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At home with Manolo Blahnik
The celebrity cobbler will be at the Chelsea Flower Show © Manolo Blahnik Celebrated shoe designer Manolo Blahnik loves pottering around in his gardens. This year, he has designed a limited edition ‘Chelsea shoe’ to commemorate the Chelsea Flower Show (20-24th May), and only 10 pairs are being made. They ...
Posted 4th November 2008
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At home with Richard Reynolds | Articles | mydeco
Richard Reynolds: London's answer to greening derelict land © Bloomsbury By day he works in advertising, but by night Richard Reynolds spruces up derelict public plots with herbs and flowers. His book, On Guerrilla Gardening, tells all about his 'illicit' hobby. Reynolds chats to mydeco about gardening in the summer, ...
Posted 19th November 2008
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At home with... Celia Birtwell| Articles | mydeco
Spend time outdoors with Birtwell's feminine prints © Celia Birtwell Textile designer Celia Birtwell shot to fame with her feminine fabrics for Ossie Clark's influential fashion range. Today she is widely respected as one of the most influential designers of her time. Birtwell talks to mydeco about her new camping ...
Posted 6th April 2009
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Buyer's guide to garden furniture
Furniture for lazy summer days © John Lewis Your house is filled with furniture you love – give your garden the same attention. Metal, wood, concrete? Green fingered experts share tips and advice on what to consider when buying garden furniture. 1. Hard case ‘If buying wood, avoid anything that ...
Posted 29th May 2009
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Christmas with celebrity florist Kenneth Turner
Christmas with celebrity florist Kenneth Turner Kenneth Turner wreaths start from £80 © Kenneth Turner Take your cue from florist to the stars Kenneth Turner and create luscious festive displays plucked straight from your garden. At Christmas my house... is decorated with pine, holly and all that the season has ...
Posted 29th October 2010
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Create a wooden patiowith Andi Clevely | Articles | mydeco.com
Bask in the sunshine on a wooden rooftop terrace © City Garden Patios do not have to be made from stone. Andi Clevely, author of the book ‘Patios’, describes wood as a warm material and this seems to be a fitting alternative in the typically cool British summers. And if ...
Posted 25th August 2009
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Danielle Proud’s summer design tips | mydeco.com
Danielle Proud’s summer design tips Danielle loves to add colour outdoors with bright cushions © Danielle Proud Need to revamp your home and garden for summer? Interior designer and writer Danielle Proud will show you how - and in her inimitable cool and experimental style. Whether you want an Indian ...
Posted 20th May 2010
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Darwin encourages nature-inspired design
Sophie Conran's White Oak range for Portmeiron © Sophie Conran for Portmerion The bicentenary of Darwin’s birth has prompted a resurgence in all things au naturel in 2009. When nature-inspired design monopolised the Spring catwalks of Christian Lacroix and Alexander McQueen in Milan and New York, it was a matter ...
Posted 13th May 2009
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Decorate your patio with aggregates | Articles | mydeco.com
Add decorative texture to your patio with aggregates © Marks and Spencer Whether your patio is paved with stone or decked out with wood, loose aggregates can compliment either. The loose combination of minerals and rock fragments can also decorate garden borders and flower beds. Read on for all the ...
Posted 25th August 2009
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Expert gardening tips for growing your own herbs | mydeco
Expert gardening tips for growing your own herbs Add colour and scent to your garden all year round © Jme Growing your own herbs is easy once you know how, and can add colour and scent to your garden or windowsill all year round. Ceri Thomas, editor of Which? Gardening ...
Posted 11th May 2010
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