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LandScape - Life at nature’s pace Topiary garden | Christmas camellias | Table settings | Feast in a parcel | Tempting desserts | Stamford | Candlelit tree | Paper cutter | Imber ghost village | Mari Lwyd festival December 2018<br />
COUNTRY ▯ HERITAGE ▯ GARDENS ▯ COOKERY ▯ TRAVEL ▯ CRAFT<br />
Life at nature’s pace December 2018<br />
Carols ring out in a deserted village<br />
Winter garden of dramatic silhouettes<br />
Tiny gifts made with love<br />
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Contents<br />
December 2018<br />
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10<br />
In the garden<br />
In the kitchen<br />
Craft<br />
10 Dramatic forms in a frosted garden<br />
24 Cheery blooms brighten winter days<br />
30 The Garden in December<br />
77 Frozen friends among the snow<br />
42 Layers of festive flavour unwrapped<br />
48 Vegetables with a tempting twist<br />
52 Indulgent desserts to savour<br />
62 Regional & Seasonal:<br />
The Luttrell Arms<br />
34 Table settings given a personal touch<br />
80 Wooden tree with a welcome glow<br />
84 Christmas verse cut from paper<br />
92 Tiny gifts made with love<br />
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64<br />
24<br />
80<br />
84<br />
41<br />
Country matters<br />
History and heritage<br />
Regulars<br />
106 The Countryside in December<br />
108 Ancient barns offer refuge in<br />
valley farming community<br />
64 Age-old streets of golden stone<br />
98 Carols ring out in abandoned village<br />
116 Ritual of rhymes at the doorstep<br />
6 Readers’ letters<br />
8 Our LandScape<br />
22 In the garden<br />
58 Subscription offer<br />
60 In the kitchen<br />
96 In the home<br />
122 UK events<br />
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KEEPERS OF A<br />
DRAMATIC GARDEN<br />
Silhouettes shaped by evergreen topiary<br />
make a statement in the starkness of winter<br />
In winter, the Molesworths’ Kent garden<br />
has a sense of theatre with a pathway<br />
drawing visitors past its dramatic topiary.
FEAST OF<br />
FESTIVE DELIGHTS<br />
Delicious alternatives to traditional turkey, colourful vegetables<br />
with added appeal and an array of tantalising desserts<br />
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SWEET<br />
INDULGENCE<br />
52
From lightly spiced bakes to refreshing jellies, these<br />
delicious desserts are equally appealing and make a<br />
bold statement on the festive table
“Wi merry mirth beguiling care<br />
Old customs keeping wi the day<br />
Friends meet their christmass cheer to share<br />
And pass it in a harmless way”<br />
John Clare, ‘Christmas’<br />
Linen napkins are<br />
bound with fragrant<br />
pine and cinnamon<br />
sticks, with names<br />
handwritten on<br />
discreet paper labels.<br />
STAR PLACE MARKER A star shape is cut out of a<br />
piece of corrugated cardboard and wrapped with thin wire so it is<br />
evenly covered. The star is set then alight in a suitable fireproof<br />
container outdoors until the cardboard is completely burned away.<br />
The fire is carefully extinguished and the star left to cool<br />
completely. In the meantime, a disc is cut from a small branch and<br />
a 3in nail hammered into it. Once cool, the star is dusted to<br />
remove any ash and pushed onto the nail.<br />
Great care should be taken when making this decoration.<br />
A safe location, away from combustible material, should be chosen<br />
and the fire must not be left unattended.<br />
A pristine name card is<br />
placed in the crook of a<br />
lichen-encrusted twig.<br />
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This fire-blackened star has<br />
its own fragile charm when<br />
mounted on a tiny log base.<br />
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MADE WITH LOVE<br />
Tiny gifts handcrafted from simple items are especially precious<br />
when received at Christmastime<br />
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GIFTS AT CHRISTMAS mean so much when they have been made<br />
by hand. The thought which has gone into them is all the more<br />
appreciated. These small tokens can be simply crafted using bits and<br />
bobs found around the home. With just a little effort, they can be<br />
transformed into tiny treasures to delight the recipient.<br />
FLOWER HAIR CLIPS<br />
A small amount of yarn and a few beads or buttons can be made<br />
into a pretty decoration for a hair clip using simple crochet stitches.<br />
Any fine yarn, such as 4 ply cotton or tapestry thread, can be used<br />
for this project.<br />
Materials<br />
• 2mm crochet hook<br />
• 2m of fine yarn<br />
• Hairgrips<br />
• Selection of small beads and buttons<br />
Abbreviations<br />
ss slip stitch<br />
dc double crochet<br />
tr treble crochet<br />
ch chain<br />
To make one flower<br />
Base ring: Beginning with a ss, make a 2 chain.<br />
Round 1: 10dc into second chain from hook, join with a ss into<br />
top of dc at beginning of the round.<br />
Round 2: *4ch, miss dc, ss into next dc, repeat from * 4 more<br />
times, join with ss into base of first chain.<br />
Round 3: *[1dc, 3tr, 1dc] into first ch4 space, repeat from * 4<br />
more times, join with ss into the first dc to close the round, fasten<br />
off and weave in the ends.<br />
To finish: A button or bead is sewn to the centre of the flower and<br />
then the completed flower is stitched on to the top of the hairgrip.<br />
EARRINGS MADE FROM BUTTONS<br />
Materials<br />
• 2 buttons<br />
• 2 small beads<br />
• 10in of jewellery or<br />
other fine wire<br />
• Darning needle<br />
• 2 earring hooks<br />
• Small pliers with<br />
wire-cutting blades<br />
The jewellery wire is cut into two equal lengths. One length is<br />
threaded through one hole in a button and folded so the<br />
button sits midway along the length of wire. The two ends of<br />
wire are held firmly in one hand, the button in the other hand.<br />
The button is turned until the wire is twisted tightly together.<br />
The twisted wire is folded down at a point approximately twice<br />
the height of the bead. The bead is threaded over the doubled<br />
over wire and pushed down to the top of the button. The wire<br />
above the bead is twisted to form a loop which is threaded<br />
onto an earring hook. The needle may be needed to open out<br />
the loop. The end of wire below the bead is cut off. These<br />
steps are then repeated for the second earring.<br />
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All Saints’ Place and Barn Hill have been<br />
occupied by wealthy and distinguished<br />
people for many centuries, as evidenced in<br />
the quality and prestige of the houses that<br />
can be seen here.<br />
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WHERE BEAUTY AND<br />
HISTORY ENTWINE<br />
Pale golden Georgian houses shimmer as<br />
Christmas arrives in Stamford, where heritage and<br />
architecture are devotedly preserved<br />
St Mary’s Church, seen<br />
here from the millstream<br />
looking towards Bath Row, is<br />
one of the most prominent<br />
churches in Stamford.
THE THIN MIDWINTER sun makes<br />
little impression on what is usually the<br />
loneliest part of Salisbury Plain. Here, the<br />
only road is long-barred, with seven miles<br />
of muddy track and just the crows for company.<br />
Then, dipping into a valley, excited chatter<br />
fills the air. Folk wrapped warmly in bright<br />
bobble hats and cosy scarves file uphill towards<br />
a 13th century parish church which glows with<br />
candlelight in every window. Its porch is a<br />
welcome sparkle of tea lights, greenery and good<br />
cheer, and the delicious aroma of mulled wine<br />
hangs in the air like a fragrant mist. Inside,<br />
a brass band is warming up, and members of a<br />
choir are taking their places between jewel-bright<br />
floral displays, lights flickering in wall sconces<br />
and bedecking a twinkling Christmas tree.<br />
Every pew, chair and seat has been pressed<br />
into service, which may be considered odd, given<br />
that this particular parish has no congregation.<br />
The ghost village of Imber, once a thriving rural<br />
community, has not seen a single resident for 75<br />
years. On 17 December 1943, Imber’s entire<br />
population left, never to return.<br />
Within only a few weeks of this departure,<br />
the village was shelled beyond habitation, used<br />
for pre-D-Day target practice by the British<br />
Army and newly-arrived Allied troops. ›<br />
Under the pale<br />
golden limestone<br />
arches of St Giles’<br />
Church, worshippers<br />
congregate in<br />
remembrance of a<br />
time when Imber<br />
was just a normal<br />
community.<br />
POIGNANT PILGRIMAGE<br />
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For one day each Christmas, life returns to the abandoned Wiltshire village<br />
of Imber, when its church rings again with the singing of carols<br />
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REFUGE IN THE VALLEY<br />
Twice a day, William Raw and his trusty sheepdog face the bitter cold<br />
to tend cows in the remote stone barns peculiar to Swaledale<br />
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