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ALFRESCO ELEGANCE

With the days getting longer and brighter, create an outdoor dining area to rival that of a maharaja’s with a beautifully ornate and colourful handmade parasol. The new Augusta design, with its handpainted twill and lotus pattern, plus decorative fringing and tassels, will provide Regency-style glamour. Priced from £399 at East London Parasol Company.

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Peppers are relatively easy to grow in the home vegetable patch and perfect companions

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