations?
- Durability – how well does it stand up to daily life?
- Performance – this depends on the type of product but might be comfort (mattresses), or power/efficacy (vacuum cleaners)
- Point of difference – what made it stand out?
- Price – how does it compare with its competitors?
Our experienced reviewers give each product a score out of five for the criteria leading to a total that translates to a star rating, that we then assign a Homes & Gardens badge to.
Please note: we aim to review and present only the best products so that you can make an informed choice and a quality purchase; we will rarely, if ever, highlight a poor product. However, for clarity, this is our star rating and badge application system.
Five stars – these products are awarded an H&G Tried & Trusted Gold award, as are products awarded 4.5 stars. This star rating and award denotes an outstanding product in all of the above criteria. It is rarely awarded, although we do aim to review the best quality product possible and the various industries' leaders, to ensure you'll be buying the best products for your homes.
Four stars – these products are awarded an H&G Tried & Trusted Silver award and denote an excellent product that delivers on all the key criteria and would be a good investment for you.
Three stars – a good score that denotes the product has elements of all of the above criteria. It is the standard rating for products that could be enjoyed by most of our audience.
Two stars – denotes a product that significantly disappoints on one of the key criteria above – perhaps it is well-made but overpriced, or looks good but feels uncomfortable.
One star – denotes a product we feel fails to deliver on several of the key criteria and is best avoided by most of our audience.
You will also see our Editor Approved badge. This denotes a product our Editor deems to be noteworthy, high quality and utterly brilliant – but it is likely to be one that may not be relevant for a buyer's guide or a review or testing. Think textiles, handsome accessories or furniture.
Affiliate & advertising disclaimer
We always aim to provide unbiased editorial created by our journalists and writers. We also need to pay our teams and website costs so we make money in a number of ways. We sometimes use affiliate links to products and services on retailer sites for which we can receive compensation if you click on those links or make purchases through them. This may include products and shops owned by Future Plc. From time to time we also publish advertorials (paid-for editorial content) and sponsored content on the site. When this is the case the content is clearly marked as sponsored or promoted, so you’ll always know which content is editorial and which is not. Future PLC is our parent company and has an in-depth terms and conditions page with a lot more information that you can read right here.
Content funding on Homes & Gardens
When you see a label saying "Preferred Partner", that means a commercial partner is offering a preferential affiliate rate to Future in exchange for greater prominence on the page, such as by highlighting a particular deal for a product that our journalists recommend.
Homes & Gardens will only write content featuring 'Preferred Partners' when we feel it's aligned with our mission to create the best content for our audience. The text is written by a Homes & Gardens journalist, or one under the direction of a Homes & Gardens senior editor, and posted to homesandgardens.com. It is not sent to the funding partner for approval. This content abides by the Editors’ Code of Practice from the Independent Press Standards Organization.
Our editorial integrity is important to us – please write to us and let us know how we are doing. For more information, please refer to Content Funding on Homes & Gardens.
Privacy policy
Homes & Gardens is part of Future PLC. We are committed to protecting your privacy. Please have a look at our in-depth privacy policy.
Code of conduct
Homes & Gardens is a member of the Independent Press Standards Organisation (which regulates the UK’s magazine and newspaper industry). We abide by the Editors’ Code of Practice and are committed to upholding the highest standards of journalism. If you think that we have not met those standards and want to make a complaint please contact homesandgardens@futurenet.com. If we are unable to resolve your complaint, or if you would like more information about IPSO or the Editors’ Code, contact IPSO on 0300 123 2220 or visit www.ipso.co.uk.
Community guidelines
Our comment section is for thoughtful discussion of article topics. Together we’re developing a space where people share your passion and where you can enjoy conversations built on a foundation of respect and common interests.
Our team is dedicated to providing quality content—please keep that in mind and keep disagreements respectful. Not every comment needs to be a debate – it’s fine to just talk! – but please approach all disagreements in a spirit of openness and tolerance.
If you feel like you’re getting too invested, take a deep breath and step away. You are never obligated to reply to a fellow commentator. If someone is breaching our rules or making the comments a less welcoming place then please use the report button so that our Community team can investigate further.
Whenever someone joins the comment section here at Homes & Gardens they should find them welcoming and insightful. We want to build a community that you’re proud to recommend to others and we can only do that together.
Please read our guidelines below to understand what is allowed and how our moderation system works.
Community Guidelines
Note: If your post is removed, it's never a personal attack but a step to maintain a respectful and engaging community in line with our guidelines.
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Stay on Topic
- Comments should be relevant to the article or discussion at hand.
- Posts that stray into unrelated topics like politics or religion will be removed.
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Respectful Interaction
- Healthy debate is welcome, but personal attacks, harassment, or demeaning language toward others, including staff, are not permitted.
- Hate speech or discriminatory language of any kind will result in a ban.
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Threatening Behaviour
- Any threats made toward staff, the subjects of articles or other users will be reviewed for what action needs to be taken and you will be banned.
- If a threat is deemed to be credible we will contact local law enforcement.
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No Self-Promotion
- Do not use the comments to advertise personal products or services.
- Attempts to drive readers to third-party sites will be deleted.
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Prohibited Content
- Do not promote or describe illegal activities, including piracy or hacking.
- Users doing so will be banned.
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Impersonation is Prohibited
- Do not impersonate other users, influencers, staff members, or any person/organization.
- Users doing so will be banned.
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Privacy Matters
- Never share personal identifying information like email addresses or phone numbers.
- Do not ask others to provide their personal information or share information (dox) anyone in our comment sections this will lead to an immediate ban.
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Spam Policy
- Spam comments will lead to an immediate and permanent ban.
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Language
- Comments should be in English to ensure moderators can effectively enforce these guidelines.
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Respect Moderation Decisions
- Do not publicly discuss moderator actions. If you believe you have been banned in error contact Commentmoderation@futurenet.com
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Names
- All of the above rules apply equally to names and using abusive language, fraudulently claiming to be staff or any other misuse of your display name will lead to a ban.
Our guidelines cannot cover every situation and our moderation team reserve the right to remove any comment at any time. The Homes & Gardens team and Future PLC do not endorse the opinions and views shared by readers in our comment sections.
Pre-moderation: When dealing with a large volume of comments it’s impossible to handle them in real time. Comments may be pre-moderated due to their content, article settings or reports by other users. If you are finding yourself to be consistently pre-moderated then it is not targeted. How you are choosing to post is getting picked up by the system or reported by other users and can usually be fixed by following our guidelines or considering how others might read what you have posted.
Ban Appeals: If you wish to appeal a ban please contact Commentmoderation@futurenet.com. Please include the name of the site you are posting on, your username and respectfully explain why you believe the ban should be overturned.
