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Cotswolds Diary

s a travel writer I am privileged to visit some wonderful places. Regional landscapes, forests, parks, and gardens provide me with inspiration and I’m often tempted to recreate what I’ve seen in some small way in my garden on the farm when I return home. It may be a solitary plant, an assemblage of bright, beautiful flowers, or even

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