Great reads

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Great reads

Reviews of four tomes ideal for your coffee table – and for perusing during hol

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Homes and Gardens - UK Magazine

06 November, 2025

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The TLS

In brief

Gardens Illustrated

Gardens illustrated’s gardening books of the year 2025

COLOUR IN THE GARDEN : STYLISH IDEAS FOR YEAR-ROUND COLOUR by Lucy Bellamy Mitchell Beazley, £25 ISBN 978-1784729349 ‘I am hungry for colour. I want jam red and acid yellow, violet blue and caterpilla

Gardens Illustrated

Francine raymond

It’s a rare thing to meet someone with true panache, but it’s the quality I see immediately when I meet Francine Raymond on a cool autumn day. The acclaimed gardener, fowl fancier, designer and writer

The Critic

Timeless wisdom

Marian Boswall seeks design inspiration in classic and new gardening texts

25 Beautiful Homes

Fairytale of new york

Designer Lisa Frantz reveals how she transformed this formerly dark Park Avenue pre-war apartment into a stunning and light-filled family home

The English Garden

A matter of intention

‘ Her dream house was surrounded by gardens: a berry garden, an apricot garden, a cherry garden, a persimmon garden, a potato garden, a vegetable garden and a huge compost.” Ana Roš, a passionate rock

The TLS

In brief

Gardens Illustrated

Gardens illustrated’s gardening books of the year 2025

Marian Boswall seeks design inspiration in classic and new gardening texts

25 Beautiful Homes

Fairytale of new york

Designer Lisa Frantz reveals how she transformed this formerly dark Park Avenue pre-war apartment into a stunning and light-filled family home