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Tel: (01507) 523441B & D POWER TOOLS • STELLA/MEYER COOKWARECUTLERY •CAKE STORAGE TINS • BAKEWAREKITCHENWARE • LE CREUSET • LA CAFATIEREAchurchthe Hardware Storefor Quality, Variety & ServiceA good gift is hard to give awayNow Onlinewww.follie.co.uk83 Bailgate, Lincoln, LN1 3ARTel: 01522 579400Tel: 01522 520552282 Wragby Road, Lincoln LN2 4PX(Close to ‘Affordable Furniture’)Come and view a huge range of BBQʼs at our Indoor Showroom in NewarkThe National BBQ Centre, Cooks and Company, Brunel Drive, Newark, Nottinghamshire NG24 2FBTel: 0800 6899353 www.nationalbbqcentre.com018-023:Layout 1 14/5/12 10:08 Page 3LINCOLNSHIRETODAY21READER’S HOMESwood burning stove, the room is enhanced by its vaultedceiling with exposed king post roof trusses and arched Frenchdoors on either side of the fireplace, leading out to the frontterrace. This room can be presented in any number of ways and forthose who wish to dine at this level the electrically operated‘dumb waiter’ food lift from the kitchen area below is a realasset. There is also a practical built-in drinks cupboard with asink, perfect for using when entertaining guests.Elegantly decorated with silk wallpaper in pale gold andcurtains in beige silk, the drawing room is a wonderfullysumptuous place to enjoy drinks by the fire in the winter or aglass of champagne on the terrace in the summer. The viewover the garden is lovely and triple aspect windows allowplenty of light to flood in. The drawing room has a regalambience, yet is warm, comfortable and practical, perfect forfamily living.The first floor also provides two further double bedrooms,both with Haagensens furniture and en-suite facilities,including the Master Bedroom suite with an authentic Jacuzzibath for an added touch of luxury.Fabulous locationOutside, the house is complemented by a lovely walledgarden, with a stunning terrace to the front of the propertyand a secluded courtyard to the east side. Relaxing waterfeatures, a central fountain, south facing spacious lawn,22 A state-of-the-art Alno kitchen byRichard SuttonA lovelydownstairslounge withadjoiningvineryThe masterbedroom suitewith an authenticJacuzzi bath foran added touch ofluxuryCreate the look by vising our large showroom5 - 6 High St, Lincoln(01522) 523004 or 07944218982www.croftcarpets.co.ukWhether you are looking for luxuriouscarpets, laminates orvinyl flooring - qualitycomes as standard.We can also take awayyour old carpets &move furnitureWe also supply a rangeof quality curtainsMake a statement in 2012018-023:Layout 1 14/5/12 10:08 Page 422 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYREADER’S HOMESgreenhouse, summer house and pretty shrub borders offer abeautifully picturesque setting and a relaxing retreat to enjoyall year round.The main garden is principally lawned and enhanced bypaved terraces, balustrade walling, a fountain and wellstocked beds and borders. The low level courtyard is an absolute delight and perfectfor alfresco dining (watch out for the trompe l’oiel!) and thereis also a greenhouse and a pretty gazebo.Screened behind its substantial front boundary wall andgates on Crowtree Lane, The Coach House is a hidden gemof a property and certainly unique to this area. The locationis second to none and the character, flexibility and charm ofthis house, coupled with its unsurpassable quality andelegant interiors, make this a very special home indeed.The current owners are now looking to relocate, thereforeThe Coach House is being marketed by Martin Maslin EstateAgents at £595,000.A wonderful vineryhousing a fabulouslyluxurious hot tubOutside, the house is complemented by alovely walled garden, with a stunningterrace to the front of the property and asecluded courtyard to the east sideSUNNY BLINDSwww.sunnyblinds.org.ukSUNNYBLINDS & CURTAINS OF LINCOLNSHIREEVERY SOLUTION FOR YOUR WINDOW FASHIONS...VERTICALS - VENETIANS - ROLLERS - ROMANS PLEATEDS - WOODENS - BLACKOUTS - INTUPERFECT FIT - PLANTATION SHUTTERSCURTAINS & POLES - AWNINGS & CANOPIESWINDOW FILMS - CONSERVATORY ROOF FOILSCONSERVATORY, STATIC & PARKHOME BLIND & CURTAIN SPECIALISTSNEW MADE 2 MEASURE & READY MADE CURTAIN COLLECTIONSFREE MEASURING & FITTING SERVICEBRITISH BLINDS & SHUTTERS MEMBERSDOMESTIC & COMMERCIALThinking of Interior Wooden Shutters?CALL US FOR YOUR FREENO OBLIGATION QUOTATION & SURVEYShowroom Open:Monday - Friday10am - 5.30pmSaturday10am - 2.30pmClosed SundaysSUNNYBLINDS & CURTAINSSHOWROOM @ 126 ROMAN BANK, SKEGNESS, LINCOLNSHIRETel: 01754 896 558 or 0800 458 9117 www.sunnyblinds.org.uk018-023:Layout 1 14/5/12 10:08 Page 5LINCOLNSHIRETODAY23HOMESBroadway CarpetsCurtainsMatthew Temple House, The Broadway,Woodhall Spa, Lincolnshire, LN10 6STT: (01526) 353 484 F: (01526) 353 584E: broadwaycarpets@btconnect.comwww.broadwaycarpetsandcurtains.co.ukBroadway Carpets and Curtains Ltd offer top quality soft furnishings, elegant lighting with the latest trends in wall coverings.Established for over 11 years in WoodhallSpa but have over 40 years in the industry.- We cover the whole of Lincolnshire- Family run business- In-house fitting team- Prompt service on all products- Free measuring and estimating service with no obligationOpening Hours: Tuesday to Friday 9.00am - 5.30pm, Saturday 9.00am - 5.00pmClosed Mondays, Sundays by appointment.Own Car Park for convenient free parking.Hard times?In today’s turbulent times, there is one of life’s luxuries youcan still afford, which not only improves your quality of lifebut pays for itself too.We’re talking about water softeners and the fact thatLincolnshire is one of the UK’s primary hard water areas. Hardwater causes a wide variety of problems in the home. Someyou can see, such as limescale on taps and white marks onstainless steel draining boards. Others you can’t and arepotentially more damaging – such as scaling on heatingelements in washing machines and scale on moderncondensing boilers heat exchangers.Even a small amount of scale build up can dramaticallyreduce a boilers efficiency, leading to as much as a 25%increase in the fuel needed to heat your water. A water softenerhas other benefits such as reducing the need for cleaningproducts, cutting soap and shampoo use and even improvingthe condition of your skin. Adding all this up, a typicalsoftener installation can pay for itself in a little as three yearsand will go on saving you money for many years to come.Greens Water Systems has been installing water softeners inand around Lincolnshire for ten years. They are experts inevery aspect of water softening and have a dedicated teamready to help more homeowners reap the rewards of installinga quality soft water solution.A free no obligation home visit will show how a watersoftener can be installed in your home with the minimumamount of disruption. To book your home visit, call 01522509383.For more information on how Greens Water Systems issafeguarding household investments, reducing fuel bills,eliminating the need for chemical cleaners and improving thequality of water, visit www.water-systems.co.uk.21 years of design excellence...21 years of design excellence... BATHROOMSTILESLarge Showroom at the rear ofCleethorpes Business CentreOpening Times:Mon - Fri 9 - 5.30pmSat 10-3pmCleethorpes Business CentreJackson PlaceHumberstonGrimsbyDN36 4ASSimply the Best!Tel: 01472 210820 www.wiltonstudios.co.uk018-023:Layout 1 14/5/12 10:08 Page 624 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYREADERS GARDENSA flowing affairThe first thing you notice whenstepping into the couple’s garden atNettleton is its relative calm consideringits location. Nestled at the side of theA46, the often busy road holds no swayon the relaxed and peaceful gardens thatsurround the couple’s home. Even at thefront, the traffic seems far away,chickens scratch at the ground in a largecoup and birds pick their way across animmaculate green lawn. The garden istidy, but has explosions of colour dottedeverywhere. At the front, a wheelbarrowis filled to the brim with daffodils,standing next to rockery-styleherbaceous borders equally bursting withmagnificent varieties, includinghellebores, tulips, delphiniums andpeonies and pulsatilla among others.The front garden itself has a birdbathringed by shrubbery in the middle,making for a focal point for one of themost open parts in the entire garden. Atulip tree also stands proudly in a border.Across the front garden is a vegetablepatch and chicken coop, which containsseveral breeds including bantams, silkiesand peking. Spotting which is which canbe a challenge. When asked if they lay, Norma laughs“If you’re lucky, they are more my pets,”but what wonderful pets to have, theyseem very content in their spacioushome, and who could blame them,surrounded by some of the mostbeautiful hardy plants you can find. Alan and Norma are members of theLincolnshire Hardy Plant Society as wellas the Brigg Mini Group, which meansthey meet up regularly to swap tips aswell as seedlings and clippings. They reeloff an exhaustive list of where they havevisited, having been as far as Ireland andScotland on organised trips, their gardenas a result is made up from all corners ofthe country and beyond. One of the best features of the gardenis surely the stream which runs downone side of the house, separating theMoor’s property from their neighbours.Starting as a spring up in NettletonAlan and Norma Moor have spent 25 years at Cortaderia and have cultivateda busy, but varied garden, we went to take a look…27 24-28:Layout 1 14/5/12 10:16 Page 1LINCOLNSHIRETODAY25READERS GARDENS24-28:Layout 1 14/5/12 10:16 Page 226 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYFor all your landscaping needs...Belton RoadSandtoftDoncasterDN8 5SX(Next to the Trolley Bus Museum)T. 01724 712 349Display CentreNOW OPENMon to Fri - 7.30 until 17.30Sat - 8.30 until 12.30Landscaping products to suit any budgetCome and see our exclusive range of Fired Earth natural stone flagstones and block paving...New 2012 brochure out nowCHARLES H. 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When we visited, the stream wasalive with an explosion of daffodils, neatly plantedand arranged, giving the stream path an almostTuscan feel.At the back, an intricate collection of herbaceousplants and shrubs a splayed out round borders andbeds that circle a well-stocked pond, first installedabout 15 years ago, it replaced a concrete andunnatural looking version, but now looks as if ithas been there forever, astilbes and primulas standprettily alongside, splashing some bright coloursaround the darker shades of the pond area.An alpine border also sits close by, with yellow-flowered sempervivum flowering alongside othersucculents, the arid-looking area contrasting wellwith the luscious green of the lawn. Alongside thepond stand small tulips and orchids are soon tobloom there too. The couple also grow a range ofHostas and Paeonies, something people will nodoubt want to see when they visit.28 24-28:Layout 1 14/5/12 10:16 Page 428 LINCOLNSHIRETODAYREADERS GARDENSElsewhere stand chaenomeles, aGinko Bilboa conifer-style tree, aPaulonia (or foxglove) tree andastrantia take pride of place. Aconstrasting sculpture has been putin place in the form of a woodenspider web, complete with spider!Alan and Norma’s garden atCortaderia will be open on SundayJune 10th as part of the NettletonVillage Open Gardens weekendalong with 9 other gardens in theimmediate area, log on towww.hardy-plant.org.uk for moreinformation. Proceeds go towardsNettleton Church’s roof fabric fund,admission is just £3.24-28:Layout 1 14/5/12 10:16 Page 5029:Layout 1 11/5/12 11:07 Page 1Next >