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Embrace spring’s most popular bloom with these floral homeware buys

If you’ve been anywhere near Columbia Road Flower Market (or any florist in the UK, for that matter) in the past few weeks, you’ll have no doubt spotted that it’s peony season. Everywhere we turn, people are groaning under the weight of the prized blooms, not to mention splashing them all over social media – but given their notoriously fleeting season, why not use homeware to keep the decadent flowers in your life all year round?

Now that we’ve well and truly entered alfresco dining season, spruce up your table setting with Avenida Home’s muted tablecloth (£105) and make outdoor chairs more comfortable with Windor & White’s orange floral cushion (£30). Catherine Lansfield’s pink peony duvet (from £16.99) and Sanderson’s vibrant bedding (from £75) are strewn with the flower of the moment – with the latter’s print also available in statement wallpaper (£109) – but for a more subtle look, add Desenio’s striking textural Rêves de Pivoine poster (£39.95) or King and McGaw’s minimalist framed artwork (£140) to your walls. And if you can’t live without a vase brimming with blooms, Marquis and Daw’s artificial white bouquet (£18) will have even the most experienced botanist fooled, with Suzi Mclaughlin’s paper stems (£11.99) and Mysig Candle’s ornamental candle (£6) also giving off excellent dupe vibes – especially when paired with Jo Malone’s sweetly-scented peony and moss candle (£50). Peonies aren’t just for May, after all.


Abigail Hardie Home / £42
Scallop Plant Pot
Placing this hand-painted pot on our windowsill might help us to finally remember to water our plants
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Gordon's / £15.50
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Signal in your summer sips with an alcohol-free version of everyone’s favourite iconic strawberry and raspberry flavoured drink
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Boden / £70
V-Neck Jersey Dress
PSA: this jersey dress not only features an eye-catching colour-clashing print and flattering shape, but it also has pockets
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Maybelline / £11.49
Sky High Mascara
Whether you’re enjoying a dip in the sea or are caught in a downpour on your commute, this waterproof mascara will stay put
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New Balance / £70
373v2 Trainers
It’s no secret that 373’s are a fashion insider favourite – we’ll wear ours with slouchy tailored trousers and slinky maxi dresses
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BRITISH COLOUR STANDARD / £20
Striped Pillar Candle
Think cosy nights in with candles lit are just for winter? This dreamy pastel pillar says otherwise
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Enter a rainbow-hued, candy-coated fantasy at Kew Gardens’ new exhibition

We imagine stepping into Kew Gardens’ latest exhibition is much like diving headfirst into a bag of pick ’n’ mix – sherbet lemons, Parma violets and hundreds and thousands-coated jazzies included. Opening tomorrow, the psychedelic, cotton candy-hued installation is the work of Australian artist Tanya Schultz, aka Pip & Pop, who’s known for creating larger-than-life, whimsical immersive artworks.

After a string of shows in China, the USA and Australia, When Flowers Dream is her London debut, showcasing an eclectic mix of vibrant rainbow artworks made from sugar, clay, sweets and random objects collected during her global travels. But though the sparkle-dusted exhibition may seem like it was dreamed up by Willy Wonka, the message behind it is a little more savoury. As part of Kew’s Food Forever summer programme, the ‘food fantasia’ aims to draw attention to issues of overconsumption and food extinction, after a recent report by Kew found that two in five plants worldwide are currently under threat of extinction. As well as the show taking over the Shirley Sherwood Gallery of Botanical Art, the programme includes film screenings, talks and four large-scale installations by Danish, Ghanaian and Argentinian artists in an interactive trail around the gardens. Food for thought, indeed. 21 May to 5 March; £19.50; Kew Gardens, London TW9


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