Pretty Flower Motifs at www.japanese-home-gardens.com

Borders, patterns and pretty flower motifs give these walls masses of Moorish interest. A base coat of a burnt saffron colour, washed over walls with a big brush for a slightly uneven finish, is adorned with a graphic flower pattern and a border of black, terracotta and blue. A fretwork pattern that's pure North-African style is stencilled below, for a look that's atmospheric, but subtle.

These unusual curtains are made by stitching together lengths of different coloured fabrics, for a relaxed, pretty look. Shades of green and white feature, as does a pretty blue flower-sprig design. All the fabrics are of the same weight, to give an even effect, and the curtains are simply tied at the top to wooden rings, a pretty detail that also means they're less complicated to make than tab tops.

There need be no question in your mind about the market for good flower photography. One of the big slide film distributors has found flower fanciers the most consistent buy ers of all among slide collectors, even though the pictures offered are strictly of specimen flowers. These cannot possibly have the same appeal as pictures of flowers grown by the buyer in his own soil. The only flower fancier who is not an eager prospect for pictures of his blooms is one who has never seen a color slide transparency of a beautiful flower projected. A close-up of a lovely flower on a screen is a sight to make anyone, flower lover or not, gasp at its beauty.