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I say a little prayer for you
Designed as a miniature replica of the basilica at Lourdes, the seashell- and mosaic-decorated Little Chapel on Guernsey was at risk of collapse until a group of locals stepped in, as Arabella Youens discovers
The original poster boy
From the mauve sky of Waterloo Sunset to the pastoral Arcadia of rolling fields in God’s Own Country, Stephen Millership’s evocative travel scenes capture Great Britain’s soul. Andrew Liddle meets the man behind the art
No fin compares to you
From elusive angelsharks to chunky, sprinting shortfin makos and glow-in-the-dark velvet belly lanterns, Helen Scales gets up close and personal with the sharks that swim in British waters
Keeping it in the family
When it comes to artistic talent, the family of Norman Thelwell-known for his cartoons of rotund ponies and rural life-have it in spades, as Octavia Pollock discovers in the centenary year of the artist's birth
Of beards and men
Covered with frothy, creamy flowers in summer, wild clematis-or old man's beard-makes for good strong baskets, as well as providing a feast for pollinators and caterpillars
Bad wives' tales
I AM always amazed by the codswallop that garden experts write—ponderous statements of fact that I know from my own experience to be complete bunkum.
Cool, calm and connected
The winners of the Best in Show at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show this year have applied the same rigorous attention to detail in this garden in the Chilterns
The gorgeous Georgians (and a vibrant Victorian)
These heritage homes from the 18th and 19th centuries still have all the looks
A rub of the green
Three astonishing estates in the Emerald Isle, one of which is on an island and one of which includes an island, have come to the market
Grace and favour rooms
It's now possible to dine or even stay overnight in some of our best-loved country houses or in splendour on their estates. Rosie Paterson meets the new lords and ladies of holiday let
Bringing dreams to life
Helen Needham of bespoke oak-frame building specialist Oakwrights, describes how she worked with clients to create their ideal home amid the breathtaking landscape of the Forest of Bowland AONB
Decoration with a capital D
Members of the current generation of US interior decorators are enthusiastic cheerleaders for classic decoration
May I have a word in your shell-like?
Combing the seashore for shells is one of life's greatest pleasures, says Natasha Goodfellow, as she winkles out her favourites and meets an artist for whom molluscs offer endless inspiration
Always reaching for the stars
Dicing with death at dizzying heights, the work of the steeplejack is not for the faint-hearted. Ben Lerwill meets the men at the top of their spires
The master builders of the British countryside
From forest skyscrapers to labyrinthine tunnels and daring underwater bubble rooms, many native creatures engage in precision architecture.
A collector's palace
An outstanding celebration of the Tudor and Stuart worlds has passed another important milestone in its history.
From Adder's Copse to Gallows Down
A quiet part of the North Wessex Downs is redolent with history and wildlife
Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting (La Pittura) by Artemisia Gentileschi
Charlotte Mullins comments on Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting
You give me cabin fever
AM I the only one to feel a little challenged by the pervasive use of the word ‘porn’ on social-media sites or in book titles?
Out of Andalucía
You don’t have to venture halfway round the world for a good safari, says Sophia Constant, who trials three different horseback adventures in Spain
King of the jungle
In echoes of Rudyard Kipling’s seminal collection of short stories, Rupert Uloth journeys to India and Suján Sher Bagh in search of his own Shere Khan
A real grass act
The great British lawn is a marvel born of our wet weather, gardeners’ determination and the Industrial Revolution. Whether you like it neat and smooth or with daisies poking through, it remains a paragon of beauty, says Steven Desmond
Give a fig
A FIG eaten straight from the hand of the grower in a market on the Greek island of Santorini ruined me for figs for 20 years. So juicy and luscious was that fruit, and the 11 that followed it on that balmy evening, that all others I bought in this country—picked ahead of the glorious ripeness that figs are born to—felt like leather on the tongue.
Crackling with good ideas
Tilly Ware visits Highlands, a relatively new garden surrounding an old house in East Sussex that is thriving in the care of innovative head gardener Chris Brown, who is introducing a rare and wonderful collection of plants Photographs by Mimi Connolly
Bring home the bacon
London’s streets are chockful of independent and alternative food shops. You just have to know where to look, says Emma Hughes, who rounds up some of her favourites
The fickle finger of fate
Once as reviled as he is now revered, John Nash stumbled, rose and fell again. Carla Passino retraces the life of the man with the face of a monkey
A roost for every bird
These properties in our capital will cater to everyone’s tastes
Curious connections
The walls of these storied properties have quite the tales to tell
In the mix
Kit Kemp and her daughter Willow are bringing the dinner table to life
What lies beneath
Minuscule springtails vault at the base of rough grass, ants march robotically to pursue their mission and, at night, female glow worms light the way with their abdomen. John Lewis-Stempel discovers the life in a meadow’s underworld