In a frantic and hurried world, Victoria offers a respite from the chaos of everyday life. The pages are dedicated to living beautifully when entertaining, cooking, and decorating and even in artistic pursuits - and now you can enjoy every single page on your tablet! With a distinct personality all its own, Victoria personifies feminity, passion, and an enterprising spirit. Each issue features decorating and entertaining ideas, recipes, travel stories, essays from inspiring women, and much more.
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Unfolding Petals • On a hillside in Northamptonshire, the long-standing private garden of a dedicated family has become a floral sanctuary to sojourners, gently inviting them to wander through each room and enrich their moments with blossoming beauty.
The City by the Bay • As the sun ascends in the Northern California sky, the last strands of San Francisco’s signature fog lift to reveal a city of verdant gardens, threaded with meandering walkways and brimming with floral pageantry.
Les Jardins de Paris • Among the myriad charms found in the City of Light are a trio of beautiful gardens where a leisurely walk is more than just an outing; it is the chance to trace the footsteps of some of France’s most prominent historical figures.
La Vie en Roses • A California entrepreneur finds that happiness - and surprising success - grows in abundance amid her brimful flower farm, named for the grandmother who inspired her love of botanical beauty.
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With a Graceful Bow • The tasteful drooping of a tulip suggests that there is elegance in rest. While spring is known for productivity, only relaxation and quietude give room to a blossoming imagination, inspiring beautiful tableaux and décor worthy of the season.
Lovely Lilacs • As spring settles into its familiar rhythm, the unforgettable scent of lilacs, wafted aloft on a lively breeze, evokes memories as sweet as the blossoms themselves. These resplendent purple plumes are as beloved today as they were in Grandmother’s time.
Bold, Beautiful Hydrangeas • Widely acclaimed for their striking colors and showy blossoms, hydrangeas welcome summer with their signature billowy blooms. Flowering forth in oversize clusters of blue, pink, green, and white, they epitomize the blissful, carefree temperament of the season.
Lustruous Gleanings • Whether fresh cuttings from the florist, brimming with redolent scent, or simply a classic motif in home décor, prismatic roses offer a cheerful counterpoint to the snow-draped stillness of winter.
Dramatic Dahlias • With their diversity of spectacular blooms in summer gardens and cut-flower displays, dahlias achieve what few other plants can. Growing from humble tubers, they put on a petal-powered show in vibrant and pastel hues.
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Among the Wildflowers • When fragrant meadows are calling and the sunlight melts your cares away, retreat to fields of green for a glorious day of outdoor bliss. A picnic basket packed with savory sandwiches, fresh vegetables, and home-baked treats will tempt you to while away the hours.
Berried Treasure • With summer’s most luscious fruits ripe for the picking, idyllic days spent outdoors, basking in the golden glow of youth, can yield glorious riches. Like rubies and sapphires in settings of velvety green, a cache of strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries awaits those who search for jewels.
Lunch in the Open Air • Tucked into a quiet corner of the lawn - positioned to take full advantage of both warming rays and cooling breezes - a graciously appointed table bids friends to while away the noontide amid the pleasantries of genteel conversation and delectable cuisine. Warm weather lends its charms to the affair, regaling guests with the serenade of birdsong and a fragrant…