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The endless appeal of haberdashery shops

Bonnie Robinson reflects on the endless fascination of haberdashers' shops and their timeless wares for sewing, dressmaking and knitting
DIY shelving tutorials

How to make your own bobbin shelf for under £300

A tutorial for shelving you can make yourself, by our decoration editors Gabby Deeming and Ruth Sleightholme. With their pleasing shape and bright colour, these painted shelves have an antique style but modern proportions.
Gardening in lockdown

Online garden tours and courses you can enjoy from home

While we're all confined to our houses, our garden editor Clare Foster explains how to make the most of the abundance of online garden courses and virtual garden tours out there
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Why we should all take this moment to master the zen art of pottering

Hours will fly by and you won't notice a thing
Rita Konig's guide to decorating

Rita Notes: desks and home work spaces

Rita Konig recommends places to find a smart desk, and where to position yours
Staying in

Nine video house tours to provide instant escapism

Get lost in beautiful designs and transport yourself to lovely spaces with these house tours.
Quarantine the House & Garden way

Gardening as a salve for stress and anxiety: a gardener's personal story

Charlie Harpur, a final-year Diploma student at Kew, explains the importance of gardening to him in times of anxiety and stress
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Piet Oudolf on the compensations of the stationary life necessitated by the pandemic

Dutch garden designer Piet Oudolf, who will turn 76 in the autumn, spoke with Francis Till for the Hauser & Wirth magazine about his own garden, about the nature of time and about the compensations of the stationary life necessitated by the pandemic.
Staying in

Virtual party games you can play on a video call

Attending a virtual dinner party for Christmas? Naturally there should always be virtual games.
Useful Lists

The best alcohol delivery services in the UK

Wine, beer, spirits and cocktails delivered safely to your door.
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The radio shows, audio books and podcasts we're listening to in lockdown

The House & Garden team detail the worlds they've been losing themselves in via audio.
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The best newsletters for a regular dose of inspiration

Newsletters are becoming the form of communication of choice for some of our favourite people - here are the ones we're signing up to