Country Homes & Interiors - August 2021

A bit on the side

You can add more to soup than croutons... Let lunch stretch a little further by adding a tasty extra to a warming bowlful. It's the ultimate comfort food

ABIGAIL AHERN: A day in the country

The designer and stylist sails, swims and sips wine at sunset in Salcombe

PROTECT AND SERVE

Choose nature-friendly ways to guard your garden from troublesome wildlife visitors for a healthy and more harmonious plot

SOW GROW SHOW

What to plant. thismonth s@reen fingered tasks, and displays to enjoy. Its gardéming from the ground up

VALENTINE'S DAY BORDER

Love your garden? Add a touch of romance to your design with a pretty and perfumed pink planting scheme

LIVING ARCHITECTURE

Winter is theper feet time to introduce shapely, structural plantsthat willremaiiras your garden’s framework throughout the year

STEPPING OUT

Navigate a change in height easily with carefully considered garden steps that create a feature of slopes and terraces

Make yours an 'it always smells so good' home

Knsure your home smells sweet from the moment you step through the door with these expert tips

Moonlight moments

You could count sunrises and sunsets, but why not take aslower approach to marking time by spotting each month’s full moon? February’s is the Snow Moon, so called because this can be one of the coldest months. Each month has a moon but because the lunar cycle is I days shorter thana calendar year, there’s an extra moonevery twoanda half years. Yes, it’s the blue moon.

Putting up fences

Mark boundaries, protect your property and add a stylish design element to your garden with a well-constructed fence