FLORAL SYMPHONY

Drawing on their artistic sensibilities, two classical musicians have designed and created a pretty cottage garden with sinuous paths and ethereal blooms that build up to a crescendo of colour For most people, the first few days in a new home usually involve settling in and moving furniture around. Not so for

Tim and Olivia Payne, when they moved into Batts Cottage in the early spring of 2014. ‘On the first morning, I walked out into the garden and thought “Right!”’ remembers Olivia. Although the 17th-century thatched cottage near Witney in Oxfordshire required renovation