Lifestyle Archive
(June 2023)

20 June 2023

Spalding Flower Parade blooms

The famous Spalding Flower Parade made a triumphant return after 10 years, with crowds flocking to enjoy the atmosphere of this iconic event, which first took place in 1959.

LGT visits Skellingthorpe Hall

Members of the Lincolnshire Gardens Trust were welcomed to Skellingthorpe Hall on a sunny afternoon at the end of May to enjoy guided tours around the gardens. The Hall is the home of Charles and Anne Coltman and they led groups, along with their gardener, Liz Smythe. The gardens feature formal borders and extensive lawns Read more…

Provenance with a story

By William Gregory MRICS, Golding Young and Mawer. It was a long journey to the saleroom of some 500 miles and more than nine years’ wait, for a portrait of Sir Patrick Blake from Langham Hall near Sudbury, by or after Sir Joshua Reynolds, to sell at the May fine art auction for £6,000. For Read more…

Contemporary eco house in the Wolds

The Nook is a stylish, energy-efficient home tucked away in a private rural location with outstanding views. Situated in the heart of the Lincolnshire Wolds, The Nook is an outstanding family home which combines the best of modern day living with unrivalled comfort and a feel of tasteful elegance. This remarkable steel framed eco house Read more…

16 June 2023

The glorious gardens of Gunby Hall

Caroline Bingham visited this ‘town house in the country’ on the eve of Rose Week to meet Senior Gardener, Tasha Johnson. Tasha heads a dedicated team of four who keep the eight acres of gardens in pristine condition, getting to grips with the underlying dense, clay soil, to produce wonderful displays year-round. I visited earlier Read more…