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The magic of commissioning a bespoke piece for the garden is that it is meaningful to both person and place. Commissioning also keeps alive the great tradition of patronage without which so much of the art and craft world would be impoverished. Whether it is a bench for the courtyard or a sundial for the lawn, there will be someone out there who can create an object that is unique in every sense. When something is handmade, it is truly one of a kind. In that sense, bespoke is different from customisation. This is a term that covers the option to personalise existing items, such as adding a line of poetry to

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