Editor’s Letter
Winter has arrived, and to celebrate the beauty of the season Jo Rigg has created simple arrangements of architectural seedheads and faded flowers for this month’s style story (p41). Our focus on the natural world continues throughout the issue, from Luke Honey’s fascinating column on piscatorial taxidermy, to our decorating special, which includes wallpaper designs inspired by nature, small-batch producers and an update from the British paint companies who are working hard to reduce their industry’s impact on the environment. And in our travel section, we take you to the wide open spaces of the majestic Yorkshire Dales – what better place to head for a bracing winter walk? As ever, we have a fantastic collection of houses, five in all, from a 1970s family home in south London to a…