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This issue sneaks in between our June and July issues and we’re calling it, quite straightforwardly, our Summer issue. And we think it’s a time of year worth celebrating. This is when the garden slows a little; the rush of spring has passed, the turn to autumn is a while off, plants are settled and gardeners can allow themselves a pause in the garden after a day’s activity, as the sun dips late in the evening. In the issue we feature a range of garden styles in a celebration of gorgeous gardens large and small. There are few of us whose thoughts won’t be transported by the hilltop garden in Italy’s central Lazio region, designed by English designer Stuart Barfoot (page 30). Here fulsome planting, gentle curves and distant views are…
