Period Living

Garden Journal

TALL ORDER

Autumn is the season that the garden starts to get a ‘short back and sides’ with pruning, cutting back, and general garden clearance, so make it the time for tidying garden tools and accessories, too. Made from eucalyptus wood, the ladder-style Burford shelf is suitable for outdoor use or in a potting shed. £179, John Lewis & Partners.

PRIMAL COMFORT

There is no need to retreat indoors as soon as summer ends. Wrapping up in blankets and sitting outdoors, watching the

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