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Life at nature’s pace<br />
December 2022<br />
Sparkling welcome in a city of spires<br />
Starry desserts for the Christmas table<br />
Majestic flight of the swan with a golden bill<br />
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Contents<br />
December 2022<br />
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12<br />
In the garden<br />
In the kitchen<br />
Craft<br />
12 Legacy of love in a winter garden<br />
22 The garden in December<br />
27 Sparkle and shimmer of pittosporum<br />
36 Rustic ladder dressed for the season<br />
50 Mouth-watering brunch ideas<br />
58 Simply tasty fare for the festive table<br />
64 Seasonal charm in a cake<br />
70 Starry desserts to steal the show<br />
76 Readers’ favourite Christmas recipe<br />
78 Regional & Seasonal:<br />
Northumberland Cheese Company<br />
42 Plump rosettes of colourful succulents<br />
95 Eye-catching twist on a fir tree<br />
98 Readers’ favourite Christmas craft<br />
110 Watercolour wreath to deck the halls<br />
124 Greetings full of movement and light<br />
154 Readers share their creative talents<br />
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136<br />
80<br />
70<br />
Countryside<br />
History and heritage<br />
Regulars<br />
136 Majestic flight of the golden-billed swan<br />
144 The countryside in December<br />
146 Hillside walk under peaceful winter skies<br />
80 Sparkling welcome in a medieval<br />
city of spires<br />
100 Plaster craftsman’s elaborate motifs<br />
114 Overlooked corners brought to life<br />
with bold strokes of paint<br />
130 Churches’ crowning glory is a<br />
beacon for celebrations<br />
6 Readers’ letters<br />
8 Our LandScape<br />
34 In the garden<br />
56 Subscription offer<br />
68 In the kitchen<br />
92 In the home<br />
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MERRILY ON HIGH<br />
A wooden ladder woven with festive foliage from the garden provides a seasonal<br />
welcome for guests when displayed outdoors or inside the home<br />
A<br />
RUSTIC LADDER MADE with offcuts from<br />
garden branches becomes an unusual decorative<br />
Christmas feature when entwined with seasonal<br />
leaves, cones and berries. Placed against a wall at the<br />
front of the house to greet guests, it makes a striking alternative<br />
to the traditional door wreath or can be festooned with fairy<br />
lights to display inside the home.<br />
Leaned against a garden tree, feed can be strung from the<br />
rungs to encourage birds to visit, allowing the spectacle of their<br />
coming and going to be enjoyed on a winter’s day.<br />
Once the festivities are over, the ladder can be saved for the<br />
following year or used as a plant support outside. Alternatively,<br />
it can be dismantled, with the branches creating a log pile to<br />
provide shelter for wildlife. ❯<br />
MATERIALS<br />
• Measuring tape<br />
• Bow saw<br />
• 2 large branches, 63in (160cm) long<br />
• 7 branches for the rungs: 18in (46cm) long for the<br />
lowest rung, with each one descending in size to the top<br />
• Drill<br />
• Stiff brush<br />
• Hammer and nails<br />
• Seasonal greenery from the garden<br />
• String or wire<br />
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A SIMPLY DELICIOUS<br />
JEWELLED FEAST<br />
Dishes to share full of colour and flavour take centre stage<br />
at the Christmas dinner table
WELCOMING CITY<br />
OF TWINKLING SPIRES<br />
At Christmastime, the medieval streets of Norwich are filled with<br />
shoppers and visitors enjoying the festivities among the beauty of its<br />
ancient churches and architecture
AN ELEGANT FLOURISH
At a family-run business specialising in elaborate cornices<br />
and wall decorations, plaster craftsman Ben Hopkins and his<br />
team draw inspiration from relics of the past
FLIGHT OF THE SWAN<br />
WITH A GOLDEN BILL<br />
Trumpeting their arrival, majestic, snow-white<br />
Whoopers soar into the UK for the winter after an epic<br />
journey across the sea