BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS (MAGAZINE)

''For the Australian television show, see Better Homes and Gardens (TV series)''
'''Better Homes and Gardens''' is one of the most widely circulated magazines in the United States. ''Better Homes and Gardens'' focuses on interests regarding homes, cooking, gardening, crafts, healthy living, decorating, and entertaining. The magazine is published 12 times per year by the Meredith Corporation. It was founded in 1922 by Edwin Meredith, the United States Secretary of Agriculture under Woodrow Wilson.
The magazine shares its name and logo with an Australian magazine and television show (see link above), both of which are owned by Seven Media Group, not Meredith.

Contents

Brand Extension

References in Popular Culture

External links

Brand Extension

The Meredith Corporation publishes a number of books on home economics and gardening under the BH&G brand, the best known of which is the ''Better Homes and Gardens New Cook Book'', colloquially known as the "Red Plaid" book. Now in its 14th edition (published in 2006), the Red Plaid was originally published in 1930. Meredith also publishes the New Junior Cookbook for children learning to cook.
The magazine's title was used by Meredith's real estate arm, which was sold, and is now called GMAC Real Estate.
Meredith's Fox affiliate in Portland, KPTV, airs a program on weekday mornings called Better, which targets the same audience.
The brand offers a line of home decor products through a partnership with Home Interiors, a company based on direct selling.

References in Popular Culture

Mad Magazine published a satire in 1958 (issue #53) titled "Bitter Homes and Gardens," including articles titled "They Built Their House on a Lot 22 Inches Wide" (A house built between two office buildings); a "How-The..." department which suggests putting a lawn on rollers so one can drag it "to a nearby spot where it's raining"; and an article on how to convert a second bathroom into a basement (with a photo of the author's wife, who has just stepped out of the shower and covers herself with a towel).

External links

★ Better Homes and Gardens

★ Better

★ Better Homes and Gardens (Australian)

★ Home Interiors & Gifts launches Better Homes and Gardens line (April 2004)