A feast for the eyes

A TAPESTRY OF FLOWERS AND VEG, WITH FREE-ROAMING CHICKENS, AMY SHORE'S CHEERFUL PLOT LETS HER CREATIVITY FLOW WHILE HELPING HER TO FIND JOY IN THE LITTLE THINGS

Words and photography: AMY SHORE

Amy Shore moved to rural Norfolk with her husband Chris in 2017, where they are kept company by their loyal springer spaniel Oliver and 11 chickens. Her garden – which she has remodelled with wrinkly tin raised beds and a pumpkin arch – is her creative outlet, where her love of colour and clashing texture grows. Follow Amy on Instagram at @chicksandveg. The story so far My journey into gardening stems from a need to make a space my own. Our cottage garden wasn't in the best of shape – a mishmash of shrubs, brambles and rotten sheds with a patch of gravel at the end – and I wanted to put some love back into it. Sadly, a few months after moving in, I lost a dear friend and my garden…

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The Simple Things (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 2023

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