The English Home

THE SEASONAL HOME: Summer

Summer in full bloom is a glorious feast for the senses, a profusion of colourful flowers and an intoxicating aroma of heady scents wafting through the air. Choosing favourite flowers to bring into the home in joyous displays will cheer the soul, and adding flowers to a room somehow makes it complete. An organic, personal arrangement that can evolve through the season as colours, scents and shapes change gives the eye something new to focus on and a chance to unleash a little creativity. There are also lovely ways to preserve the beauty of this fleeting season to enjoy the rest of the year, which we explore on page 124 with deliciously scented roses.

Floral stylist Willow Crossley sees the summer season evolve through its changing colour palette. “We move on from the bright tulips of late spring, into the end of May. The start of June sees

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