Tending trees: a life’s work

It’s slow work, but looking after trees has its own rewards

I am a custodian of trees, a guardian of green leaf. And there is nothing greener than new-born leaf, unless it is the kitten-soft needles of spring larch. We have returned to the Danish plot for the bank holiday with summer work to do – and we turn in from the path to a cathedral window of shimmering, shivering life. The trees have come into their own.

The birch are shedding bark, paper thin. Most beech have a fuzz of citrus-green leaf. Other trees are yet reluctant. It has been dry, the soil here sandy this close to the beach. I set up a hose in the sheltered spots under the canopy to give them a kick start before the forecast rain.

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Tending trees: a life’s work

It’s slow work, but looking after trees has its own rewards

I am a custodian of trees, a guardian of green leaf. And there is nothing greener than new-born leaf, unless it is the kitten-soft needles of spring larch. We have returned to the Danish plot for the bank holiday with summer work to do – and we turn in from the path to a cathedral window of shimmering, shivering life. The trees have come into their own.

The birch are shedding bark, paper thin. Most beech have a fuzz of citrus-green leaf. Other trees are yet reluctant. It has been dry, the soil here sandy this close to the beach. I set up a hose in the sheltered spots under the canopy to give them a kick start before the forecast rain.

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A guide to buying a property overseas Nottingham Estate Agents

The dream of owning a property overseas is, for many, on a wish list. OnTheMarket.com outlines considerations for potential buyers. A chic chateau in France, a tumbledown cottage in Italy, an apartment in sunny Spain or a coastal retreat in some other far flung destination – they are all tempting in their own way. Visit […]

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Follow the thread: the old draper’s shop that's a new home

Textile designers have run a series of large ribbons through this restored Victorian shop, now converted into a home with clues to its working past

The highly tailored home that Helen and Andrew Magowan have created for themselves is full of stories. This former draper’s shop in a quiet street of Victorian terraced houses in west London offered the Magowans the chance to create a bespoke living space. But, more than this, as the history of the house began to reveal itself, the couple and their architect, Patrick Lewis, decided to embrace it and – quite literally – weave the narratives of its former occupants through the interiors.

The project became a collaboration with a number of textile artists, who created specially designed ribbons that wind their way through the rooms and the levels of the building. One is devoted to a member of the Roberts family, who spent 30 years living here in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Follow the thread: the old draper’s shop that's a new home

Textile designers have run a series of large ribbons through this restored Victorian shop, now converted into a home with clues to its working past

The highly tailored home that Helen and Andrew Magowan have created for themselves is full of stories. This former draper’s shop in a quiet street of Victorian terraced houses in west London offered the Magowans the chance to create a bespoke living space. But, more than this, as the history of the house began to reveal itself, the couple and their architect, Patrick Lewis, decided to embrace it and – quite literally – weave the narratives of its former occupants through the interiors.

The project became a collaboration with a number of textile artists, who created specially designed ribbons that wind their way through the rooms and the levels of the building. One is devoted to a member of the Roberts family, who spent 30 years living here in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

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