IT’S AUGUST, still summer but autumn and the approaching festive season are drawing close. And with the early dates for Autumn Fair we have our extensive show preview in this August issue (page 30) which features the naughty boy that is Dean Morris, celebrating 20 years of his eponymous card company. There’s also a long chat with RHS buyer Hazel Small in Talking Shop (p18), the Spring Seasons & Occasions feature (p20), Top Drawer Preview (p54), and we break out the tartan for cover stars Collins-Debden, celebrating 200 years (p14), plus look at Windles’ latest foiling techniques (p53). And Ellie Bartle, of Tigerlillys in Derbyshire, muses on the exclusivity question in On The Shop Front (p26) while agent Bella Ghale is the guest columnist in It’s All About Sales (p57).
