Australian_House_Garden_January_2015

14 Australian House & Garden

Letters may be edited for length and clarity. Illustration by Allison Langton.

Your H&G

ALSTROEMERIA

COLOURS Variegated shades

of pink, yellow, orange, red

and white.

SHAPE The fl owers have fl ared

petals, o en with markings

such as spots or streaks. They

appear in sprays on wiry stems.

LOOK FOR “Buds that are

closed or about to pop,” says

fl orist Victoria Bentley of

Sydney’s Flowers by Teresa.

“They’re long-lasting fl owers.”

BEST DISPLAYED “En masse,

in one colour, in a large fi shbowl

or squat cylinder vase,” says

Victoria. “They’re also great in

bouquets: I like them with pure

white hydrangea, David Austin

roses and gardenias.”

Flowers by Teresa, Marrickville,

NSW; (02) 9559 3369 or

http://www.fl owersbyteresa.com.

To see Victoria’s beautiful

arrangements with

alstroemeria, visit our

Pinterest page in January.

FLOWER OF THE MONTH

IN YOUR CORNER

When I see something in a magazine that

I like, I always fold the corner of the page

so that I can easily refer back to it. My

husband saw my December copy of H&G

and asked whether I was making a paper

Christmas tree, because I had folded so

many pages! Thank you for a consistently

informative and inspiring magazine that

continually motivates me.

Deborah Bowden, Rosebud, Victoria

BUTTERFLY EFFECTS

I was delighted to see a butterfl y chair in

your November issue (Wonder Weaves).

This was the fi rst furniture my husband

and I bought when we got married 62

years ago. We had two butterfl y chairs

with black frames and blue canvas covers,

and loved them. In fact, one of our

daughters still has the original frames.

I must show her the trendy printed covers

H&G, you’ve restored my sanity! I was expecting more bills

in the letterbox but instead, there was my December issue.

I opened it immediately, intending to just fl ick through the

magazine. Two hours later, a er solving all my Christmas

problems, I returned to mundane housework with a spring

in my step. Thank you for an extra-special edition.

Gill Davis, Deakin, ACT

now available. I also loved your exciting

array of cushions in the same story

• such a wonderful collection of colours
  and patterns. A‹ er seeing these, I’ve
  decided to brighten up our home.
  Pamela Benness, McMahons Point, NSW

TAKING THE INITIATIVE

I was struck by the story entitled Bush

Therapy in your September issue. At fi rst

glance I thought, ‘A lovely home, but way

out of my reach’. Then I started reading

and found that the owners had done the

rendering and landscaping themselves,

built and upholstered furniture, restored

old fi nds and pulled this family home

into the shape it is in now. I’ve realised

it’s not about having lots of money but

a desire to use your initiative and get up

and do something. Many thanks for such

an encouraging and inspiring feature.

Susan Kippe, Coolgardie, NSW

WRITE IN TO WIN

THE AUTHOR OF EVERY LETTER PUBLISHED RECEIVES $50.

OUR FAVOURITE ALSO WINS A FABULOUS PRIZE.

This month, Gill Davis wins a Portobello 56-piece cutlery set valued

at $399 from Stanley Rogers; 1800 651 146 or stanleyrogers.com.au.

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