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HOME IS THE BEST ESCAPE
Spark your imagination with a subscription to the only country magazine with home at its heart. See page 74
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Cambridge Imprint
This artisan business uses traditional printing techniques to create patterned stationery and homeware with a lively, hand-drawn feel
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FIELDS OF VISION
At garden designer Janine Crimmins’s country home, nature sets the scene, surrounding two once-derelict barns that have been beautifully reinvented in a contemporary style
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WILD FRONTIERS
Blend calming colours with warm woods to emulate Janine’s look
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VINTAGE CHARM
An elegant Edwardian home in Shropshire boasts a serene interior, enriched with French vintage charm, curated art and a cutting garden that is a riotous cornucopia of colour
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FRENCH FLAVOUR
Mix natural textures, fresh stripes and flea market finds to channel Jane’s style
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ALL IN THE MIX
Moroccan style meets the English countryside in Alison Coldridge’s fairytale-pretty ‘gingerbread’ gatehouse
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ARTISTIC LICENCE
Combine blush pinks, kilim prints and vintage linens for Alison’s calming look
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PRETTY IN PINK
A playful palette, lively patterns and fanciful flourishes bring zest and wit to Sean Symington’s Victorian terrace, providing a masterclass in joyful interior design
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COUNTRY KALEIDOSCOPE
Go bold with colour and print and create a wow house like Sean
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SHOW YOUR STRIPES
Red stripes will rev up your interiors. Vertical, horizontal or chevron – anything goes, as long as they’re bold
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SUSTAINABLE CHEF
The best ways to create a characterful kitchen – without damaging our planet
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WHITE LIGHT
In all its subtly varying tints and tones, white brings a sense of spaciousness to rooms. Stylist and interiors expert Sara Bird highlights how to use it successfully in your country home
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OUTDOOR KITCHENS
Cook up a storm in the garden with a fully functional cooking space that has everything, including the kitchen sink
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Room with a view
Building a garden room can turn your work or gym commute into a stroll across the lawn. Here’s what to consider before you head outside
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Life on the edge
Sharpen the borders of your lawn, and mark where the grass ends and a path or border begins, with well defined edging
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Our friend, Rachel
Gardener, writer and TV presenter Rachel de Thame invites us into her Cotswold home and garden, and shares why the creation of her new book on pollinator-friendly plants was a family affair
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Weekend makes
Discover the joy of creating beautiful pieces for your home, with these straightforward projects for a rope caddy, a cushion cover and the cutest clay bowl
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‘It’s magical when the flower springs to life’
Ling Warlow, paper botanist
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The art of doing nothing
For Diana Yates, lazy days in her Greenfield garden signal a chance to revel in nature and restore a sense of wellbeing, without the clamour of the world intruding
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Download your free digital copy today
Discover 365 days of planting ideas, growing guides and easy projects for your outdoor space
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A stay at The Bell
Offering heaps of charm, elevated ‘pub grub’ and luxe bedrooms, this refurbished pub offers the Cotswolds experience at its most chic
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Tastes from the garden
Buds, blossoms, roots and leaves, freshly picked from your plot, can infuse recipes with delicate and earthy flavours
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Save 15% with The Real Flower Company
Celebrate the beauty of summer with the natural scents of The Real Flower Company’s luxuriously sustainable flowers
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TALL STORIES
Drifting through flower beds, bringing texture to borders and punctuating gardens like exclamation marks, tall plants and trees are the height of fashion
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FLOWER BED LARDERS
Edible flowers can add a new dimension to your cooking, introducing layers of unexpected flavour – and beauty – to mealtimes
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COUNTRY ROSE
This icon of British gardens enchants with colour, scent and form. From thousands of varieties, we select a few of our favourites
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LIGHT & SHADOW
Rather than a loss to your garden, a lack of sunlight allows you to bring depth with shade-loving plants, says Sarah Raven
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Container roses for pots of charm
Brighten a patio with these beautiful 3ltr potted roses
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A day in the country
The day starts close to home for the executive chairman of the Glyndebourne Festival, with a cycle through the hills of the South Downs
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Your guide to getting GREEN FINGERS
As the saying goes, you reap what you sow – but where to start and what to grow?
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Essential GARDEN TOOLS
Ensuring that you have the right equipment to hand will make gardening easier and much more enjoyable
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Growing FROM SEEDS
With the right care and conditions, you can grow all manner of plants from seed… and it’s easy on your wallet, too
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Growing FROM BULBS
Planting bulbs is an easy way to bring beautiful bursts of colour to your garden from spring to autumn
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Know your SOIL TYPE
The key to a beautiful garden and productive veg plot is maintaining a healthy soil. Use this simple guide to find out how to get the most out of yours
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FOOLPROOF pruning
There’s more to pruning than chopping everything in sight. Our guide tells you all you need to know
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Tackling WEEDS
We show you how to get rid of these invaders, and stop them spreading and taking over your flower beds
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Fertiliser FOR FREE
Try these simple and cheap methods and learn how to nourish your plants on a budget
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50 easy plants for FUSS-FREE GARDENING
Hectic lifestyle? Low-maintenance plants are a simple solution, leaving more time to relax in your beautiful plot
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ASK THE EXPERTS
Garden designer Catherine Clancy is here to help you make the best use of your outdoor space and solve your late-winter queries
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Your essential guide to COMPOST
Turn your garden waste into a budget friendly soil improver and help your plants to flourish and thrive as a result
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HOW TO… USE A GREENHOUSE
Don’t be afraid to take your growing to the next step with a greenhouse. Here’s everything you need to know
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DESIGN YOUR perfect border
Garden designer Tabi Jackson Gee lays out six border styles that you can plant in spring to reap the benefits next year
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Easy CARE LAWN tips
These essential treatments will keep your grass in good health over winter
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How to CHOOSE A TREE
There is a tree to suit every garden. Follow our guide of dos and don’ts to select the perfect specimen for your space
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GROW VEG in POTS
You don’t need a huge garden – organic food grower Claire Ratinon shows how to grow a plentiful supply in pots
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The beginner’s guide to… NO-DIG GARDENING
The trend for no-dig gardening is really taking off. Let’s get you started…
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HOW TO Plant a wildflower MEADOW
You don’t need rolling fields to enjoy the romance of a wildlife-rich meadow. All you need is a small sunny spot in the garden
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The beginner’s guide to… ECO GARDENING
Small changes make a big difference to your garden’s impact on the environment
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Create a bee-friendly garden
Create a buzz and protect our pollinators in your plot this summer with nectar-rich plants
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HOW TO BUILD A POND
Attract wildlife, such as frogs, dragonflies and newts into your garden with a water feature
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365 days of COLOUR
Garden designer Tabi Jackson Gee shares the easy tricks garden designers use to get colour into gardens – all year round
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What to do WHEN
Your guide to the gardening jobs to be getting on with throughout the year