Journal
Petal power
Capturing the delights of her Sussex cottage garden, Elizabeth Ockford has launched a new collection of nine beautiful wallpapers. From pansy heads and exotic orchids, to beetles and butterflies, the varied designs in The Garden collection were inspired by time spent immersed in nature last spring, and each takes its name from an influential woman in history. Eleanor, named after Eleanor Roosevelt, is a soft floral stripe based on one of Elizabeth’s watercolours. Pictured in Emerald, a spring-like colourway, it also comes in deep summer and muted autumnal hues, £145 per roll.
BOOK SHELF
Get a (£45, Rizzoli). Compiled by architectural historian Jeremy Musson, with photography by Hugo Rittson Thomas, the richly illustrated book showcases 20 splendid rural properties each imaginatively decorated by their owners and designers. Divided into three chapters – English Romantics, English Classics and The Artistic Eye – the book presents over 300 pages of home inspiration, inside and out. Ranging from traditional and classic to contemporary and bohemian, the properties redefine the notion of English country style by showcasing a blend of contemporary living alongside the architectural framework of manor houses and country seats.
