Rhoda Parry
With over 30 years of working in journalism on women's home and lifestyle media brands, Rhoda is an Editorial Director, Homes Content, at Future. Over time, Rhoda has worked on the entire homes and gardens portfolio including Homes & Gardens, Country Homes & Interiors, Livingetc, Ideal Home, Style at Home, Woman & Home, 25 Beautiful Homes, Amateur Gardening and Easy Gardens. Her team comprises best-in-the-business editors, writers and stylists that plan and produce content from print to digital, syndication to commercial. Having worked on homes and women’s lifestyle titles all her life, there’s very little that Rhoda Parry doesn’t know about creating the Ideal Home. Country style is perhaps her biggest passion – she was editor of Country Homes & Interiors for 14 years, leading it across print and creating blog Country Days, and inspiring us all with laid-back country looks, simple seasonal food and modern country crafts. However, the hugely experienced Rhoda has also worked at Woman’s Weekly, Family Circle and Practical Parenting.
Latest articles by Rhoda Parry
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18 Christmas table decor ideas – for the most stylish of festive tablescapes
Create a beautiful and welcoming space to celebrate the festive season with our favorite Christmas table decor ideas – guaranteed to elevate your Christmas dinner to stylish new heights
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Terrace ideas – 10 timeless spaces to inspire your landscaping
A well-designed terrace is a true delight – here are some ideas and expert advice to make yours green and interesting year-round
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Modern garden ideas – 10 contemporary, climate-positive ways to design yours
At the heart of modern garden design evolution is a mood for the mindful, our changing climate and a ‘nature positive’ ethos
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Christmas hallway decorations – 20 ideas for your entryway and beyond
Christmas hallway decor is a wonderful way to make transitional spaces feel festive. These ideas stretch from entryways to landings
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Garden ideas – 30 beautiful designs you'll love for your yard
The design tips, garden ideas and planting tricks you need for the perfect backyard
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Neutral room ideas – 15 ways to use timeless shades
Neutral rooms are calming, easy and super stylish. Here, we offer inspiration and ideas for decorating with them
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Easter table decor ideas – and pretty tablescapes to inspire
Embrace the new season with pretty Easter table decor ideas, simple floral arrangements and clever makes
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Easter craft ideas – 10 elegant, easy makes
Now is the perfect time to try these sophisticated Easter craft ideas – from gorgeous centerpieces to quick floral arrangements
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This backyard is 12 English gardens in one – discover the fascinating story
Garden designer Alison Green has designed a dozen, interconnecting garden rooms in her 17th century English farmhouse garden
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5 clever design tricks to steal from this large English garden
Designer Jeremy Allen shares his tips for bold garden structure reinforced by select mass and repeat plantings from his own majestic plot
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Cerys Matthews: The singer, songwriter and radio DJ talks to us exclusively about what home means to her
The Welsh singer, songwriter and radio DJ, Cerys Matthews, on her go-to interiors look and why Abigail Ahern is a style icon
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5 ways this historic Welsh garden showcases country style
The epitome of a British garden, all the elements are here to see in this spectacular listed Arts and Crafts house in the UK
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5 ways this spring garden wows with color
Brilliant bulbs – in every shade – make this spring garden sing with color
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Jodi Dickinson reveals his must-know spring gardening secrets and favorite plants
Head gardener at the Barbara Hepworth garden museum in St Ives Jodi Dickinson shares his gardening secrets with H&G
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Actress Jenny Agutter’s favorite part of Cornwall – it’s where she loves to be in Spring
Call the Midwife actress Jenny Agutter has travelled the world but the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall is where she enjoys spending time the most
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Singer Katie Melua shares her favorite London park – for finding peace and serenity on winter walks
The Serpentine Lake in Hyde Park, London, is the spot that inspired Katie Melua's recent release, Album No 8
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Design havens for heroes –introducing a new charity that celebrates the NHS
It’s just two weeks since interior designer Francesca Rowan Plowden launched Design Havens for Heroes.
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Five of the most magical gardens in London to visit after quarantine
Unmissable destinations for garden lovers.
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New Garden Designers – the freshest talent in horticulture
We showcase the upcoming individuals making their name in the world of garden design and highlight some of their game-changing projects
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Vote for your favourite designer garden
Have your say and vote for your favourite designer garden in the Society of Garden Designers People’s Choice Awards.
By Rhoda Parry Published