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Garden Journal

OOH LA LA!

First created in Paris’ Latin Quarter in the 19th century, the Simona plant pot would have graced many French homes. Let it add a touch of chic to your garden room or summer house. From £29, The Future Kept.

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In winter, our gardens are often at their most bare - yet the palette of winter plants is so (£20, Frances Lincoln). Showcasing 20 spectacular gardens, the book illustrates the creative use of plants, capitalising on multi-coloured stems and bark, to result in planting spectacles that dazzle through the season.

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