Start prepping for a new season of planting with the latest crop of inspirational gardening books
1 A NATION IN BLOOM
The Chelsea Flower Show is undoubtedly the Royal Horticultural Society’s best-loved annual event, but Britain’s largest gardening charity does much more than that, as a browse through this enlightening book reveals. It highlights RHS initiatives such as promoting horticulture as a career and demonstrating just how restorative gardening and outdoor engagement can be. The lush imagery, meanwhile, celebrates the importance of cultivating our own dear green space, and shows off the beauty to be found in gardens big and small. £30, White Lion Publishing
2 KIFTSGATE COURT GARDENS
Britain is spoilt for choice when it comes to significant gardens but this one, at Gloucestershire’s beautiful Kisgate Court, is particularly special since it has been tended by three generations of the same family. Heather Muir laid the foundations of her masterpiece in 1919, passing it on to her daughter Diany Binny in 1954. Since the late 1980s, Heather’s granddaughter Anne Chambers has been at the helm. Kisgate’s centenary this summer is celebrated in this timely book, which takes an affectionate look at one of the country’s most important gardens, rich in history, creativity and beauty. £40, Merrell
This story is from the May-June 2019 edition of Homes & Interiors Scotland.
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Escape EASTSIDE COTTAGES
This tiny house, full of clever architectural solutions, is hidden away in a valley near Penicuik
THE WRITE ANGLE
This glasshouse in Edinburgh was a necessary upgrade for two writers who needed an escape from family life
Turn back the clock
Sometimes we have to look back to step forward. This home was stripped of its ultra-modern interior - and it has never looked better
A place of our own
Bold, brave choices paid off handsomely when the owners of this Edinburgh flat decided to put their stamp on the place
REFUGE FROM THE STORM
Two hundred years of Atlantic gales reduced this cottage to a wreck. Now, though, the gently restored Mull bolt-hole has a brighter outlook
The starting point
As the first project of both its original architect and the one who would reshape it 150 years later, this little coach house in Argyll has been on quite a journey
MORE THAN SKIN DEEP
The beauty of this Edwardian home lies not just in its gorgeous surfaces, but in a full-scale retrofit that's made it as energy efficient as a new Passivhaus
SPACE TO BREATHE
Several ugly extensions marred this cottage in rural Aberdeenshire until a rethink gave its owners a simplified layout and much more eco-friendly home
MELANIE O'DONNELL - Ceramic artist
The best thing about creating ceramics is the way you can get lost in another world.
Reading LIST
Design that will stand the test of time is the focus of our latest batch of books, all of which deserve a prime spot on a very stylish coffee table
