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Going with the flow in a London flat

Uniting the rooms of a bad conversion doesn’t have to mean knocking down walls… Shortly after Kitty Jackson moved into this ground-floor flat in...

Five ways to make your home less toxic

We are surrounded by chemicals – in food and drink, cleaning products, household items and furnishings. Here’s how to reduce household pollution Ventilate Cleaning products,...

Three neglected herbs to enrich your kitchen garden

Plant lovage, hyssop and summer savory for both your patch and your table’s sake As a botanist obsessed with food, I have always found...

The Notting Hill flat that’s now a gallery and bolthole

A graceful London apartment has been converted into an exhibition space – and a place to think – for this creative couple This Notting Hill...

Graphic scenes in a rural Kent home

Designer Anthony Burrill and his wife Emma have embraced country house living on their own terms If you know about Anthony Burrill and the upbeat graphic...

Gone to print: space and colour in a textile designer’s cottage

Her home studio may have changed little in 40 years, but Pauline Caulfield is revisiting and reinventing her work Tucked down the side of...

This way to the house of easement

Other words for toilets | Arms to Saudi Arabia | Wasabi KitKat | Clergy as tulips Linda Fishwick objects to the use of “bathroom”...

Planting English tulips in a Danish coastal garden

Although we mostly miss them in flower, we consider them a gift to the garden A last-minute winter weekend in Denmark to walk to...

Colourful plants that thrive in cold weather

If your garden has been looking a little sad, plan now for a more verdant winter next year Gardening is a fascinating art form....

Gardening tips: Camelia ‘Yuletide’ will spice up winter gardens

Plus, visit The Enchanted Garden at the William Morris Gallery and keep pelargoniums going through the cold Plant this Camellias that flower over Christmas offer...

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