Country Homes & Interiors

PURPLE HAZE

Strolling beside Josephine Hoy through her garden, there is no doubting that it means the world to her – not only because it has been four decades in the making, but also because it adjoins the farm where she grew up. ‘My sisters and I freely roamed the countryside here, hence I’ve always loved life outdoors and been aware of nature in all its guises,’ she says.

The garden unfolds as a series of entrancing cameos, with flowers featuring prominently, swathing cherry and apple trees with blossom above carpets of

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