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extensions & outdoor living Supplement <strong>inside</strong><br />

Inspirational Interiors • Fabulous Fashion • Delicious Dishes<br />

PRICELESS<br />

MAY <strong>2019</strong>


Designed to stand the test of time<br />

The difference is in the detail


Please call for a brochure or visit our showrooms<br />

Unit 9, Chart Farm, Seal Chart<br />

Sevenoaks, Kent TN15 0ES<br />

Tel: 01732 762682<br />

81 Calverley Road<br />

Tunbridge Wells, Kent TN1 2UY<br />

Tel: 01892 520730<br />

www.rencraft.co.uk


Home gyms are on the rise, with more and more people choosing to forego<br />

costly gym memberships in favour of their very own workout space. Whether<br />

that be a converted garage or a spare room, investing in some quality home<br />

fitness equipment takes the hassle out of enjoying a healthier lifestyle. No<br />

waiting for equipment, no travel times and no opening hours to work around.<br />

It’s no wonder it’s becoming such a popular option.<br />

As the UK’s No.1 fitness equipment retailer, Fitness Superstore’s 11 showrooms<br />

house an unrivalled product range covering all types of fitness equipment to suit<br />

all budgets. Everything from treadmills, cross trainers and exercise bikes, to the<br />

full strength-training spectrum including multi-gyms, power cages and weights.<br />

With exclusivity on several products and brands, you’ll find equipment you can’t<br />

buy anywhere else in the UK.<br />

Offering a premium service from start to finish, Fitness Superstore pride<br />

themselves on providing an unbeatable shopping experience. Every customer<br />

is greeted in-store by the expert and fully trained staff members, who strive to<br />

ascertain your goals and requirements before helping you to select the right<br />

equipment that supports you and your training. Want to give a product a test-run<br />

before you part with your well-earned money? No problem - all the products on<br />

display are available to try before you buy, so you know in confidence that you are<br />

making the best choice for you. And if you’re not sure how to best maximise the<br />

space you’re working with, their free gym planner can design it for you!<br />

With stores situated in London, Manchester, Leeds, Newcastle, Norwich,<br />

Kent, Chelmsford, Gloucester, Northampton, and right here in <strong>Surrey</strong>, Fitness<br />

Superstore is the most accessible fitness retailer in the UK. Stop by their<br />

showroom on Frimley High Street today to start saving, and reach your<br />

fitness goals in the comfort of your own home.<br />

• Exclusive in-store deals<br />

• Expert advice in-store<br />

• Never Beaten on Price<br />

• Try Before You Buy<br />

• Equipment for all<br />

budgets<br />

• Free gym planning<br />

service<br />

GET 7.5% OFF WITH THE CODE SH0519


MAX TRAINER M5<br />

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Only One<br />

Remaining!<br />

WHITEHAVEN - Great Bookham<br />

beautifully finished...<br />

...<strong>inside</strong> and out<br />

Located in a residential area less than half-a-mile from the idyllic High Street of Great Bookham<br />

lies Whitehaven, where just seven 3-bedroom family homes are located within a peaceful cul-de-sac setting.<br />

Priced at at £625,000. each This three bedroom home<br />

includes a a private rear garden and separate garage.<br />

Show home Viewing available by appointment to view by only. appointment.<br />

01372 452207<br />

bookham@patrickgardner.com www.patrickgardner.com<br />

Whitehaven, Eastwick Road, Great Bookham, <strong>Surrey</strong> KT23 4BJ


Contents<br />

<strong>May</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />

26<br />

42<br />

HOUSE OF THE MONTH<br />

Maggie Alderson tracks down the<br />

best properties on the market<br />

100<br />

100<br />

SWEET SORBET<br />

Bright and light spring<br />

fashion styled by Kate Watts<br />

129<br />

116<br />

EUPHORBIA EUPHORIA<br />

Sue Whigham celebrates a muchadmired<br />

garden favourite<br />

35<br />

NOTEBOOK<br />

News and events to<br />

inspire this <strong>May</strong><br />

109<br />

PURE & SIMPLE<br />

Josephine Fairley’s eco-friendly<br />

alternatives to make-up wipes<br />

135<br />

REDUCE REUSE RECYCLE<br />

We talk to schools about their efforts<br />

to teach environmental values<br />

42<br />

67<br />

72<br />

91<br />

93<br />

PATTERN REPEAT<br />

Take a tour of the luxe and lovely<br />

Hamilton Lodge, Margate<br />

GET THE LOOK<br />

A shopping list inspired<br />

by Hamilton Lodge<br />

COSY COOL<br />

Amy <strong>May</strong>nard’s hygge-tastic twobedroom<br />

love shack<br />

GET THE LOOK<br />

A guide to stealing some style<br />

inspiration from Amy <strong>May</strong>nard<br />

CURATIVE CONTENT<br />

We source art pieces that make<br />

beautiful interior features<br />

113<br />

114<br />

116<br />

123<br />

124<br />

SKIN DEEP<br />

Eminé Rushton’s final entry<br />

in her year of wellness<br />

focuses on natural make-up<br />

NATURAL WISDOM<br />

Health and wellbeing advice<br />

HOT OFF THE<br />

VEG PATCH<br />

Simple recipies to showcase<br />

locally-sourced ingredients<br />

FOOD FOR FRIENDS<br />

Le Creuset’s own<br />

mouthwatering lamb recipe<br />

BORDER BASICS<br />

Jo Arnell talks us through how<br />

to creatue a beautiful border<br />

Published by Priceless Media Ltd. Kettle Chambers, 21 Stone Street,<br />

Cranbrook, Kent TN17 3HF | Call 01580 714705 | Email info@surrey-homes.co.uk<br />

Visit surrey-homes.co.uk Copyright © <strong>2019</strong> Priceless Media Ltd. The views of the<br />

advertisers & contributors are not necessarily those of Priceless Media Ltd.<br />

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140<br />

145<br />

146<br />

BRAIN WAVES<br />

Hilary Wilce says we need to<br />

work with mobile phones<br />

WHAT’S ON<br />

Events to keep you busy this <strong>May</strong><br />

COMPETITION<br />

Win a seven-night boating holiday<br />

FABLES FROM THE FARM<br />

Jane Howard’s update<br />

from Coopers Farm<br />

EXTENSIONS<br />

& OUTDOOR<br />

LIVING<br />

SUPPLEMENT<br />

22 pages of interior<br />

and exterior ideas<br />

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DESIGNED WITH RETIREMENT IN MIND<br />

The Crescent<br />

at The Farthings<br />

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Prices from £650,000<br />

READY TO MOVE INTO<br />

The Crescent at The Farthings<br />

1 Henderson Crescent<br />

Randalls Road<br />

Leatherhead KT22 7GP<br />

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– Easy access to Leatherhead<br />

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– Private courtesy bus for<br />

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– Communal residents’ lounge<br />

– Guest suite for visitors<br />

– Estate management service<br />

– Brand new energy-efficient<br />

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– Owners benefit from services<br />

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– Good transport links


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Entries are invited for our upcoming auctions<br />

Contact one of our regional offices to arrange a no<br />

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completing the online form at cliveemson.co.uk/<br />

selling or by emailing auctions@cliveemson.co.uk.<br />

Online Auctions - The Best of Both Worlds<br />

Fast, flexible and transparent auctions utilising<br />

both online auction technology and traditional<br />

auction experience.<br />

Whether you are looking for the buzz of the room, the<br />

flexibility provided by online auctions or both, Clive Emson<br />

Auctioneers have the solution for you.<br />

Sussex & <strong>Surrey</strong> Team<br />

A very warm welcome to Clive Slade who has joined<br />

the Sussex & <strong>Surrey</strong> office looking after the South West<br />

London, <strong>Surrey</strong> and Middlesex areas. If you would like to<br />

discuss offering your land or property at auction please call<br />

us on 01273 504232.<br />

In addition to our eight five day auctions per year we can<br />

now offer our clients and associates an online service that<br />

will either give you a second bite of the cherry or complete<br />

flexibility over the marketing period.<br />

With fixed online dates following each ballroom auction<br />

we can make sure that we strike while the iron is hot. This<br />

can be for lots that didn’t quite meet reserve or for those<br />

looking to capture the excitement of the auction room with<br />

a new instruction.<br />

Whether you are an agent looking to expand your services<br />

or a client looking for a fully comprehensive auction service<br />

make sure you give us call on 0345 8500333 or email us<br />

at auctions@cliveemson.co.uk.<br />

From left to right: Clive Slade, Sam Kinloch, Emma Attrell<br />

and Richard Payne<br />

Upcoming Auction<br />

Our June catalogue will be available from Friday 17th <strong>May</strong>! Call us on 0330 024 1044 to order a printed copy,<br />

visit cliveemson.co.uk/download to download the catalogue or view the ebook at cliveemson.co.uk/ebook.<br />

Upcoming Sussex & <strong>Surrey</strong> Auction<br />

The Hilton Brighton Metropole<br />

Tuesday 11th June - 11am Join us on:


CHOOSE 2 OUT OF<br />

5 INCENTIVES FOR<br />

OUR 2 BEDROOM<br />

HOMES*...<br />

Stamp Duty Incentive<br />

Agents Fees Paid<br />

Appliances<br />

Flooring<br />

Turf<br />

The Maltings is an elegant development of traditionally built high specification<br />

2, 3, 4 and 5 bedroom homes in the heart of West End village in <strong>Surrey</strong>.<br />

PRICES FROM £429,950<br />

SALES CENTRE OPEN DAILY 10AM - 5PM<br />

To find out more please contact our Sales Centre:<br />

T: 01483 478897<br />

E: themaltings@savills.com<br />

WWW.THEMALTINGS-WESTEND.COM<br />

Price correct at time of going to press. The computer generated illustration is for general guidance only. Interior images are of the show home.<br />

*Help to Buy is available in England on new homes up to £600,000. Terms and conditions apply. Incentives can be redeemed at the Easter Weekend Event only.


MAXIMISE THE VALUE<br />

OF YOUR LAND<br />

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Amanda and Robert Petch<br />

June 2016<br />

"The cost involved to try and<br />

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were just not feasible for us.<br />

Working with Country House<br />

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September 2016<br />

For a free appraisal call 0843 557 4080<br />

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“Guy and team at CHH did a fantastic<br />

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January 2017


SHOW HOME NOW OPEN<br />

A select collection of nine 2, 3 and 4 bedroom high specification homes, located just<br />

off Bramley’s charming High Street, within a short stroll of the village shops.<br />

PRICES FROM £449,950<br />

TO FIND OUT MORE PLEASE<br />

CONTACT OUR SELLING AGENT:<br />

01483 304344<br />

info@pewleys.co.uk<br />

The computer generated illustrations are for general guidance only. Price correct at time of going to press.<br />

*Help to Buy is available in England on new homes up to £600,000. Terms and conditions apply.


Life only gets better at<br />

our Retire ment Village<br />

Discover the<br />

unique lifestyle<br />

Elmbridge Village<br />

could offer you.<br />

Ask about rentals,<br />

rent to buy and part<br />

ownership options.**<br />

New homes<br />

include § :<br />

Stamp duty paid<br />

Legal fees paid<br />

Removals paid<br />

Agent fees paid<br />

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Until 30.04.19 only.<br />

Please ask for details.<br />

BOOK A<br />

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Get your free<br />

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Call us today:<br />

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DISCOVER MORE WITH OUR A-Z<br />

GUIDE TO RETIREMENT LIVING<br />

Pre-owned and new homes available from £165,000*<br />

Show Home & Marketing Suite open Mon - Sun 10.30am - 5pm<br />

Elmbridge Village, Essex Drive, Elmbridge Road, Cranleigh, GU6 8TR<br />

www.elmbridgevillage.co.uk<br />

* Other charges apply and leases are subject to an assignment fee.<br />

** Subject to availability. Please ask for full terms and conditions, other charges do apply.<br />

Part ownership is available only in conjunction with a new build purchase.<br />

Call our selling agent<br />

on 01483 268555


PICTURESQUE &<br />

IDYLLIC NEW HOMES<br />

AVAILABLE NOW<br />

Perfectly positioned on the edge of Westcott’s village green,<br />

with the North Downs Way just beyond, Garden Hill presents a handful of<br />

detached and semi-detached luxurious cottage style homes. This is your<br />

opportunity to enjoy life in a sought after <strong>Surrey</strong> Hills village just<br />

1.5 miles from Dorking town centre.<br />

Detached & semi-detached houses with prices from £550,000.<br />

Exclusively marketed by Patrick Gardner.<br />

Viewing by appointment only.<br />

Tel: 01372 360832 email: salesandmarketing@patrickgardner.com<br />

www.patrickgardner.com<br />

www.palmerstonsecuritieslimited.co.uk<br />

GARDEN HILL, OFF WESTCOTT STREET, WESTCOTT, DORKING, SURREY. SAT NAV POSTCODE: RH4 3NJ


Independent <strong>Living</strong><br />

at Birtley Mews<br />

Rare ground floor flat available now<br />

Supported <strong>Living</strong> for the over 65’s<br />

Set within the 48 acre estate of Birtley House Nursing Home, Birtley Mews<br />

is a development of eight luxury apartments which boast spectacular views<br />

and are accompanied by landscaped gardens, lakes, woodland and wildlife.<br />

The flats are sold on a Licence to Occupy basis with the advantage of no<br />

stamp duty. The following is included in the monthly support package:<br />

• Utilities (minus council tax & tv licence)<br />

Each flat features:<br />

• Free Wi-Fi<br />

• Two bedrooms<br />

• Lunch & supper<br />

• Two bathrooms<br />

• Laundry & ironing<br />

• Large living area<br />

• House maintenance<br />

• Kitchen<br />

• Pets welcome (subject to approval)<br />

• Built in storage<br />

• Onsite Warden support 7 days a week<br />

• Parking facilities (including for guests)<br />

• Companionship & daily social activities<br />

• 24hr access to onsite emergency nursing services<br />

Call us today to discuss or to book a viewing. Or you can head to<br />

www.birtleyindependentliving.co.uk for further information.<br />

BIRTLEY MEWS, Birtley House, Bramley, Guildford, GU5 0LB 01483 892 055 www.birtleyhouse.co.uk


CGI of Courtyard Gardens, indicative only<br />

ADVERTISEMENT FEATURE<br />

CGI of Courtyard Gardens, indicative only<br />

COURTYARD GARDENS -<br />

CLASSICALLY INSPIRED HOMES IN SURREY’S MOST DESIRABLE TOWN<br />

Courtyard Gardens, by St William, a joint venture between National Grid and<br />

the Berkeley Group, is the fi rst signifi cant development to come to Oxted for<br />

many years. The new scheme will transform the old Oxted Gasholder site,<br />

built in 1967, which has been derelict for over 15 years into a considerately<br />

designed development of 111 one, two and three-bedroom apartments and<br />

collection of penthouses built around a central landscaped courtyard.<br />

The residential regeneration scheme in this affl uent commuter destination is the<br />

latest redevelopment from St William, who are transforming gasholder sites that have<br />

been closed to the public for decades and creating beautiful new communities.<br />

Courtyard Gardens is classically designed, with the architecture echoing traditional<br />

Georgian design with feature pillars and ornate iron work present throughout the<br />

scheme. Individual apartments have either a balcony or a terrace, with some<br />

residences having views over the landscaped gardens, others looking toward the<br />

North Downs. Every apartment benefi ts from parking within this gated development,<br />

and additional storage is available to residents through a selection of storage lockers.<br />

Landscape Design Ltd. Courtyard Gardens has been created to be<br />

safe, social and sustainable, with perennial planting across the site<br />

encouraging biodiversity, and plans for resident allotments.<br />

Courtyard Gardens sits just a short stroll from Oxted’s characterful high street<br />

with its many restaurants and independent shops. Oxted is one of <strong>Surrey</strong>’s most<br />

desirable towns, and benefi ts from a mainline station with direct links to London.<br />

Trains run from Oxted to London Bridge in 33 minutes, and to London Victoria<br />

in 39 minutes. Access to the rest of the country is easily facilitated by quick links<br />

to major motorways, such as The M25 which is a 10 minute drive away, while<br />

Gatwick airport is conveniently within 30 minutes of Courtyard Gardens.<br />

The launch of the fi rst phase will take place at Robert Leech Estate Agents, 72<br />

Station Road East, Oxted, RH8 0PG, which is nearby to the new scheme, on<br />

Saturday 18th <strong>May</strong>, with the model to view. For more information and to register for<br />

the launch, please contact the St William’s Marketing Suite on 01883 778935, visit<br />

robertleech.com/courtyard-gardens or courtyardgardensoxted.com<br />

<strong>Homes</strong> at Courtyard Gardens have been thoughtfully designed to offer open plan<br />

living at its best. Clean lines and a neutral colour palette create an ambiance that<br />

is stylish and calm. The sense of space is maximised with fl oor to ceiling windows<br />

and doors bringing an abundance of light into dining and entertaining spaces.<br />

Built around magnifi cent gardens with year-round colour, the green<br />

spaces and walkways been designed by landscape architect Charnwood


Launching<br />

18 th <strong>May</strong><br />

CGI of Courtyard Gardens, indicative only<br />

Outstanding 1, 2 and 3 bedroom apartments and penthouses<br />

set within beautifully landscaped gardens.<br />

This exclusive development is just a 5 minute walk* from Oxted High Street<br />

and each apartment benefits from parking and private outside space.<br />

Call us to book your appointment for the launch 10am – 5pm on Saturday 18th <strong>May</strong><br />

Robert Leech, 72 Station Road East, Oxted, RH8 0PG<br />

Call now to find out more:<br />

01883 708778 | courtyardgardensoxted.com<br />

*Time taken from Google Maps


WINGATE MEADOW<br />

LONG SUTTON<br />

5<br />

DETACHED<br />

HOMES<br />

5 3<br />

BEDROOMS BATHROOMS<br />

Wingate Meadow is a truly unique development located in<br />

the 13th Century village of Long Sutton. The development<br />

of five contemporary new homes is nestled amongst the<br />

Hampshire countryside. The ultra-modern design of the<br />

homes is striking yet sympathetic, and the perfect blend of<br />

modern living with a quintessential country setting.<br />

Guide price £1,950,000<br />

RESERVE NOW<br />

01256 830703<br />

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO VIEW<br />

enquiries@melandhomes.me<br />

www.wingatemeadow.me


3<br />

BARNS<br />

REMAINING<br />

THE BARNS<br />

FRENSHAM<br />

3-4<br />

BEDROOMS<br />

The Barns is a unique development of ten<br />

detached barn conversions and newly built<br />

houses surrounded by rolling hills and natural<br />

woodland in Frensham, a quintessentially rural<br />

village situated in the heart of the <strong>Surrey</strong> Hills.<br />

A development sympathetically nestled<br />

amongst acres of farmland, The Barns have<br />

been constructed to a high specification<br />

including luxury features and bespoke fittings<br />

tailored to each individual house.<br />

PRICES FROM<br />

£1,100,000<br />

TO<br />

£1,500,000<br />

AVAILABLE NOW<br />

FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO VIEW<br />

01252 561018 enquiries@melandhomes.me www.thebarns.me


BUY A 2 BEDROOM APARTMENT<br />

NOW WITH A DEPOSIT OF JUST<br />

£17,500<br />

• Help to Buy † available on selected apartments<br />

and houses<br />

• Designed for contemporary living with high<br />

specification finish throughout<br />

• Surrounded by landscaped areas and backing<br />

onto woodland<br />

• Excellent education options from preschool to<br />

higher education<br />

• Direct access to central London in just 36<br />

minutes from Epsom Station<br />

HELP TO BUY † EXAMPLE 2 BEDROOM<br />

APARTMENT £349,950<br />

YOUR 5% DEPOSIT £17,500<br />

+ GOVERNMENT’S 20% EQUITY LOAN £69,990<br />

+ YOU ARRANGE A MORTGAGE OF £262,460<br />

= YOUR NEW HOME<br />

HELP TO BUY EVENT, SATURDAY 18TH MAY, 11AM - 4PM<br />

Join us at London Square Tadworth Gardens and find out how you can get on the property ladder faster with<br />

tailored independent financial advice from Hurst Partners.<br />

2 bedroom apartments from £349,950 3 and 4 bedroom houses from £549,950<br />

Show <strong>Homes</strong> and Sales Suite, De Burgh Gardens, Tadworth KT20 5LH. Open daily<br />

0333 666 4242 TadworthGardens@londonsquare.co.uk www.londonsquare.co.uk<br />

Computer generated image depicts The Claremont, The Eccleston and The Belgrave house types at London Square Tadworth Gardens and is indicative only. † Available on selected properties of market price £349,950 on Help to Buy at London Square Tadworth Gardens. Help to Buy is subject to the<br />

<strong>Homes</strong> and Communities Agency’s (HCA) terms and conditions and is available on new build homes up to £600,000 to customers where the property represents their only residence. You will require a minimum deposit of 5%, a <strong>Homes</strong> and Communities Agency equity loan of 20% and a mortgage<br />

of 75%. Your home may be repossessed if you do not keep up repayments on a mortgage or any other debt secured on it. Check that these mortgages will meet your needs if you want to move or sell your home or you want your family to inherit it. If you are in any doubt seek independent financial<br />

advice. Please ask your Sales Executive for details. *Available on selected plots. Travel times sourced from National Rail. Details and price are correct at time of going to press, April <strong>2019</strong>.


LAUNCH OF THE ELSENHAM<br />

SATURDAY 11TH MAY FROM 11AM<br />

Join us between 11am - 5pm as we reveal our<br />

brand new show home, The Elsenham.<br />

The Elsenham is a contemporary 4 bedroom family home that offers something<br />

for everyone, from luxurious interiors finished with the utmost attention to detail<br />

to spacious, open-plan living areas and generous outdoor space.<br />

Come along and take the time to experience what life could look like<br />

for the whole family at Upper Longcross.<br />

RSVP today and be one of the first to step into The Elsenham.<br />

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Chobham Adventure Farm have opened<br />

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Just along the coast from Margate, with views<br />

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Previous page: In the sitting room, one wall is papered in Cole & Son ‘Narina’ Above: The dining table is from Sweet Pea and<br />

Willow and dining chairs from Twenty10. The mid-century sideboard is from Crystal Palace Antiques<br />

Everything you’ve ever read about Margate’s<br />

charming mix of tacky seaside attractions – the<br />

quaintly faded Georgian old town and striking<br />

new Turner Contemporary Gallery, all energised by the<br />

influx of hipster East London emigrés – can be taken<br />

in the moment your car wheels hit the seafront.<br />

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the Isle of Thanet, is an altogether different townscape,<br />

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Officially a separate town, it adjoins Margate without<br />

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and bright 1920s funfair Dreamland, which you really<br />

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the beautiful Carlton Cinema. Built in 1910, it’s still<br />

showing films – £3.50 all week, £4.50 for Lounge seats.<br />

With the quaint Frederick’s café serving tea in<br />

flowery china cups at the front of the building, you<br />

expect to look out of the window into the small buzzy<br />

high street and see a Suffragette strolling past.<br />

Just three minutes’ walk from here, towards the sweeping<br />

sands of St Mildred’s beach, brings you to the rugged stone<br />

frontage of Hamilton Lodge, a substantial Victorian house,<br />

in the Scots baronial style, built around 1875. And while<br />

it’s impressive enough from the outside, once you step<br />

through the front door, your eyes pop open in surprise.<br />

Not just at a glimpse through the lilac-painted<br />

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“I lived next to artist Marijke Hoekstra when I was a student. I loved her work,<br />

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Above: A leather chesterfield armchair and a club chair contrast pleasingly with a bold and bright modern abstract painting by<br />

Marijke Hoekstra on the wall above them<br />

vestibule of the wonderful flamingo wallpaper and striking<br />

mother-of-pearl waterfall chandelier in the guest loo, but<br />

at the extraordinary proportions of the main hall. The<br />

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It is one of many displayed throughout Hamilton Lodge<br />

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“We looked at other seaside towns within easy reach<br />

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Above: The sitting room’s fitted bookcases are painted a striking teal blue, with a sleek cocktail chair and<br />

ottoman from Made.com in the same colour velvet. A painting by Marijke Hoekstra hangs over the fireplace<br />

steeply to deep water which isn’t that safe for<br />

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Left: Flamingo wallpaper and a striking<br />

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Above: A guest bedroom features a padded and buttoned pink velvet headboard<br />

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“I lived next to her when I was a student,” says Owner<br />

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This page: At the top and the front of the house<br />

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wallpaper on the sloping eaves. The dressing<br />

table was found in a London junk shop<br />

a striking black and white tiled bathroom and then<br />

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The wooden bed was inherited, as was the chest of<br />

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to Owner Two’s mother, hanging on the wall – where<br />

you can admire every tiny precise stitch as you pass.<br />

On the top floor, there is the kids’ room with<br />

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Above left: A beautiful petrol-blue bathroom has opposing counter-top basins Above right: The sixth bedroom is referred to as the<br />

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Back down one half-landing is the sixth bedroom<br />

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girly it has pretty wallpaper, a 1960s Louis Fooey<br />

chest of drawers and an iron bed (Gumtree again).<br />

At the end of the corridor is the final bathroom – which<br />

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cardi, which is lovely to snuggle up in, moth holes<br />

and all, but you wouldn’t wear out in public.<br />

We all like being cosy (I’m wearing a down gilet as I type,<br />

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Above: Light floods in from Crittal-style windows which lead out onto a decked terrace<br />

socks, with someone special and a glass of Malbec, your<br />

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One of the tick boxes on their house search list, when Amy<br />

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This page: Connecting the indoors with the outdoors, the terrace provides<br />

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This page: The second bedroom, with two built-in bunk beds,<br />

is painted a deep green. Guests often leave messages in an old<br />

printer’s tray, into which Amy has put some letter cubes<br />

warmer colours is a theme throughout the building.<br />

The warm touches in here come from the bare brick, which<br />

is picked up in the terracotta pink stripes in the fabulous<br />

linen curtains by Canterbury-based company Ada & Ina.<br />

Which, I note, are hung from very chic concealed tracks –<br />

perhaps the kind of thing it takes one interiors feature writer<br />

to install and another to notice. It was a YES from me.<br />

Also warming up the industrial chic coolness in<br />

here, are all the charming vintage pieces which Amy<br />

has assembled to furnish it. The décor style may be<br />

bang up to the minute, but none of the furniture<br />

or accessories in it are new. Not a single thing.<br />

“We spent the money on the building, the bathroom<br />

and the steel-framed doors – which are from The<br />

Green Window Company – so everything else had<br />

to be done on a budget and a large proportion of<br />

the furniture and accessories are secondhand.<br />

“I spent the six months the building took to convert<br />

sourcing all the things to go in it, which I loved doing.<br />

I found them on eBay, Gumtree, charity shops and at<br />

Ardingly Antiques and Collectors Fair… The kitchen<br />

table was from St Michael’s Hospice furniture shop<br />

in Tenterden. The sofa was £250 on eBay...”<br />

More of Amy’s ingenious bargain style-solutions can<br />

be seen on the walls. “I went to Rye Old Books, which<br />

is a lovely second-hand bookshop, and found old books<br />

with beautiful coloured plates <strong>inside</strong>. I sliced them<br />

out and had them framed. I did feel bad cutting the<br />

books up, but at least the pictures get seen now.”<br />

A group of paintings on the top shelf of the wall<br />

of shelves on the internal wall – on which the books<br />

are gloriously arranged by colour – were also frugally<br />

sourced, mainly from eBay, and are very effective<br />

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A cupboard on the same wall opens to reveal a concealed<br />

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Above: The bathroom is small but perfectly formed, with a shower screen that echoes the black metal Crittal-feel windows and doors<br />

throughout The Outbuilding<br />

brilliantly and also makes the bedroom very light.<br />

But to get in there, you must first step back into the<br />

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that make this really quite compact space work so well.<br />

This is especially true as after about two footsteps the<br />

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built-in bunk beds, painted the same green, so appealing you<br />

can practically hear the squeals of excited children leaping<br />

onto them. I’m having the top bunk, by the way. “The<br />

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the two fish-eye mirrors, to give the effect of portholes.”<br />

Also on the wall in this space is an old printer’s tray,<br />

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(it’s 20 minutes to the coast). “People leave us lovely<br />

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I felt like that about the next room along on its<br />

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few.” The tiles are arranged in a herringbone pattern – as<br />

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• 1 baguette, sliced on the bias into<br />

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• 4 sprigs of fresh thyme<br />

To make the crostini, preheat the oven to<br />

1220°C (425°F) Gas 7. Brush both sides of<br />

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Flageolet Beans with Chilli & Lemon<br />

• 1 x 410g / 14oz can flageolet beans<br />

• 3 tbsp virgin olive oil<br />

• freshly squeezed juice of 2 lemons<br />

• 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped<br />

• 1 garlic clove, crushed<br />

• sea salt and ground black pepper<br />

1Tip the beans into a sieve/strainer and rinse thoroughly<br />

under cold, running water. Allow to drain and<br />

dry a little before transferring to a mixing bowl.<br />

Add the olive oil, lemon juice, chilli and<br />

2 garlic, season well with salt and pepper and<br />

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and enjoy.<br />

3<br />

Salsa Verde with Feta<br />

• 1 garlic clove<br />

• 4 anchovy fillets<br />

• 1 shallot, finely chopped<br />

• freshly squeezed juice and grated zest of 1 lemon<br />

• 2 tbsp capers, rinsed and drained, chopped if large<br />

• 1 bunch of fresh parsley, roughly chopped<br />

• 1 bunch of fresh oregano, roughly chopped<br />

• ½ bunch of fresh mint, roughly chopped<br />

• olive oil, to taste<br />

• 200g / 7oz feta cheese<br />

• sea salt and ground black pepper<br />

In a mortar and with a pestle (or in a food processor, blending<br />

1 only briefly so that the mixture is still chunky) crush the garlic,<br />

then add the anchovy fillets and crush again to make a rough paste.<br />

Add the shallot and lemon zest, give it a good<br />

2 bash with the pestle and mix well. You should get<br />

lovely wafts of the flavours combining together.<br />

Stir in the capers, herbs and lemon juice, bruising the herbs a<br />

3 little with the pestle but certainly not pounding to a purée.<br />

Season to taste with salt and pepper and add enough olive oil to<br />

4 get the consistency you want – I usually find 1-2 tbsp is enough.<br />

Crumble in the feta and mix before<br />

serving with the crostini slices.<br />

5<br />

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Luscious Lips (Lip FiLLer)<br />

With age, the lips naturally become thinner<br />

and lose their definition, and the v-shaped<br />

area of the upper lip, known as Cupid’s<br />

bow, is where you’re most likely to see this<br />

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Many people try to disguise the effects<br />

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They can be the centrepiece of a makeover<br />

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and a more defined smile. Because the lips<br />

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cream about an hour before the procedure<br />

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usually into the upper rim of the lip to<br />

define the Cupid’s bow, and immediately<br />

afterwards you may experience small<br />

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There is often some mild redness of the<br />

skin, but this settles by the next day and<br />

designed for smooth integration into the delicate lip tissue and to imp<br />

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Hyaluronic acid is a natural substance found in the body, which attrac<br />

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sometimes described as temporary lip fillers or temporary lip enhanc<br />

like other non-surgical facial aesthetic treatments, they are not perma<br />

Over time as your mouth moves for eating, talking and facial expressi<br />

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At Portmore we inject hyaluronic acid<br />

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Hyaluronic acid is a natural substance<br />

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Pure &<br />

Simple<br />

Josephine Fairley explains how<br />

to ditch those environmentally<br />

damaging face wipes and why<br />

your skin will love you for it<br />

Moselle face<br />

cloths, £5 each,<br />

designersguild.com<br />

On the very rare occasions now when I get a wipe<br />

out of my handbag – usually on a train from<br />

Hastings to London Charing Cross on which the<br />

water isn’t working on the loo (please take note anyone from<br />

Southeastern who happens to be reading this), I feel like I have<br />

to make a public announcement. “It’s biodegradeable, you<br />

know,” I whisper to myself while swabbing off train grime with<br />

a gorgeously fragrant L’Occitane Verbena Refreshing Towelette.<br />

With a great record of eco-consciousness, L’Occitane were<br />

among the first to introduce biodegradeable wipes. But the<br />

point about a wipe, even in a germy hand emergency on a<br />

train, is that it’s always going to be a single-use<br />

product – even if it’s compostable. But the<br />

fact is, most still aren’t – featuring polyester<br />

or plastic that can take years, decades or even<br />

centuries to break down in the environment.<br />

Many of us are moving away from<br />

‘throwaway’ products of all kinds. But<br />

happily, there are now many alternatives<br />

to wipes and non eco-friendly cleansing options – starting<br />

with the good old muslin cloth. It was Eve Lom who<br />

originally pioneered these for use with her first-of-its-kind<br />

balm cleanser – a concept embraced some years later by<br />

Liz Earle with good old Liz Earle Cleanse & Polish, £17<br />

for 100ml (with two muslins). Since then, that creamy,<br />

eucalyptus-scented cleanser has definitely been elevated to<br />

the Beauty Hall of Fame and you can walk into countless<br />

bathrooms nowadays and spot one or more of these<br />

“the point about<br />

a wipe is that it’s<br />

always going to be a<br />

single-use product”<br />

distinctive squares of cloth drying on the towel rail.<br />

If you’ve never tried a muslin cloth for removing your<br />

make-up, you’re missing a trick – because not only are these<br />

great for accessing every nook and cranny to remove make-up<br />

(the fold of the chin, the area around the nose), but the very<br />

slightly rough texture of the cloth also exfoliates skin perfectly.<br />

Not too aggressive, not too wimpy – just enough to buff away<br />

dead skin cells on a daily (or more likely nightly) basis, so that<br />

skin is optimally glowing. These cloths can be washed and<br />

reused time and time again – up to 1000 times, in some cases<br />

– and therefore hugely cut down on waste. I like the original<br />

Liz Earle Pure Muslin Cloths, £4.50 for two<br />

(bought separately from the cleanser), and<br />

also the Temple Spa Take It Off Muslin Soft<br />

Cotton Cleansing Cloths, £8.75 for two.<br />

Personally, I now use a muslin-style cloth<br />

with pretty much any kind of cleanser –<br />

certainly, creams and face washes, as well as<br />

balms. But recently, I happened upon the<br />

really beautiful Cocorosa Egyptian Neroli Cleansing Oil, £18 for<br />

30ml cocorosa.co.uk, which is best removed using Cocorosa’s The<br />

Double Cleanse Cloth, £5 – on one side a nicely skin-buffing<br />

muslin, but on the other side, a gorgeously velvety texture<br />

that’s as soothingly soft as a comfort blanket. I happen to love<br />

facial cleansing oils – they’re brilliant for melting away makeup<br />

and I find them especially useful after a day in ‘the smoke’<br />

(which literally is ‘the smoke’, in terms of the pollutants<br />

deposited on the complexion). Infused with orange blossom<br />

<br />

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Beauty<br />

L’Occitane<br />

Verbena<br />

Refreshing<br />

Towelette £9<br />

uk.loccitane.com<br />

Konjac<br />

Facial Puff<br />

Sponge £8.99<br />

konjacsponge<br />

company.com<br />

Liz Earle Pure<br />

Muslin Cloths,<br />

£4.50 for two<br />

lizearle.com<br />

Face Halo<br />

Pro Makeup<br />

Remover Pads,<br />

£7 boots.com<br />

Cocorosa<br />

Egyptian Neroli<br />

Cleansing Oil,<br />

£18 for 30ml<br />

cocorosa.co.uk<br />

oil, this cleanser smells utterly divine and is a sheer pleasure<br />

to massage into skin, brilliant for loosening make-up.<br />

Designer’s Guild is another more surprising source of great<br />

facial cleansing cloths – although technically, I think they<br />

may be flannels! Their Moselle face cloths are perfect, with<br />

their chunky waffle weave – super-soft, yet very effective for<br />

removing make-up, and they’ve duly become favourites of<br />

mine. If you’re looking for something that matches the colour<br />

scheme of your bathroom (rather than the plain white or<br />

cream of a muslin cloth), you definitely need to check these<br />

out: they come in a range of shades from hot pink to sky blue.<br />

I also need to tell you about a recent discovery, Face<br />

Halo Pro Makeup Remover Pads, £7 each at boots.com. I<br />

was completely cynical about these before I tried them.<br />

They’re circular pads with a surface a bit like a soft flannel,<br />

but they’re made of a material similar to ‘e-cloths’ and<br />

when wetted and squeezed, then massaged into the skin,<br />

gently yet magically remove every last molecule of makeup<br />

– even eye make-up and mascara – without having to<br />

use any cleansing product whatsoever. Don’t ask me how<br />

they work – they just do. (And each pad, while pricier<br />

than a muslin cloth, can be used up to 500 times).<br />

Just one warning here: the key with all cloths (and Halo<br />

pads) is to ensure for your skin’s sake that they’re washed<br />

in a machine regularly – ideally daily, which means you<br />

might need a stack of these. You can just about get away<br />

with drying a facial cleansing cloth on the aforementioned<br />

towel rail overnight – but don’t use a cloth for more than<br />

two days in a row before putting it in a hot wash. Damp<br />

cloths are breeding grounds for germs that you really<br />

don’t want swishing over your precious complexion.<br />

But do you know about konjac sponges…? These are<br />

also fairly extraordinary. Made from a plant used in Asia for<br />

over 1,500 years, a key part of modern by Korean beauty<br />

rituals (‘K-beauty’ is now a huge influence on beauty in<br />

the West), there are many different konjac sponge options,<br />

which are soft to the touch, naturally antibacterial and<br />

very, very effective for removing make-up – whether or<br />

not you use an actual cleansing product with them.<br />

Market leaders are The Konjac Sponge Co.<br />

konjacspongecompany.com, who offer a wide range of these;<br />

sensitive skins could try the Chamomile & Pink Clay<br />

Konjac Sponge, £9.99 – or if you live and/or work in an<br />

urban area, check out the Tourmaline Sponge, also £9.99,<br />

which is infused with tourmaline gemstone powder to help<br />

cleanse and purify. Meanwhile, tapping into the charcoal<br />

trend (more of which next month), there’s a Konjac Facial<br />

Puff Sponge with Bamboo Charcoal, £8.99, suitable for<br />

all skin types. Commendably, The Korean Konjac Sponge<br />

Company’s packaging itself is now biodegradable and<br />

plastic-free, while the products themselves are made from<br />

100% natural vegetable fibre. So when they’re at the very<br />

end of their (long) life, just toss them in the compost.<br />

One last eco note: if you use cotton wool – and for eye<br />

make-up removal, I would never recommend anything else<br />

(even a Halo, except in an emergency) – then be sure to<br />

choose organic. (I use Simply Organic cotton pads; they also do<br />

balls and rectangular pads.) Huge amounts of pesticides and<br />

herbicides are used on cotton, and if it doesn’t say it’s organic,<br />

your cotton wool is almost certainly genetically modified, too.<br />

And there’s nothing ‘clean’ about that…<br />

Jo Fairley is editor of beautybible.com, where you’ll<br />

find the results of the <strong>2019</strong> Beauty Bible Awards,<br />

highlighting winning products across more than 100<br />

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Wellbeing<br />

A Year of Wellness<br />

In the last of her columns for <strong>Surrey</strong> <strong>Homes</strong>, Eminé Rushton<br />

comes full circle – moving from what’s within to considering<br />

the confidence-boosting importance of what is also without<br />

– and shares the contents of her all-natural make-up bag<br />

<strong>May</strong>: Skin deep<br />

This is the last in my year-long<br />

series of holistic columns for<br />

<strong>Surrey</strong> <strong>Homes</strong> and it feels<br />

fitting, as we move into the bright<br />

possibility of spring and early summer,<br />

to consider not only those things that<br />

feed us up from within, but to also<br />

reflect on those things we reach for to<br />

boost our confidence from without too.<br />

As a mother of daughters, it has been<br />

important for me to be very comfortable<br />

in my own naked skin – to model the<br />

sort of body-positive behaviour that I<br />

hope my children will naturally inhabit,<br />

too. My mother was the same – ‘diet’<br />

was a word I never heard, and I grew<br />

up in a house where we all delighted in<br />

good food and were taught to embrace<br />

all that we were, irrespective of our<br />

physical appearance. Yet my mother<br />

was, and still is, someone who takes<br />

great pride in her hair and make-up,<br />

and though I’m far more laissez-faire<br />

in my own routine, I do understand<br />

the feel-good factor involved in a<br />

little natural boost, here and there.<br />

I made the switch to all natural<br />

make-up around ten years ago; prior<br />

to that, my make-up bag was an even<br />

mix of ‘department store’ cosmetics<br />

and health-store finds. The natural<br />

make-up industry, however, has<br />

experienced a real revolution in both<br />

formulation and efficacy within the<br />

15 years that I have been a health<br />

and wellbeing editor – and there is<br />

Ilia Multi-Sticks<br />

no longer any compromise involved<br />

in choosing all-natural alternatives<br />

to commercial, synthetic staples. I<br />

have spent years testing products and<br />

there is a great deal of trial and error<br />

involved, certainly. But the following<br />

favourites are ones that have never let<br />

me down and which have duly won<br />

quite a few industry plaudits as a result.<br />

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I’ve never met a woman who wanted<br />

to wear foundation that erased all hint<br />

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Liquid foundation is trickier. I like<br />

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Oat Milk Foundation, £29 – coverage<br />

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Wellbeing<br />

Natural wisdom<br />

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most experienced herbalist, Brian Lamb. Her natural health shop with<br />

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What one piece of seasonal wisdom<br />

helps you in <strong>May</strong>? I see spring as a time<br />

for renewal and refreshment. The cleansing<br />

herbs like cleavers (sticky willow), nettle and<br />

dandelion are in full flourish nudging us in<br />

to using these herbs to cleanse the system.<br />

Juicing cleavers with apple and fennel,<br />

making nettle tea and adding a few bitter<br />

dandelion leaves to a salad are a great way<br />

to add these detoxifying herbs to our daily<br />

diet, cleansing the liver and gallbladder.<br />

What one self-care ritual do you never<br />

skimp on? I love going to bed early with<br />

a relaxing tea and a good book. Sleep is so<br />

important for mental health and wellbeing<br />

as the body heals during the night. The<br />

body works incredibly hard during the wee<br />

small hours, and staying up late just doesn’t<br />

allow it to do its job properly. Remarkably<br />

brain cells shrink by 60 per cent when we<br />

sleep allowing for efficient toxin removal.<br />

There is an insomnia epidemic and I always<br />

tell people to be as religious about their<br />

sleep as they are about exercise, nutrition<br />

and personal beauty regimes! Good sleep<br />

has been proven to make people look much<br />

more attractive too!<br />

What’s cooking in your kitchen this<br />

month? I am always buying cookery books!<br />

I love food and am constantly inspired.<br />

I will be making use of the wild garlic,<br />

making fresh pesto and risotto. Medicinal<br />

mushrooms have been on my radar for<br />

a while now and I am using these more<br />

and more in cooking. They are fascinating<br />

and connect all the plants around them<br />

with a kind of underground internet. I<br />

will make lots of salads. I love watercress<br />

(which is good for the lungs) with thinly<br />

sliced fennel, cucumber, red onion and a<br />

salad dressing of olive oil, cider vinegar, raw<br />

honey and fennel seeds.<br />

Share one book that taught you<br />

something amazing about life – and<br />

made you better at living it? Gosh. I have<br />

a book addiction and am never without<br />

a book. It always has to be factual, I very<br />

rarely read fiction. There is too much to<br />

learn! The most influential book I have<br />

read is Dale Carnegie’s How to Win Friends<br />

and Influence People. I have always been<br />

interested in people, their stories and<br />

experiences so it is innate to me but he<br />

said the best way to make friends is to be<br />

interested in others. It can be rare today to<br />

meet people who are interested in you, but<br />

it’s so important to listen.<br />

What always brings a smile to your face?<br />

Plants and my dog Bonnie. I absolutely love<br />

plants and can become immersed in their<br />

beauty. I know that they are amazing in<br />

their own right, wonderful to look<br />

Stay in touch with Eminé<br />

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Walking in the local woods, watching<br />

Bonnie just loving life, and looking out<br />

for herbs and plants along the way, is a<br />

very simple way to relax and be happy.<br />

The Japanese coined the phrase: ‘forest<br />

bathing’, which simply means walking<br />

in nature. Not running or counting<br />

steps but becoming at one with your<br />

surroundings and taking it all in.<br />

What is the best treatment you’ve had<br />

locally? I love an aromatherapy massage<br />

and we have a lovely lady in the clinic<br />

called Janet who treats me. She tailors<br />

the treatment to suit with beautiful<br />

oils depending on your current mood<br />

and situation. It’s funny when you are<br />

young you think how old-fashioned<br />

aromatherapy is and of course it’s not<br />

and, now I am in my late forties, I<br />

appreciate how scents combined with<br />

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soul. I always leave relaxed but renewed,<br />

wishing I could just stay a bit longer.<br />

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Jo Arnell salutes the best of seasonal, locally-sourced produce with<br />

effortlessly simple recipes that pack a fresh flavour punch<br />

Words: Jo Arnell Photographs: David Merewether


Food<br />

Out on the plot, this month marks the<br />

end of what was once known as the<br />

hungry gap – the period after the last of<br />

the winter vegetables and before the new season’s<br />

crops. The first of the home-grown harvests start<br />

to arrive in the form of shoots, stems and leaves;<br />

delicious tender asparagus spears and pink-hued<br />

rhubarb (made less stringy by ‘forcing’ under a<br />

cloche) and an assortment of fast growing leafiness<br />

– spinach, rocket, land cress, young brassicas and<br />

loose-leaved lettuces. Before mass food production<br />

and the availability of year round unseasonal<br />

food we would have been especially grateful to<br />

see fresh new shoots. Today it makes ecological<br />

(and possibly biological) sense to eat locally grown<br />

food. Whether you grow your own or not, these<br />

welcome first pickings are worth being hungry for.<br />

Rocket and<br />

walnut pesto<br />

Serves 4 Prep time: 20 minutes.<br />

Cooking time: 20-25 minutes.<br />

This is a variation on traditional pesto, substituting<br />

walnuts and rocket for basil and pine nuts and adding<br />

in a little cream cheese for a smooth, creamy taste.<br />

• 100g rocket<br />

• 50g walnuts<br />

(lightly toasted)<br />

• 2 tbsp olive oil<br />

• 100g cream cheese<br />

• 50g grated parmesan<br />

cheese (plus 20g<br />

more to serve)<br />

• 1-2 crushed garlic<br />

cloves (to taste)<br />

• 200g pasta (shapes<br />

such as penne,<br />

rigatoni and spirelli<br />

work well)<br />

1Combine rocket<br />

and walnuts and<br />

either use a food<br />

processor, pestle and<br />

mortar, or finely<br />

chop them until<br />

roughly blended.<br />

2Mix in the other<br />

ingredients and<br />

combine thoroughly.<br />

Bring a large pan of<br />

salted water to the<br />

boil, add the pasta<br />

and cook for 12-13<br />

minutes (or according<br />

to pack instructions).<br />

then mix<br />

3Drain, in pesto – add in<br />

a little of the cooking<br />

water if you prefer a<br />

looser sauce, sprinkle<br />

with parmesan and<br />

serve immediately.<br />

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Asparagus tart<br />

Food<br />

Crab arancini<br />

Serves 3-4 as a starter, or 2 as a light main. Prep time: 20<br />

minutes. Cooking time: 35 minutes, plus 1-2 hours in the fridge<br />

Crab comes into season in the spring and has a delicate<br />

texture, but a flavour strong enough to mix well with<br />

pasta, pastry and rice. These creamy, risotto-style<br />

crab cakes make a great starter or light lunch.<br />

• 1 tbsp olive oil<br />

• 120g Arborio risotto rice<br />

• 50ml dry white wine<br />

• 1 tbsp lemon juice<br />

• 1 tbsp grated lemon zest<br />

• 200ml water or light<br />

vegetable stock<br />

• 150g crab meat (white<br />

or a mixture of white<br />

and brown meat)<br />

• 2 tsp finely chopped<br />

tarragon<br />

• Salt and pepper to taste<br />

For the coating:<br />

• 100g plain flour (approx)<br />

• 1 beaten egg<br />

• 100g ready made<br />

fine breadcrumbs (or<br />

Panko) (approx)<br />

• 50ml vegetable<br />

oil for frying<br />

1Heat olive oil in a saucepan<br />

or deep frying pan/<br />

small wok and add the rice.<br />

After a minute add wine,<br />

lemon juice, zest and stock.<br />

Bring to a simmer and cook<br />

gently for 15-20 mins.<br />

2Once the rice has absorbed<br />

most of the liquid (you<br />

may have to add a little<br />

more water until the right<br />

consistency is achieved) stir in<br />

the crab meat, tarragon and<br />

seasoning. Leave the mixture<br />

to cool in the fridge for an<br />

hour or two (or up to a day).<br />

3Place flour, egg and<br />

breadcrumbs into 3 separate<br />

bowls. Now comes the sticky<br />

bit. There’s not really a way<br />

around this (you can try<br />

dusting your hands with flour);<br />

grit your teeth, push up your<br />

sleeves and roll the rice mixture<br />

into balls (I make them just<br />

bigger than bite-size so that<br />

they have to be eaten with a<br />

fork), dip each ball into first<br />

flour, then egg and finally roll<br />

them around in breadcrumbs.<br />

4Fry the balls carefully,<br />

moving them around<br />

in the oil until each one is<br />

evenly golden brown. Serve<br />

while warm with lemon<br />

wedges and a watercress<br />

garnish, or a green salad.<br />

Serves 4-6 Prep time: 20 minutes. Cooking time: 20-25 minutes.<br />

If you grow your own, it is very useful to keep a pack of<br />

pastry in the fridge. So many home-grown harvests can<br />

be made into tarts or quiches of various kinds. Asparagus<br />

tart is one of the simplest and most delicious of all.<br />

• 1 sheet ready rolled<br />

puff pastry (or home<br />

made - but if you’ve<br />

grown and harvested<br />

your own asparagus, you<br />

are definitely excused<br />

from making pastry)<br />

• 2 medium onions,<br />

finely sliced<br />

• 20g butter<br />

• 2 eggs, beaten<br />

• 200g asparagus tips,<br />

steamed (for 2-3<br />

minutes only)<br />

• 100g soft goats’ cheese,<br />

cut into 1-2cm chunks<br />

• 1 tbsp oregano<br />

• 50g parmesan cheese<br />

1Pre-heat oven to 180ºc<br />

(gas 4). Sauté the onions<br />

in butter for 5 mins until<br />

soft. Leave to cool.<br />

2Roll/unfurl pastry onto<br />

a baking sheet and fold<br />

over the edges to make a lip<br />

around the edges of the pastry.<br />

3Top with onion and then<br />

pour over beaten egg.<br />

Arrange asparagus on top, then<br />

top with goat’s cheese, oregano<br />

and sprinkle with parmesan.<br />

4Bake in the oven for<br />

20-25 mins. Serve warm<br />

or cold with a mixed salad.<br />

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Rhubarb and Ginger cupcakes<br />

Makes 12 cupcakes (muffin sized) Prep time: 15 minutes.<br />

Cooking time: 15 minutes, plus cooling.<br />

Rhubarb and ginger are both quite zingy flavours, but they go<br />

together very well in cakes, balancing out the sweet umami taste<br />

of sugar and vanilla. This can be made as a large cake too - if<br />

you want to make a sandwich cake just double up the rhubarb<br />

and frosting to make a filling.<br />

• 150g softened butter (or<br />

50/50 oil and softened<br />

butter)<br />

• 150g caster sugar<br />

• 2 large eggs<br />

• 1 tsp vanilla essence<br />

• 150g fine self raising flour<br />

• 2-3 stalks rhubarb<br />

chopped (save a few pieces<br />

for decorating)<br />

• 75g roughly chopped<br />

ginger (stem or<br />

crystallised, also save a few<br />

for topping)<br />

For the frosting / topping<br />

(optional – for a plainer cake<br />

leave out the topping)<br />

• 100g cream cheese<br />

• 50g butter<br />

• 100g icing sugar<br />

• 1 tsp vanilla essence<br />

• Rhubarb and ginger to<br />

decorate (see above)<br />

1Pre-heat the oven to 180°C<br />

(gas 4). Stew rhubarb –<br />

either over the hob with some<br />

sugar (approx. 1 tbsp, or to<br />

taste), or braise in a covered<br />

dish in the oven for 20 mins in<br />

a little water. Beat the eggs and<br />

sugar together, until light and<br />

fluffy (5 minutes or so with a<br />

food mixer/electric beaters).<br />

2Carefully fold in the other<br />

ingredients/mix in on a low<br />

setting (to prevent air loss from<br />

the batter). Spoon mixture into<br />

cake cases (in a 12 hole muffin<br />

tin) and place in the centre of<br />

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the oven for approx. 15 mins<br />

(until well risen). Leave to cool<br />

for 20-30 minutes while you<br />

make the frosting.<br />

3Beat together softened<br />

butter, cream cheese and<br />

slowly add in icing sugar and<br />

beat again. Top cakes with<br />

frosting. Decorate with a<br />

piece of braised rhubarb and a<br />

scattering of chopped ginger.<br />

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just outside Woodchurch, Kent, see hornbrookmanor.co.uk<br />

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Food for<br />

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Le Creuset share a flavour-packed lamb<br />

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Rosemary & garlic roast lamb with minted gravy<br />

Serves 6 Prep time: 10 mins<br />

Cooking time: 1 hour 40 minutes to 2 hours<br />

Sweet, tender lamb infused with the flavours of fresh rosemary<br />

and caramelised roasted garlic, served with gravy made with<br />

the pan juices, sweet garlic pulp, lamb stock and mint sauce.<br />

Why not break with tradition and accompany with Yorkshire<br />

puddings flavoured with rosemary alongside the vegetables?<br />

• 1 x 2 - 2¼kg leg of lamb<br />

• 1 large whole garlic bulb<br />

• 2 tbsp plain flour<br />

• 500ml lamb stock<br />

• 1 tbsp ready-made mint<br />

sauce, plus extra for serving<br />

For the rosemary<br />

and garlic rub:<br />

• 6 sprigs of rosemary<br />

• 2 tbsp butter<br />

• 3 cloves garlic, finely<br />

chopped<br />

• 1 tsp salt<br />

• 1 tsp black pepper<br />

1Preheat oven 190°C/170°C<br />

fan/Gas 5. Remove the<br />

leaves from the rosemary<br />

sprigs and chop finely.<br />

Combine the rosemary with<br />

the butter, finely chopped<br />

garlic cloves, salt and pepper.<br />

2Make around 20 small<br />

incisions in the skin of<br />

the lamb and rub over the<br />

rosemary and garlic mixture.<br />

Place the lamb into the<br />

roasting tin herb-side up with<br />

the whole garlic bulb alongside.<br />

3Roast for 1 hour 40 mins<br />

to 2 hours, basting<br />

2 or 3 times during cooking.<br />

Time will depend on the<br />

size of joint and how welldone<br />

you like your meat.<br />

Transfer the lamb onto<br />

4 a warmed dish, cover<br />

with foil and rest for 25-30<br />

mins before carving.<br />

5To make the gravy: Skim<br />

and discard any unwanted<br />

fat from the cooking juices.<br />

Remove the roasted garlic<br />

and squeeze the pulp from<br />

the skin into a saucepan.<br />

Combine the skimmed<br />

cooking juices with the plain<br />

flour and mix to a paste.<br />

Whisk in the hot stock with<br />

the mint sauce and bring to a<br />

simmer, stirring continuously,<br />

until the sauce is thickened.<br />

Adjust the seasoning to taste.<br />

6To serve: Slice the rested<br />

lamb thickly and serve<br />

with the gravy and some extra<br />

mint sauce served separately.<br />

Cook’s notes: If you would<br />

like to make your own mint<br />

sauce, combine 3 tbsp of<br />

freshly chopped mint with 4<br />

tbsp of white balsamic vinegar<br />

and season with a little salt<br />

to taste. If a darker gravy is<br />

preferred, add a few drops<br />

of liquid gravy browning<br />

when whisking in the stock.<br />

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Border Basics<br />

Jo Arnell strips back the foliage to put in the<br />

groundwork for beautiful borders<br />

When we look at a beautiful garden border, packed<br />

full of shapely shrubs and perennial colour<br />

it’s hard to imagine that they haven’t always<br />

been there and even harder to imagine that we could create<br />

such a thing in our own gardens. Few things (let’s make an<br />

exception for Mary Poppins and Father Christmas), appear<br />

fully formed and we all have to start somewhere. The soil is<br />

the best place to start, as this will dictate the basic growing<br />

conditions, but there are other considerations too and it<br />

pays to think about these before you start planting. It is<br />

daunting if you’re looking at a bare patch of earth right now,<br />

or worse; an inherited space filled with brambles and wayward<br />

bushes, but time and tide – and all those weeds – wait for<br />

no man, so grab your fork and spade and let’s get started.<br />

Situation and aspect<br />

Which way will the border face – will your plants look into<br />

the bright morning sun and then be in shade in the afternoon<br />

– or the direct opposite? Morning sun is east facing, afternoon<br />

is west. If the border is drenched in sunshine all day then<br />

it is south facing and if it plunged into shade for much of<br />

the day it faces north. Watch how the sun moves across the<br />

garden through the day, whether there are buildings, walls or<br />

trees that cast shade. If next door has a huge Leylandii hedge<br />

on their boundary it will be sucking moisture, goodness<br />

and light from your side too. Perhaps you are exposed to<br />

the elements, or in a frost pocket. The surrounding micro<br />

See Jo Arnell in the<br />

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Garden Hub<br />

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Midsummer<br />

Fair this June<br />

climate will have a huge impact on the<br />

growing conditions and may restrict the<br />

plants you’ll be able to happily grow.<br />

Soil<br />

Improve the soil in which the plants will put down<br />

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The plants<br />

Planting up the border can feel like the most daunting part<br />

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in the border. Spacing is important when you are planting<br />

trees and shrubs, because they are going to be in position<br />

for a long time and are difficult (but not impossible) to<br />

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Plants for places<br />

Dry shade<br />

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Buxus (box) – puts up with shade and<br />

inhospitable soil, but may succumb to box<br />

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Mahonia ‘Charity’- another candidate with<br />

spiky leathery leaves with scented yellow<br />

flowers in the depths of winter.<br />

Euonymus fortunii ‘Emerald Gaiety’ – a tough little<br />

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Choisya ternata (Mexican orange) – glossy, dark<br />

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Damp soil<br />

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Cornus ‘Midwinter Fire’ – amazing winter<br />

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Rheum palmatum – ornamental<br />

rhubarb with giant leaves.<br />

Astilbe – dainty frothy plumes of flower in summer,<br />

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Iris pseudoacorus – an iris that likes to get its feet wet.<br />

Hot, dry conditons<br />

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uphorbia<br />

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The other day we made a welcome pit stop at Dulwich<br />

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it, is really a fabulous park with its boating lake, mature trees<br />

and gardens and perfect for our ‘country’ dog to have a sniff<br />

around. It was like home for him but with more dogs to say<br />

hello to so he was more than happy. So was I, as up by the<br />

café was a large intense planting of Euphorbia amygdalloides<br />

var. robbiae growing in full sun. I know that it’s a plant<br />

recommended for dry, shady areas but this proved that it<br />

flourishes absolutely anywhere – and often where you haven’t<br />

intended it to be. Well, in our garden at least. It’s all the same<br />

to this particular euphorbia whether it finds itself<br />

under a yew hedge or tucked in under a mature<br />

tree. Do you think it would flourish under the<br />

dreaded Leylandii? I suspect it would. Anyway,<br />

it has dark, showy evergreen rosettes of leaves<br />

and lime green inflorescences early in the year.<br />

The other fabulous plant alongside the<br />

euphorbia which in my garden was a battered specimen until a<br />

week or so but is now cut back to the ground, was a spectacular<br />

Melianthus major. Proof of London’s micro climate if ever<br />

there was one. This is an exotic South African plant which<br />

has deeply serrated glaucous grey-green leaves and smells of<br />

peanuts. This one was about to burst into flower and I was<br />

quite expecting a humming bird to appear to drink its nectar<br />

à la Kirstenbosch Gardens in Cape Town. Do grow it if you<br />

have somewhere sunny and sheltered for it to flourish.<br />

Back to euphorbia. First a few facts. The vernacular<br />

name of euphorbia is spurge. Euphorbia are to be found<br />

on every continent, bar Antarctica, and come in thousands<br />

of different forms. The RHS Plant Finder lists over 150<br />

Europe has 105<br />

species of which<br />

25 are native to<br />

the UK<br />

species, varieties and cultivars but really this is the tip of<br />

the iceberg in that at least 2,000 species exist throughout<br />

the world. A lot are native to the European Mediterranean<br />

region – Turkey alone is home to 95 species and Europe<br />

has 105 species of which 25 are native to the UK.<br />

Many euphorbia are succulents and are often confused with<br />

cacti. In tropical East Africa they reach tree like proportions.<br />

The way to tell whether they are cacti or euphorbia is that<br />

if the spines are in pairs then it is euphorbia. Oh, and<br />

a sticky white sap also means it is euphorbia (the sap is<br />

somewhat toxic and to be avoided). That of a cactus is a<br />

clear liquid. E. lathyris or molewort was always thought to<br />

be grown to put off moles using your garden as a tunnelling<br />

venue but in fact its sap was used to burn<br />

moles or warts off the skin. The burrowing<br />

type of mole aren’t bothered by it at all.<br />

Euphorbia flowers are quite unique and<br />

have neither petals or sepals and instead have a<br />

colourful structure close to the flowers which<br />

is known as a leaf or a bract. At the top of the<br />

flower head you’ll see a pair of leaves with a cup like structure<br />

<strong>inside</strong> it which is known as a cyanthium. The glands round its<br />

rim secrete nectar and are a beacon for pollinators. Ants are<br />

particularly possessive; protecting ‘their’ nectar from all comers!<br />

The strongly honey scented amber flowers of the honey<br />

bush, Euphorbia mellifera, are particularly glorious and the<br />

seed capsules are notoriously ‘noisy’ as they explode on a<br />

sunny day. I’ve always been told that they need a sunny<br />

sheltered position to be their best and in countries like<br />

Madeira and the Canary Islands, where they are native,<br />

and down in the West Country, where the soil rarely dries<br />

out and there is plenty of high humidity, that is certainly<br />

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Previous page: Euphorbia mellifera<br />

Above: E. characias subsp. wulfenii<br />

to say that the numerous plants we have here facing east<br />

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sometimes difficult to get out of the door in the summer.<br />

Many of the spurges are evergreen and give good winter<br />

structure. Not only that there is such a selection of colours<br />

of stems, leaves and flowers. I just love the frothy bracts of<br />

the big Mediterranean Euphorbia characias forms. They start<br />

flowering in March and go on through to <strong>May</strong> and beyond.<br />

In their native countries they grow out of crevices in rocks and<br />

on poor soil and they make a good foil for hard landscaping.<br />

Bear in mind too that they are drought tolerant and battle<br />

on quite happily in hot summers – the perfect conditions<br />

for them – whilst around them other plants are flagging.<br />

We were spoilt for choice at Great Dixter’s Spring Fair in<br />

early April. Dixter’s nursery had Euphorbia donii ‘Amjillasa’<br />

for sale. It grows to 1.5 metres with lime green flowers,<br />

an exciting prospect in the border and flowering from<br />

midsummer through to the autumn. A stunning foliage<br />

plant. Bob Brown’s Cotswold Garden Plants were there and<br />

his list of euphorbia is absolutely extraordinary. His catalogue<br />

should be compulsory reading for all plantaholics. Each<br />

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margin, fading to the edges as the season goes on and<br />

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A few favourite euphorbias to look out for would include:<br />

• Euphorbia characias subsp. wulfenii ‘John Tomlinson’<br />

which has very large yellow/green flowers tapering towards<br />

the base rather the shape of a light bulb. You get a good<br />

long flowering period from this cultivar with flowering<br />

starting in February and flowering on for five months.<br />

• Euphorbia x martinii was found growing wild in<br />

France in the 19th Century. It looks good as a winter<br />

foliage plant, remaining compact (stems to 2 feet) but<br />

when it starts to flower … wow! Lime green bracts each<br />

have a tomato red eye. I like Val Bourne’s description<br />

of this euphorbia having ‘poise’ – with each rosette<br />

having a flower head ‘perfectly placed on top’.<br />

• Euphorbia palustris prefers moist conditions in sun<br />

or shade and is also known as the marsh spurge. It’s<br />

not only a spectacular sight all summer but has good<br />

autumn foliage too with its leaves turning yellow.<br />

• Euphorbia sikkimensis, the Sikkim spurge, is useful as<br />

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buildings (on a screen in the playground), and our<br />

eco-committee periodically set challenges to reduce energy<br />

consumption. We also make sure that we concentrate on<br />

recycling, including paying extra to ensure that all of our<br />

food waste is put to good use and does not go into landfill.<br />

We also consider procurement, where our food is sourced<br />

from and where our paper is sourced from, to ensure that<br />

we are being as environmentally responsible as we possibly<br />

can be. We have our annual Golden Boot competition to<br />

encourage ‘greener’ ways for pupils and staff to travel<br />

to and from school.<br />

Do pupils learn how different communities around the<br />

world care for their environment? As part of the children’s<br />

studies they look at countries from sub-Saharan Africa<br />

and the challenges of climate change they face through to<br />

the environmental impacts of the rapidly developing cities<br />

of China through to coastal towns where rising seas and<br />

declining fisheries are real concerns. Learning that we have<br />

to live within limits is an important aspect of environmental<br />

education, as you cannot have infinite growth on a finite<br />

planet. Understanding our part in dealing with climate<br />

change is absolutely vital too and this understanding has<br />

to be embedded in the psyche of our future leaders and<br />

policymakers<br />

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Hazelwood School, Oxted<br />

How do you teach pupils to be more aware of the impact they<br />

have on the environment? The school’s Eco Committee is the<br />

driving force behind pupils’ environmental awareness. This<br />

year, each year group was given a different environmental<br />

concern. They have researched it and prepared a poster on<br />

how to address it. These were displayed in school and featured<br />

in the weekly newsletter. Environmental issues are also<br />

addressed through class and subject based curriculum projects.<br />

Can classes put any of their ideas into practice within<br />

the classroom/school grounds? Absolutely! Last year, Y3<br />

undertook a project on reducing our plastic consumption.<br />

They signed a petition asking for reduced use of plastic<br />

within our dining and hospitality. The school’s Catering<br />

Manifesto now calls for us to work with producers who are<br />

making an effort to reduce the amount of plastics in their<br />

supply chain. Y8 pupils put pen to paper and boycotted their<br />

favourite dessert when they were offered ice-cream made from<br />

palm oil. Such ice-cream will never be<br />

served again!<br />

What environmentally friendly practices<br />

does the school use on a daily basis? We<br />

encourage recycling but importantly<br />

look to reduce the amount of printed<br />

material we generate through<br />

Papercut. Since its installation, we<br />

have reduced our monthly print by<br />

15 per cent and our CO2 emission<br />

by 20 per cent, saving (on average)<br />

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our main teaching building switch themselves off after five<br />

minutes of inactivity to benefit the environment.<br />

Do pupils learn how different communities around the<br />

world care for their environment? One of the statements in<br />

our School Promise is to enhance pupils’ understanding of<br />

local and global communities. Most recently through our<br />

partnership with the four community schools of the Songwe<br />

District in Tanzania, we have been able to gain first-hand<br />

insight from teacher visits on the issues facing families in<br />

Africa. Through the half-termly curriculum projects, children<br />

study communities as diverse as India and Antarctica. We<br />

recently linked up via satellite with Geraint Tarling, an<br />

eco-scientist in Antarctica, to hear about his w ork to protect<br />

the polar environment.<br />

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Claremont School, Bodiam<br />

& St. Leonards on Sea<br />

How do you teach pupils to be<br />

more aware of the impact they<br />

have on the environment?<br />

Our Eco Committee is made<br />

up of pupils of all ages. It<br />

meets regularly to discuss environmental issues as well<br />

as present their findings, fundraising ideas and eco initiatives<br />

to their friends in whole school assemblies. This keeps<br />

environmental issues high on the agenda for both pupils<br />

and teachers alike and influences lesson content across many<br />

subjects. More recently, in Geography children have been<br />

learning about Fairtrade, in Science lessons, the impact of<br />

plastic pollution and the importance of water conservation...<br />

in French!<br />

Can classes put any of their ideas into practice within<br />

the school? At Claremont, we are blessed with 125 acres of<br />

beautiful grounds, incorporating a variety of both managed<br />

and wild habitats including woodland, grassland and<br />

freshwater habitats. We make full use of our outside resources<br />

to teach environmental education which recently has included<br />

an investigation into what happens to different types of litter<br />

and how long it takes to degrade. To do our bit to address<br />

the decline in insect populations, we will soon be planting<br />

a wildflower meadow and lavender border to attract a greater<br />

variety of pollinating insects. This will inspire further cross<br />

curricular work in Maths and Science lessons.<br />

What environmentally friendly practices does the school<br />

use on a daily basis? We have a very ‘hands on’ approach to<br />

recycling at Claremont, with children carrying out weekly<br />

collections of the recycling bins. They have recently taken<br />

part in ‘switch off week’, encouraging teachers and parents<br />

at home to reduce energy use by switching off lights and<br />

appliances when not needed. We also took part in litter picks<br />

for the Big Spring Clean, encouraging their friends to be<br />

cleaner and tidier, particularly in the dining hall at lunchtime.<br />

Do pupils learn how different communities around the<br />

world care for their environment? Through studying<br />

Fairtrade in Geography, pupils have been learning about the<br />

importance of trade justice and how they can support their<br />

global neighbours by purchasing products where producers<br />

receive a fair price for their hard work. Children learn that<br />

Fairtrade producers endeavour to use sustainable farming<br />

methods that do not compromise future environments.<br />

Our efforts to protect our environment and raise awareness of<br />

eco issues have recently earned us a Bronze Eco Schools Award.<br />

We are now working towards Silver.<br />

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Hilden Oaks, Tonbridge<br />

Education<br />

How do you teach Pupils to be more aware of the impact<br />

they have on the environment? Celebrating our centenary<br />

this year has led the Hilden Oaks community to ask the<br />

question ‘How sustainable is our school?’ This has prompted<br />

us to adopt the ‘One Planet’ initiative, to help the children<br />

become aware of their impact on the environment with<br />

three main goals in mind: Zero Waste, Use of Products and<br />

Materials and developing Sustainable Water.<br />

Can classes put their ideas into practice within the school?<br />

Within the classroom the children are encouraged to use<br />

resources wisely and to recycle paper and other materials<br />

wherever possible. Our gardening club grow fresh produce<br />

using our home-made compost and this term will be planting<br />

a ‘nectar bar’ to support bio-diversity for bees.<br />

What environmentally friendly practises does the school<br />

use on a daily basis? Our delicious lunches are made from<br />

locally sourced fresh produce as well as ensuring other<br />

ingredients do not contain palm oil. We have had great success<br />

reducing waste from snack packaging and many classes are<br />

now ‘waste-free’. Children bring in reusable water bottles and<br />

we provide refill water stations which are also available for our<br />

whole school community. Water Rangers check that all taps are<br />

switched off after use. In addition, the Eco Club have made<br />

notebooks reusing single sided paper. The Young Enterprise<br />

initiative not only raises money for good causes but also uses<br />

recycled/upcycled materials and we will soon be collecting<br />

plastic bottle tops and used ink cartridges for recycling.<br />

Our pupils demonstrate excellent confidence and resilience<br />

as learners. Their positive attitudes and determination to<br />

perform their best in all that they do never wayne.<br />

Do pupils learn how different communities around the<br />

world care for their environment? Within Geography lessons<br />

the children learn about the physical<br />

and urban water cycle, drought and<br />

the management of water, rivers and<br />

pollution around the world. Hilden<br />

Oaks have raised money for Water Aid<br />

in the past and last Christmas donated<br />

reusable water bottles (filled with<br />

stationery and first aid supplies) for<br />

Gambia to enable children there to<br />

have clean water throughout their day.<br />

hildenoaks.co.uk<br />

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10.30-high noon: Whole school tours<br />

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Education<br />

Brain Waves<br />

Hilary Wilce discovers that, in certain situations, we should be working<br />

with our mobile phones, not necessarily against them<br />

Mobile phones are a really big headache for schools.<br />

Now that nine out of ten teenagers own a smartphone,<br />

schools have to have clear and coherent policies on<br />

what students do with them during the hours they’re in school.<br />

Obviously, a phone vibrating away with texts and alerts<br />

is going to distract anyone from learning. And at break<br />

times, they draw children away from real-life conversations<br />

and activities, and potentially into cyber bullying and other<br />

dubious online occupations. One head described his “light<br />

bulb” mobile phone moment when he went outside at<br />

lunchtime and saw no one playing football, laughing, chatting,<br />

or practising their dance moves. Only groups of students<br />

clumped together silently staring at shared screens. There are<br />

an awful lot of downsides to having phones in schools.<br />

On the other hand, phones are now intimately woven into<br />

daily life and can be brilliant classroom aids. Why should<br />

a student spent precious time copying out instructions or<br />

homework assignments, when they can whip out their phones<br />

and take a quick picture? Phones are great for checking something<br />

fast, or for looking up an unknown word, or taking some quick<br />

notes. Pupils can access brilliant physics diagrams, famous<br />

Renaissance paintings, or stunning photographs of geographical<br />

features at the press of a button. We don’t make students write<br />

on parchment with quill pens any more, so why keep them held<br />

back in the pre-digital world of pen, paper and textbooks?<br />

So schools have to steer whatever course they can through<br />

this push-pull minefield of mobile phone use. Some ban phones<br />

from schools altogether. Others demand that they be locked-up<br />

during the school day. Still others allow them in school just as<br />

long as they are kept in bags, and neither seen or heard, while<br />

more lenient schools allow them to be used at breaks or playtimes.<br />

In fact there are quite a few schools which have developed<br />

escalator policies – allowing students increased access as they<br />

grow older and move on into the higher years of school. This,<br />

these schools hope, will encourage a sensible, self-moderated<br />

phone habit – although given how terrible all we adults are at<br />

unhooking ourselves from the magic screen, this seems unlikely.<br />

However, out of this patchwork of policies, a new consensus is<br />

slowly emerging, which is that phones can be good servants but<br />

they are truly terrible masters. Evidence is mounting that they<br />

are seriously detrimental to learning, and that even a switched-off<br />

phone in a bag or a pocket can cause a fall-off in concentration.<br />

Meanwhile, a London School of Economics research<br />

project that looked at schools in four English cities found<br />

that after banning phones there was a six per cent rise<br />

in test scores across the board. Last summer, the then<br />

culture secretary Matt Hancock called on schools to ban<br />

them, and a group of Conservative MPs said they would<br />

like all phones to be confiscated at the school gates.<br />

Outright bans on phones in school time are now definitely<br />

on the increase, not only in the classroom but also at playtimes<br />

and lunch hours, as it becomes clearer and clearer that children<br />

minus their phones are brighter, more active and more alert.<br />

Against that, though, schools have to recognise some<br />

realities. Phones are how parents and children keep in touch,<br />

so young people need them before and after school. And there<br />

are times when phones can be truly helpful and supportive of<br />

classroom learning. If a school feels completely confident that<br />

its teachers can handle contained phone use, it may decide<br />

that students can keep them in school for occasional use.<br />

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Art<br />

Fri 17 – Tue 25 <strong>May</strong> 10am-5pm<br />

Red Dog Gallery, Heather<br />

Cottage, Oakhanger,<br />

Bordon GU35 9JN<br />

In the garden<br />

An exhibition of botanical art<br />

featuring paintings, prints,<br />

photography, sculpture, glass,<br />

fresh flowers, ceramics, jewellery,<br />

textiles and garden accessories by<br />

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Sun 18 – Mon 19 <strong>May</strong> <strong>2019</strong><br />

10am-5pm<br />

Landmark Arts Fair, Ferry Road,<br />

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SPRING ART FAIR<br />

The perfect time to celebrate<br />

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Entry: £4, concessions £3, Under<br />

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Sat 25 <strong>May</strong> – Sun 16 Jun<br />

Guildford House Gallery, 155<br />

High Street, Guildford GU1 3AJ<br />

Wild <strong>Surrey</strong><br />

<strong>Surrey</strong> Wildlife Trust celebrates<br />

its 60th anniversary by exhibiting<br />

entries from the Wild <strong>Surrey</strong> Art<br />

and Photography Competition.<br />

Inspired by our county’s diverse<br />

wildlife, this competition<br />

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amateur and professional.<br />

Entry: Free<br />

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Children & Families<br />

Sun 26 <strong>May</strong><br />

Hatchlands Park, East Clandon,<br />

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Big tree climbing<br />

An exciting outdoor adventure<br />

activity with The Great Big Tree<br />

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of the parkland floor as you look<br />

down through the leafy canopy.<br />

Entry: £20<br />

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Wed 29 <strong>May</strong><br />

Priory Farm, Sandy Lane, South<br />

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Family natural<br />

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An exciting collaboration with<br />

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Festivals & Shows<br />

27 & 28 <strong>May</strong><br />

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and Country Show &<br />

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Where to begin? Rural crafts,<br />

food and drink markets, a<br />

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walks, music and entertainment<br />

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Workshops<br />

Sat 11 <strong>May</strong> 10am-5pm<br />

Watts Gallery Artists’<br />

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Moon jars are traditional Korean<br />

porcelain ceramic vessels, so called<br />

because of their shape and milky<br />

glaze. Join potter Jose Carvalho in<br />

this day long workshop exploring<br />

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With a fantastic variety of music, dance, comedy and educational shows,<br />

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Saturday 21st September<br />

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Thursday 6th June<br />

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An Evening with Simon Weston<br />

Wednesday 25th September<br />

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Jane Howard’s<br />

Fables from<br />

the Farm<br />

It’s a riot of sound this month at Coopers Farm<br />

Oh how I love the Dawn Chorus. The joy of being<br />

drowsy, warm and still tucked up in bed listening<br />

to nature’s great symphony is one of life’s real<br />

pleasures. My dear old Dad – sadly no longer around – was<br />

able to identify most common birds by their song, a skill<br />

that has sadly not been passed down. But I do know it’s<br />

the robins who get the show rolling just before daybreak<br />

while the blackbirds, lazy stop-in-beds, don’t join in till<br />

the sun is well up. Apparently the chorus is about territory<br />

and love interest but still, it does seem strange to spend<br />

so much effort advertising one’s presence when there are<br />

often dangerous predators also making an early start.<br />

The chickens do that, too. Our cockerel, Phil, gets<br />

going around 4am some mornings – I’m convinced<br />

these especially early starts have more to do with flights<br />

coming over the farm on their way to Gatwick than any<br />

chicken ancestory stuff. You might think that the time<br />

at which cockerels start up is influenced by the changing<br />

hours of night time and day time, but you’d be wrong.<br />

In an experiment where cockerels were kept in constant<br />

daylight for a month, at the end of that month the cockerels<br />

still crowed at what they thought would<br />

be dawn – and they were only ever a few<br />

minutes out. This experiment also found<br />

that when kept in groups, the highest<br />

ranked cockerel had priority in breaking<br />

the dawn, with the other guys letting<br />

him have his own ten minutes of glory<br />

before they too got going. Phil is our only<br />

cockerel, he doesn’t have competition from<br />

other roosters<br />

but maybe<br />

he sees the<br />

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flight from Alicante as more<br />

than just an aeroplane and<br />

needs to get in first.<br />

The hens are also<br />

unnecessarily vocal. Having<br />

laid an egg they then squawk<br />

and screech making what<br />

is generously referred to as<br />

an ‘egg song’. And if he’s<br />

around, Phil will add his<br />

hap’orth to the choral<br />

ensemble – it’s awful.<br />

But while the chickens<br />

When a cow has<br />

delivered a calf she<br />

will talk almost<br />

constantly to it for<br />

the first few hours of<br />

its life with a very<br />

low gentle moo<br />

are tuneless and noisy other sounds around the farm are far<br />

more pleasing. When we’re calving I go down to see if there<br />

are any new arrivals and you can often tell what’s going on<br />

long before you get there by the sounds coming from the<br />

shed. When a cow has delivered a calf she<br />

will talk almost constantly to it for the<br />

first few hours of its life with a very low<br />

gentle moo. The calf uses this sound and<br />

her smell to recognise Mum, but as the<br />

days pass and the youngsters get more<br />

confident and go walkabout the sweet<br />

melodious rumble gets replaced by a loud<br />

bossy moo demanding they return from<br />

wherever they’re not supposed to be.<br />

But of course of all the noises around<br />

the farm the one we most look forward<br />

to every year is the singing of the<br />

nightingales and at Coopers Farm we are lucky enough<br />

to attract a good number of these tiny brown birds. The<br />

hazel, ash and sweet chestnut woodlands of the Weald were<br />

coppiced for hundred of years by a rural workforce needing<br />

firewood. The practice created lots of low thick undergrowth<br />

much favoured by the nightingales. Sadly the decline in<br />

woodland management has been matched by a huge decline<br />

in nightingales, but if you haven’t ever enjoyed another of<br />

nature’s musical miracles, pop down to Stonegate Station<br />

late one evening in <strong>May</strong>, park up, listen and be amazed.<br />

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