Homes & Gardens UK – September 2019

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OU T A BOU T

VISIT:THEOLD

RECTORYGARDENS,

SUDBOROUGH

WithitsquintessentialEnglish

countrygardenlandscape,this

prettypatchofNorthamptonshire

willintrigueeventhemost

seasonedhorticulturalistsand

botanyfans.Opentothepublicon

TuesdaysandThursdays,TheOld

RectoryGardenscomprisesovertwo

acresofmanicuredcottagegardens,

overflowingwithrareandunusual

cultivars,plusa collectionofheritage

roses.Thegardensalsohosta

seriesofeventsandmasterclasses

runninguntiltheendofSeptember,

includingtablelinenworkshops

thatteachscreen-printingonfabric

andflower-arrangingclasses,

theoldrectorygardens.co.uk.

DISCOVER:

TATESTIVES

Sinceitsgrandreopeningtwo

yearsago,theTategalleryin

CornwallartmeccaStIveshas

beenscoopingupawardsand

acclaim.Aninnovativeextension

doubledthedisplayspace,while

newstudiosforhands-oneducation

programmesenjoyspectacular

viewsovertheCelticSea.Withtwo

exhibitionsbyacclaimedfemale

artistsscheduled,now’sthetime

tovisit.From 20 September,

excitingNigeriancontemporary

artistOtobongNkangawillpresent

herlaudedillustrations,textilesand

photographicwork,whileLebanese

designerHuguetteCalanddisplays

colourfulabstractpaintings(above)

until 1 September, tate.org.uk.

EAT:THEFARMERS

ARMSINWOOLSERY

Aska twenty-somethingabouta

forgottensocial-mediaplatform

calledBeboandtheymightjust

recallwhattheyusedbefore

Instagram.Today,thesite’sfounder,

MichaelBirch,hasa newproject:

Woolsery,thenorthDevonvillage

hisgrandmotherwasbornin.Until

a fewyearsago,manyofWoolsery’s

historicbuildingshadfalleninto

derelictionanddisrepair.With

muchlocalsupport,theBirchesset

outonanambitiousrestoration

programme,whichsofarhas

transformedtheshutteredvillage

pubintoanelegantcountryinn

witha charmingfishandchipshop

nextdoor.Didsomebodysay‘the

new Padstow’?!, woolsery.com.

BOOK:SeasonalsupperclubsatBlenheimPalace’sTheOrangery.

On 12 September,chefMarkHixwillhostaharvest-themed

dinner. Other dates throughout the year, searcys.co.uk.

Patrick Hamilton Courtney explores a Devon villagewith a

new lease of life, a Cornish gallery and handsome gardens

PHOTOGRAPHS

(TATE ST IVES) COURTESY OF HUGUETTE CALAND

LIFESTYLE

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