The brand has never embraced minimal or utilitarian in its 33-year history and now - in a Spring/Summer season set to be coolly restrained and quietly chic - it is blazing its own, bold trail.
Sue Gilkes finds an earthly paradise on a tour of the finest gardens in Dorset and Somerset, led by G&T Garden Tours (and you can still book for next summer)
LIZ JONES: It s the end of an era. Last week, Freemans said it would no longer publish its catalogue. It means the hefty mail order catalogues are no longer printed by any big retailer.
Boden s new collection is stuffed with hits, and although there are a few misses, most of the clothes successfully sit in that tricky middle ground where desirable meets wearable and useful.