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Chelsea's Grand Designs

Fancy yourself as Chelsea Flower Show contender? Kent-based Brett Landscaping and Building Products teamed up once again with designer Geoff Whiten this year to create a show garden to inspire gardening enthusiasts of all abilities. We show you how

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Wild about gardens with the Kent Wildlife Trust

Kent Wildlife Trust has launched its Wild about Gardens Award Scheme to inspire and encourage more local people to become wildlife friendly and help make Kent the Wildlife Garden of England

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Take the plunge

If you dream of summer days by the pool, or winter evenings relaxing in a hot tub, read on for the latest
advice from the experts
Words by Laura Hunt

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Spring vistas

Kent Life enjoys the seasonal views at picturesque and developing Boldshaves garden near Woodchurch

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Charm in abundance

Enter a hidden paradise of colour and scent this season at this small but perfectly formed front garden in Ashford

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Colour crescendo

Mere House, at Mereworth, offers the visitor a rich tapestry of autumnal colours

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Summer's edge

Rock Farm’s deep borders reach a crescendo of colour and texture this month

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Making a splash

If you're thinking about buying a pool or a hot tub, read our advice before you splash out – it may mean the difference between sinking and swimming

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Sitting in style

There’s a lot to consider when choosing a new sofa or chair for your sitting room, so make sure you follow our handy advice

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And so to bed

In today’s fast-paced society, where we rush around to get everything done, it is important to take time to rest and rejuvenate

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Treasures of the shade

Experience the charm of spring shrubs in the dappled light of Woodhay’s informal garden

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Spring song

Take a spring stroll surrounded by primroses, hellebores and daffodils at Honnington Farm

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A topiary fantasy

Enter the magical world of topiary artist, Charlotte Molesworth, with a visit to her whimsical garden

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Alfresco Dining

Whether your preferred outdoor dining experience is a rural picnic, a family feast or a beach barbeque, make sure you go al fresco in style this summer...

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Country cousins

Enjoy a visit to a pair of neighbouring Kentish cottage gardens this month
and experience two very different interpretations of the country

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Blissful bathing

The importance of a beautiful bathroom should not be overlooked, both for your wellbeing in the present and the saleability of your house in the future

Words by Laura Hunt

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Fair maids of February

Warm up with a walk around Broadview Gardens at Hadlow College, as carpets of snowdrops and hellebores herald the spring

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A rainbow of colour

Surround yourself with colour as you stroll the double rainbow border at Westerham’s Charts Edge

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Room with a view

A conservatory can not only add value to your home, but is also one of the easiest ways to extend your living space

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Get with the times

Metallics and vibrant colours will be big in soft furnishings in 2007. Here’s how to achieve the look

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Recipe for success

The hub of every home, from entertaining to day to day life, the kitchen needs to be right

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The pleasure of peonies

Admire the longest peony border in Britain at Penshurst Place’s Glorious Gardens

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Cottage charms

Enjoy a visit to Yew Tree Cottage, a quintessential cottage garden that has been lovingly created by its owner on a small, sloping plot

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Wild at heart

If you want a summer meadow this year, you need to prepare the ground now and you will be rewarded with drifts of wildflowers and grass

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Kent Business Award Winners

We reveal the winners and runners up in the 2008 Kent Business Awards - congratulations to all
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Kent's High Sheriff, Richard OIdfield, interviewed

Kent’s new High Sheriff, Richard Oldfield, on marathons, mansions, his shrieval themes and why he loves the Kent coast and countryside
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Spotlight on Whitstable

Whitstable has spectacular sunsets, world-famous oysters, and its streets and alleyways are unforgettable. Come along to the annual Oyster Festival and you’ll discover why everyone loves this quaint seaside town
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