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Tree of Life
Ideal coffee table material for days when you can’t get outside to garden, Archie Miles’s new book celebrates all that is wonderful about the iconic British oak tree. The British Oak (£35, Constable), available from Waterstones, Southside Shopping Centre, SW18, 0843 290 8673; waterstones.com
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DOGGY STYLE
Add a little canine charm to your boot room with these cute Radley Doodle Dog Printed Wellies. £40, available from Elys, 16 St George’s Road, SW19, 020 8946 9191; radley.co.uk
GO TO POT
The cold weather this month often makes gardening feel a bit pointless. Concentrate on your indoor plants instead, even if that just means buying one of these chic Trunk vases. Trunk Shanxi pot with Jilin Bowl, £95; trunkhome.co.uk
the insider ROBBIE HONEY GIVES HIS TOP TIP FOR THE MONTH winter-flowering cherry tree blooming in the depths of winter is a joy to the soul, offering a promise of the spring to come. Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis’ flowers with the prettiest white semi-double blossom between the months of November and March and the flowers have a delightful scent reminiscent of almonds. Prunus subhirtella
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‘Rosea’ also shares in lifting the winter months, flowering in petals flushed with a delicate pink – these bloom during a mild spell in the winter months. Winter-flowering cherries like a spot in full sun, to be planted in well-drained soil and make excellent specimen trees. Robbie holds pop up floristry Battersea; classes in Battersea robbiehoney.com
PILLOW TALK
Featuring Thornback & Peel’s quirky rabbit and cabbage design, this pillow combines the perks and perils of every country gardener’s life. Annabel James Rabbit and Cabbage Pillow, £59.95; annabeljames.co.uk
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