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Matilda Bourne

Designers Say the Best Gardens Give You 'Permission to Linger' — This Is How to Tweak Your Outdoor Space to Capture the Feeling

Modern coastal garden with water feature, natural boulders, naturalistic planting and gravel path.

Forget continuous optimisation. It’s time to lean into slow-living and actually enjoy your time at home.

We’ve all come across those reels telling you how to up your game, battle procrastination, and constantly improve your lifestyle. Whether it’s advocating five am wake-ups or outrageous gym programmes, I don’t know about you, but I’m exhausted from videos telling me I need to be working on myself constantly.

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