The cover of the final issue of Burke’s Backyard won best cover House and Garden category of The Maggies 2013 announced this week. I love this cover. It’s fun and eye-catching. A key reason for the issue selling so well I think. The garden space is thin in my view, missing a popular monthly garden title.
With out a doubt the stand out cover of the year,fitting and very funny. As to the demise of BBY which was one of the more popular gardening mags, I have noticed the customers I had for it don’t seem interested in other gardening titles. I put this down to the cult of personality surrounding Don Burke. Very hard to replicate and now gone.