The English Home

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Like the accessories that add the finishing touches to a room in the house, a piece of sculpture for the garden is the perfect way to enhance an outdoor space. Prices vary considerably, depending on whether the piece is bespoke or bought off the peg, but a beautiful garden highlight is within the reach of every gardener.

“When you’re choosing sculpture, there is normally one of two scenarios,” says Polly Bielecka, gallery director at Pangolin London Sculpture Gallery. “You either fall in love with a sculpture and find a way to make it work, or you have a spot in the garden for which you

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