Homes and Gardens

We’re craving scents which take us to another time and place. Here are four home fragrances guaranteed to whisk you away. . .

We’re craving scents which take us to another time and place. Here are four home fragrances guaranteed to whisk you away. . .

The National Garden Scheme is back and June’s the perfect month to admire someone else’s handiwork, writes Cambridge designer Robert Barker

To celebrate the launch of Wild Clover Flower Company's new letterbox delivery service, we've got two box bouquets to give away

Happening this month: Cambridge plant company Small & Green launches a summer workshop series and the RSPB wants us to garden on the wild side

An elevated take on the mismatched prints and textures of Cottagecore, the look is brought together by luxe touches and a connecting colour scheme

Cate Burren of Cambridge's Angel and Blume Interior Design discusses the beauty and usefulness of lamps in our homes

Heydon's Melanie Fowler has turned her love of both crafting and Seventies style into a home-based macrame business

Its usually hard edges softened by the artful layering of colour and texture, this new take on minimalism balances contemporary with cosy

The Bury St Edmunds company is giving Velvet readers the chance to win a beautiful hand-tied bouquet of preserved flowers

Flourish Flower Days are a chance to pick your own blooms and learn how to arrange them (after a home-cooked picnic lunch) on the Hildersham farm

A garden doesn’t have to be fit for Chelsea Flower Show to be your happy place, writes Cambridge designer Robert Barker

We've got a beautiful embroidered cushion, purse and keyring to give away, courtesy of the Bury St Edmunds brand

Described as “a cheerful yellow sparkling with vivacity”, Pantone’s second colour of 2021, Illuminating, signals sunnier days ahead

The natural beauty spring brings is a timely reminder to enjoy the moment, writes Cambridge garden designer Robert Barker

This year more than ever, spring’s arrival is cause to celebrate. Six of our favourite local florists show us how to bring in nature's beauty

Brighter forecasts, in terms of both weather and Covid restrictions, means the National Garden Scheme can return this month

Ultimate Gray was chosen as one of Pantone’s official colours of the year for its ability to ground both interiors and the people who inhabit them

New home and gift store Topiary Tree is the place to go for interesting and independent brands - and the prettiest Easter decorations

It’s time to dust off the cobwebs and get your rooms spring-ready, says Georgina Robertson, founder of Cambridge’s COCO Interior Design