THE ENGLISH HOME

from The English Home May 2021

by The Chelsea Magazine Company

GREAT EXPECTATIONS A guide to finding a garden designer to suit

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MAY 2021

Notebook

15 NEWS Our monthly digest of notable people, places and products.

22 DESIGN DISCOVERIES Beautiful new home buys on our radar this month.

28 NATURAL CONNECTION Garden chic.

30 REGENCY REVIVAL Graceful homeware. 32 THE EDIT Titley and Marr, Ensemblier and Julian Chichester catch our eye. 33 SUBSCRIBE The perfect gift for a loved one or a treat for yourself – a subscription to The English Home.

English homes

34 LEAP OF FAITH The sympathetic and stylish restoration of a historic house in Somerset. 44 ELEGANT REVIVAL A characterful 1930s

Arts and Crafts property becomes a beautiful and inviting seaside home. 52 FINDING THE MAGIC A nineteenthcentury former barn and cart shed in

Suffolk is filled with vintage treasures. 60 COMING HOME A Victorian country house in Surrey proves a welcome return to the UK for one couple.

Style inspiration

69 RED ALERT Add verve with crimson. 70 WAYS WITH PAINT Transform spaces inside and out in creative ways. 80 CHANGING SPACES Ideas for making architectural adjustments in the home. 91 GREAT EXPECTATIONS A guide to finding a garden designer to suit.

98 HARD FLOORING FOR TOWN OR

COUNTRY Versatile options for all. 107 POINT OF VIEW Choosing a garden sculpture to create a focal point. 114 INTO THE WOODS The story of

Trunk Floor.

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128 Quintessentially

117 THE GREAT OUTDOORS Set the scene for a pleasurable al fresco gathering.

118 FROM PATCH TO PLATE: MATTHEW FORT

Our food columnist on the delicious seasonal delights of asparagus. 120 POTS OF PASSION Container planting for a garden of any scale. 128 ELEGANT EMBLEM How to choose the perfect rose to best suit every garden. 138 MY DESIGN HERO Plantswoman Sarah

Raven on gardener and gardening writer Christopher Lloyd.

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A letter from home

Whether looking for design and planting inspiration for the garden or to grow fl owers to create beautiful indoor displays, such as this from the Lincolnshire Flower Company (p128), there is something for everyone who loves gardens and interiors this issue.

Gardens today, perhaps more than ever, function as an additional room of the home – a room outdoors to escape to, relax in and enjoy. It therefore seems only natural that we embrace this extension to our English homes with our garden special this month.

For those excited at the prospect of a large-scale garden project, we looked to the experts on our sister title The English Garden to share their infinite knowledge on Choosing a Garden Designer (p91) and for adding art to the garden in the form of sculptures (p107). Elsewhere, we study that most English of flowers, the rose (p128) and explore how to make a garden come alive with container planting (p120) – a quick and simple way to create an impressove display of blooms each season, whatever size your outside space. It will come as no surprise that we also couldn’t resist sharing our favourite new accessories for gardeners (p28), along with the edible delights that our regular columnist Matthew Fort is enjoying in his kitchen garden this month (p118).

Of course, this issue contains an abundance of inspiration for interiors too. From creative ways to update schemes with paint (p70) to making architectural enhancements to create bigger, brighter rooms that work for your lifestyle (p80).

With inspiration for both inside and out, this truly is an issue with something for everyone to enjoy!

Samantha Scott-Jeffries, Editor

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Celebrating the essence of English style May 2021 | Issue 195 | £4.99 | UK Edition ENGLISH HOME Gardens special

GLORIOUS GARDENS

Choosing a designer, sculpture & planting inspiration

CLEVER WITH COLOUR The insiders’ guide to creative ways with paint

SMART UPDATES • Home offi ces • Floors for town & country • Decorative details

CREATING SPACE Structural changes to enhance life at home

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