House and Garden

House & Garden unlocks the door to an array of unique homes and outdoor features, ranging from town houses and converted barns to fabulous modern apartments and island retreats. Outdoor features are equally varied, including cottage gardens, water gardens and chic, city courtyards. House & Garden provides an invaluable sourcebook of ideas, from design and decoration to the best of travel, delicious recipes and fine wine. Britain’s most glamorous, inspiring and influential design and decoration magazine.

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FROM THE EDITOR

Notebook • RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME shows us what has caught her eye this month

Daily service • RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME lines up sideboards and cabinets for a sense of holy order

COCKTAIL CHAIRS • ELENA SMINTINA raises a glass to occasional seating

The sky’s the limit • RÉMY MISHON has her head in the clouds as she showcases the versatility of plain fabrics in a selection of appealing pale and dark colourways

Design ideas for Trompe-l’oeil • This artistic device, in which the eye is tricked into perceiving painted surfaces as three dimensional, can be used to create evocative interiors or add playful touches to rooms. RUTH SLEIGHTHOLME highlights examples – from the charming to the immersive

Trompe-l’oeil in 3D

Once in a lifetime

Plastic fantastic • How two innovative design studios are turning the discarded into the desirable

Magnetic attraction

Out & about

Sourcebook : Bathrooms • NONI WARE comes clean about the latest smart fixtures and fittings, from statement bath and basin collections to eye-catching tile designs

The List • Olivia Capaldi highlights the work of our directory members – from interior designers to flooring specialists

The kitchen garden year March: sow your seeds

Garden of the Month Bodnant Garden

Plant of the month Pulmonaria ‘Opal’

Words and pictures : Three monographs

The Bibliophile: Lucy Hammond Giles • House & Garden’s Interior Designer of the Year 2023 shares some favourite sources of inspiration

Art scene

Three more to see…

PEOPLE • THIS MONTH: The gardening guru behind a bright and beautiful floral empire in East Sussex; a band of stonemasons carving a living in London; diving in with a swimming-pond enthusiast; and an artist working with wearable forms

GROWTH INDUSTRY • Alongside developing her hugely successful eponymous business, SARAH RAVEN still finds time for writing and teaching. But it is in the evolution of the gardens of Perch Hill, her family home in East Sussex, that her passion for horticulture is most clearly expressed

LONDON STONE CARVING • At their London workshop, master carvers Tom Nicholls, Josh Locksmith and Sam Lee explain to CHRISTABEL CHUBB how they are keeping traditional stonemasonry skills alive

POND LIFE • David Pagan Butler is a man with a mission – to share his experience of creating a low-impact swimming pond. And, as he explains to CLARE FOSTER, having somewhere to swim year-round is only part of the story

ANNA PERACH • The Ukrainian-born winner of The Ingram Prize in 2022 invites FIONA MCKENZIE JOHNSTON and photographer JOSHUA MONAGHAN into her workspace, where she produces her sculpted, tufted ‘skins’

Stories • THIS MONTH: Old meets new in a Somerset townhouse, Swiss chalet, modernist marvel and Arts and Crafts cottage; plus gardens in Spain and the Cotswolds

Building on the past • An Arts and Crafts-style cottage on an East Sussex clifftop has been gradually reconfigured over the past 30 years by a creative couple to provide a versatile home, cleverly adapted to accommodate their evolving work and family requirements

Going off-piste • The inviting...