Home & Garden
Find inspiration in Home & Garden in Oxford and just beyond, from interiors, architecture and design to gardening ideas, home improvements and distinctive living spaces.
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November gardening guide: what to do in your garden this November
The Autumn months are quiet in the garden and mostly a time to catch up, clear up and tackle the weeds. It is always lovely to get outside on milder days if perhaps, you’ve been shut indoors due to wet weather.
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October gardening guide: what to do in your garden this October
By October, the garden looks autumnal. And although the weather can be quite capricious – it’s an Indian summer one day and a frost the next – autumn is a good time for planting.
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August gardening guide: what to do in your garden this August
Keep your garden thriving this August with our essential tips on planting, care, harvesting, and pest control — all in one handy guide.
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July gardening guide: what to do in your garden this July
The garden is in full swing, with many gardens at their peak, along with a vegetable plot that’s full of produce. It’s such a lovely time of the year in the garden, to enjoy the ‘fruits of your labour’.
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Grade II-listed rectory farm house once owned by Sir Michael Caine now on market
Rectory Farm House, a 17th-century Grade II-listed country estate in North Stoke, Oxfordshire, and once the home of Sir Michael Caine, is now on sale for £10m through Savills. The six-bedroom property spans 8.3 acres with 600 feet of River Thames frontage.
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June gardening guide: what to do in your garden this June
June is planting time. Days are at their longest – from the dawn chorus to the summer solstice – which gives gardeners the most time in the year to look after and enjoy flourishing gardens.
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March gardening guide: what to do in your garden this March
March is the first month of spring, and gardens are coming alive with the colour of spring bulbs. But gardening calendars are only a guide because so much depends on the weather in March.
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Premium kitchen specialist Harvey Jones opens Bicester Village showroom
The 1,200 sq ft space features the heritage craftsmanship that Harvey Jones is known for, with high ceilings perfect for tall cabinetry, a pet parlour and a walk-in glass-walled pantry. Four large kitchens are displayed, including the Harvey Jones Original, Arbor, Hampton and the brand-new Slim Shaker.
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Inside Homes: An impressive country house in Boars Hill on the edge of Oxford
This impressive country house in Boars Hill offers over 7,500 sq ft of beautifully presented accommodation over three floors, a separate garage block with a self-contained flat above and a swimming pool with summer pavilion – in one of Oxford’s most sought-after semi-rural locations.
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Troy: A beautifully restored Grade II Regency Manor house
Troy is a Grade II Listed Regency Farmhouse of traditionally symmetrical Georgian construction with a handsome facade of blue glazed bricks from a local kiln with red brick reveal.
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Red Copse: A blend of traditional architecture and striking contemporary additions
Spread over four floors, Red Copse offers a blend of traditional architecture and striking contemporary additions, with up to 8 bedrooms, a swimming pool, and a cinema room, finished to a very high specification throughout.
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Free tickets available for recording of BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time at Trinity College
BBC Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time will record a programme at Trinity College on Broad Street, with the celebrated panel of gardening experts tackling questions put to them by local gardening enthusiasts.
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Introducing Cotswolds Waters: A new-build residential development by Yoo
Surrounded by 110 acres of woodland and four sparkling lakes, Cotswolds Waters is a sustainably-minded new-build residential development of bespoke private homes and lakeside apartments near the chocolate-box market town of Fairford.
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Inside Homes: Adderbury House – an impressively refurbished Grade II listed house
A Grade II listed Baroque-Georgian country house in Adderbury, originally built in 1722 and set within parkland attributed to Capability Brown, offering grand reception spaces, eight bedroom suites and two cottages within a private Oxfordshire estate.
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Inside Homes: Soulcombe – a magnificent estate with immaculate equestrian facilities
The Oxford Magazine takes a look at this exceptional residential and equestrian estate on the edge of the Cotswolds in the Oxfordshire countryside.
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Didcot’s newest independent plumbing supplies store opens its bathroom showroom
County Plumbing Supplies in Didcot has opened a bathroom showroom, building on the success and growth it has experienced in the first 10 months of trading.