On the cover:

Garland, from a selection, The White Company. Preserved flowers, from a selection at Dowsing & Reynolds. Stockings (left) in Knot Garden, £79 per m, James Hare; (right), £48,

Tori Murphy. Gold candlesticks, £25 each; house lantern, £55, both Cox & Cox. Lanterns, £94.99 for a set of 2; berry wreath, £44.99, both Lights4fun. Wine glasses, £150 for set of 6, Joanna Wood. Amelia armchairs in Hugo Oat, £1,150 each; Norwich stool, £210; Corinium platter, £50, all Neptune. Check blanket, £89; orange throw, £179; candle, £18; beaker, £25; stoneware tray, £48; plant pot, £16, all Future Kept. Fern cushion, £35; Copper cushion, £30; Fjord rug, £499; vintage box, £35, all Cotswold Company. Holly crackers, £36 for a set of 6, Nancy & Betty. Cushion in Vallon Stripe, £124 per m, Inchyra. Prelit tree, Balsom Hill. Baubles from a selection at Cox & Cox. Ribbon, Jane Means