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Calendars
Each season brings its own beauty and special tasks and pleasures: from the frosts of January to the lush green of midsummer.
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Jarrold Celebrating the many areas in which it works, the National Trust has produced beautiful and useful calendars for walkers, gardeners and arts and craft enthusiasts. Jarrold is a high-quality manufacturer using state of the art printing for the finest finish. |
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Inspiration Hidcote Manor Garden was laid out to feel as if the visitor is walking through a series of rooms. The plants are so varied that even in winter there is always a beautiful display of foliage to hold the attention. |
Stationery
In the leisured life of a British country house a large part of the morning was dedicated to writing and answering letters. Even nowadays, with new technology, receiving a hand-written letter from a friend is still special.
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Museums and Galleries Based in Somerset, this company was inspired by the treasures inside and outside National Trust houses. Their co-ordinated stationery is of the highest quality, using beautiful, weighty card and paper which makes it as much a joy to write as to receive letters. |
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Inspiration The wallpaper in the Larkspur bedroom at Standen House in East Grinstead was created by William Morris in 1874 for this showpiece of the Arts & Crafts movement. One of his finest patterns it is delicate yet intricate, recalling the medieval tapestries which inspired him. |
Greetings cards
Sending cards became possible for ordinary people with the penny black stamp and today sending greetings cards like those produced by the National Trust is more popular than ever.
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Medici Formed with the intention of bringing art to a wider audience, Medici has been making fine quality greetings cards since 1930. With beautiful pictures sourced from the National Trust archives, this is a range of uplifting cards for every occasion. These flowers, landscapes and objects reflect the range of areas the `National Trust works in and the many activities it supports. |
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Inspiration Derwentwater, where Beatrix Potter was inspired to write one of her first stories, The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin, which she sent in an illustrated letter to a young friend. |
Gardening DVDs
The National Trust looks after one of the greatest collections of historic gardens. Employing more than 450 skilled gardeners and more than 1,500 volunteers.
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Dancing Bee Dancing Bee are passionate about gardening and about helping people to enjoy and learn more about their gardens and allotments. Dancing Bee have created two new titles in their Finest Gardens series ‘Sissinghurst – A Year in the Growing’ and ‘National Trust – Finest Gardens Through the Year’, a tour of six stunning National Trust gardens: Sissinghurst Castle, Powis Castle, Kinghtshayes, Biddulph Grange, Trengwainton and Cotehele. |
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Inspiration Sissinghurst is a magical creation. The garden is divided into a series of compartments and each ‘room’ filled with an inspired and informal arrangement of plants around a theme: the White Garden, the Purple Border, the Rose Garden, the Herb Garden, the Lime Walk and the Cottage Garden. |
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