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Behind the scenes ~ Celebrating 75 years of The Archers
Behind the scenes ~ Celebrating 75 years of The Archers

How do you bring to life a place that exists only in the imagination? This is the story of styling Bridge Farm for Jo Thompson's RHS Badminton garden celebrating 75 years of The Archers—from reclaimed doors and vintage curtains to dairy tables, potting benches and village noticeboards. A journal of the people, places and small details that made a fictional farm feel wonderfully real.

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On thistles and a late summer Garden visit
On thistles and a late summer Garden visit

Early morning before the cut. The meadows are golden in the first light, the sun rises lower now and the light is more syrupy.

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Horses for Courses
Horses for Courses

In which I am the horse and the course is with Sarah Raven at her inspirational garden, Perch Hill.

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View fullsize H o m e C o m f o r t s Familiar views and bedside posy ~ thank you Sil 💐
View fullsize I t ‘ s a W r a p I’ll take my leave. Time for Bridge Farm and Ambridge to drift back into the mists of our imagination, where they have lived for the past seventy-five years. Now, it’s time for me to return to my own little la
View fullsize T h e A m b r i d g e N o t i c e b o a r d How do you evoke a sense of place? Sometimes it’s as simple as a village noticeboard. Standing beside the green, it offers a window into the life of a community. I have always loved noticeboards; th
View fullsize T h e P o t t I n g B e n c h The potting bench is nestled near the productive garden, half hidden in a riot of @jothompsongarden joyously colourful planting. Strewn with string, pots and snips. In the old seed tin are homemade seed envelopes. Tony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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