Homes & Antiques, June 2011
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Bold and beautiful
Take inspiration from the bright colours of a potters’ home and try mixing vintage china and textiles to celebrate the glories of late spring.

Festival fever!
Many hotly collected names in mid-century design forged their reputations at the 1951 Festival of Britain. As its 60th anniversary is celebrated, we examine why their legacy continues to be ‘a tonic to the nation’…

Around the houses
Three-point turns, rock cakes, 10ft tables and spangled knickers – it’s all in a day’s work when it comes to getting large items to the Antiques Roadshow, as Rosanna Holmes discovers when she joins the team on one of their ‘furniture rounds’.

Judith Miller’s object lesson
We associate Wedgwood with the 18th and 19th centuries but, as Roadshow expert Judith Miller reveals, its 20th century design bears scrutiny, too.

Cream of the crop
Butter pats, churns, milk ladles ¬– the field of dairyana provides rich pickings for collectors, says Janet Gleeson.

Instant expert: Sailors’ woollies
Marrying the excitement of exploration with home-spun charm, sailors’ woolwork pictures provide a glimpse into a world long-gone. Roadshow expert Clive Stewart-Lockhart climbs aboard.

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Gardens Illustrated, May 2011
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Chelsea Flower Show 2011 preview
Your 18-page essential guide to the best of the designer gardens, plants and exciting new products on the market at the world’s most dazzling flower show. PLUS details of the extensive BBC television coverage.

Perfect pots
Long-lasting plant combinations that will keep your containers looking fantastic from spring to summer.

Peonies
Jane Fearnley-Whittingstall profiles the voluptuous blooms that grace the garden through early summer.

Herbaceous borders
The art of creating a successful beautiful border and making it look good all summer long.

Carnival season
Carol Klein celebrates the exuberance of May in her Devon garden, in the latest of her series A year at Glebe Cottage.

May plants
Nine bright and fresh favourites from nurseryman John Hoyland.

PLUS: This issue comes with a packet of purple and white Honesty seeds for every reader, which will make a wonderful addition to any garden.

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