GARDENER’S NOTEBOOK

How to get the best from your plot this month

DESIGNER MICHELLE MASON COOWNS MASON & PAINTER, A VINTAGE EMPORIUM ON COLUMBIA ROAD IN EAST LONDON, AND IN Flower Market: Botanical Style at Home (PIMPERNEL PRESS, £20) SHE BRINGS HER TALENTED EYE TO BEAR ON THE GENTLE ART OF FLOWER AND PLANT ARRANGING USING SALVAGED AND RECLAIMED ITEMS. THE BOOK IS STUFFED WITH PICTURES AND IDEAS THAT WILL CARRY YOU RIGHT THROUGH THE SEASONS, PUTTING TOGETHER FLOWERS FROM YOUR GARDEN IN SHOWSTOPPING STYLE.