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Home, Garden, and DIY January 2020
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English gardens: From the archives of Country Life magazine
by Kathryn Bradley-Hole
Kathryn Bradley-Hole, garden columnist for Country Life, takes a fresh look at more than seventy gardens from across England and distills the essence of what makes the English garden style so sought after. Seasonal photographs capture the gardens some grand, some personal, some celebrated, some rarely photographed at their finest moment.
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In this visual diary of life in the garden, The Land Gardeners share their beliefs on the importance of soil health, introduce you to their favourite blooms and inspire you to create your own cutting garden with expert knowledge on how to grow and what to gather by season.
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The Repair Shop: A make do and mend guide to caring for the things you love by Karen FarringtonThe Sunday Times Bestseller and official companion to the hit BBC series The Repair Shop is a place where Britain's most skilled and caring craftspeople rescue and resurrect items that owners thought were beyond saving.This guide collects advice and stories from each of the show's experts, to help you understand and care for those aging treasures and heirlooms around your house or gathering dust in the garage.
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Magical rooms: Elements of interior design by Fawn GalliShowcasing twelve very different interiors like a Brooklyn townhouse, a Tribeca loft to a Greenwich Village apartment or an Upper West Side penthouse, Galli illustrates how she has achieved the finished look for each and breaks down her design principles into instructive teachings on scale, structure, balance, and colour that readers can apply to their own interiors.
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Veere Grenney: A point of view by Veere GrenneyThe first book from AD100 designer Veere Grenney the master of streamlined, glamorous, classical rooms with an English touch eloquently explores not only the hows but also the whys of decorating. Featuring thirty years of acclaimed interiors, this book shows Grenney's decorating work, from London townhouses to Long Island estates, with multiple images per page.
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When you have a home decorating question, do you wish you had a team to consult? With a little bit of humour and a whole lot of how-to, solutions are provided to everyday decorating dilemmas.
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From scratch: 10 meals, 175 recipes, and dozens of techniques you will use over and over by Michael RuhlmanFrom James Beard Award-winning food writer Michael Ruhlman this book looks at 10 favourite meals, including roast chicken, the perfect omelette, and paella-and then, through 175 recipes, explores myriad alternate pathways that the kitchen invites. There are easy and more complex versions for most dishes, vegetarian options, side dishes, sub-dishes, and strategies for leftovers.
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A year in my garden by Jacqueline van der KloetJacqueline van de Kloet takes us on a tour of the garden in 12 chapters and shows us what makes a garden special and beautiful, month after month. She explains what has to be done throughout the year, shows us her favourite plants and gives us a glimpse into her many national and international projects.
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