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The German way
FEAR not: I am not going to tell you that the German way of using herbaceous plants is better than ours.
3 min |
July 15, 2020
Country Life UK
Shouldering the burden
The human figure supporting a structural load–the female caryatid or male atlas–is a long-running theme in British architecture. John Goodall examines this playful idea
3 min |
July 15, 2020
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The future is Raymond
Robotics eventually arrive at the farm, as do wildflowers and oystercatchers
3 min |
July 15, 2020
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Hello, sunshine
Each fossil we uncover reveals another chapter in the story of life on Earth. In an extract from his new book, A History of Plants in 50 Fossils, palaeobotanist Paul Kenrick examines a 47 million-year-old member of the sunflower family, Raiguenrayun cura
4 min |
July 15, 2020
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Oh, we do love to grow beside the seaside
The key to making a success of a garden on the coast is finding plants that will be happy whatever the wind, sea and sand throw at them. John Hoyland suggests some of the best to try
6 min |
July 08, 2020
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It really is cricket
England should beat the West Indies in the Wisden Trophy starting today, but, asks James Fisher, what will be the impact of lockdown, new faces and closed doors?
4 min |
July 08, 2020
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That's the way to do it !
A parrot-voiced hunchback with a hook nose, an evil smile and a ghastly taste for domestic violence could hardly be considered a role model for children, yet our love for Punch and Judy shows endures. Matthew Dennison explores the evolution of Pulcinella
6 min |
July 08, 2020
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‘Sir, what's the difference between a cactus and a succulent?'
SUCCULENTS: their very name is mouthwatering— unless, of course, you’re one of those gardeners who lumps them with cacti, their spiny cousins. ‘Sir, what’s the difference between a cactus and a succulent?
3 min |
July 08, 2020
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The sands of time past, present and future
From the reed marsh of the south to the machair of the north, dunes are the UK’s most dynamic landscapes, continually, magically, evolving. They’re also, says Mark Griffiths, much misunderstood and in need of urgent help
5 min |
July 08, 2020
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Full of broad beans
Once believed to be vessels for the souls of the recently departed, a freshly picked pod with broad beans nestling in their velvety white casing is a seasonal obsession for Tom Parker Bowles
4 min |
July 08, 2020
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Breath of fresh air
Laura Gascoigne celebrates the neglected genius of Richard Parkes Bonington (1802–28), an English painter of French seascapes who fell between two schools
7 min |
July 08, 2020
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Beautiful Britain
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
2 min |
July 08, 2020
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Any Fort in a storm
Interesting coastal houses for sale include a formerly piratical home on the Helford, a hidden, creekside recording studio and three Napoleonic-era forts
5 min |
July 08, 2020
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An Englishman's hut is his castle
From preservers of British modesty to kitsch and unloved relics, our nation’s beach huts are back in vogue.
6 min |
July 08, 2020
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Malvern Hills
Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
2 min |
July 01, 2020
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With your head in the clouds
From cirrus to cumulonimbus, there’s never been a better time to study the clouds skudding across the sky, says Richard Webber, as he discovers more about the man who named them With your head in the clouds
7 min |
July 01, 2020
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THE CAPITAL ACCORDING TO ... Marine Tanguy
Rosie Paterson talks to the founder of MTArt–an award winning agency for visual artists–and Marylebone resident
3 min |
July 01, 2020
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Sit back and re-flax
Once a familiar sight throughout Britain, delicate blue flax flowers are once again gracing the fields of the Cotswolds. Jane Wheatley discovers more about the production and many uses of linen
6 min |
July 01, 2020
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Interiors: The designer's room
Papering the walls and eaves of this guest room with a lively botanical wallpaper has lent it a summery feel
1 min |
July 01, 2020
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HOME AND HARBOUR
The huge expanse of the London Docklands has become a fashionable residential area. John Goodall considers the history of this area in the natural flood plain of the Thames
4 min |
July 01, 2020
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Racing sunshine on Cotswold walls
Freda Lewis-Stempel takes to the road to explore one of the most alluring and ancient attributes of the Cotswolds–its 4,000 miles of mellow, dry-stone walls
6 min |
July 01, 2020
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Fruit sours
WHEN I was at school, there was little worse than being a gooseberry.
3 min |
July 01, 2020
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Head for the hill
One of London’s most desirable boroughs started life as a small hilltop settlement. Carla Passino delves into the archives of Islington’s past
5 min |
July 01, 2020
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From source to seniority
The mighty River Thames is a surprisingly gentle affair in its infancy
3 min |
July 01, 2020
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The Island Of Adventure
With pristine beaches, plenty of wildlife and an Enid Blyton atmosphere, the Benmore estate, on the island of Mull, is the perfect place for a great British holiday
4 min |
June 24, 2020
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Where the wych elm grows
Fifty years after his death, Jenny Bardwell reflects on the life of Howards End author and King’s College Honorary Fellow E. M. Forster
5 min |
June 24, 2020
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The chicken and the eggs
Lockdown has made the idea of keeping hens–and harvesting their eggs–even more appealing, but the populations of a surprising number of delightful native breeds are dwindling. Kate Green canvasses expert opinion on rewarding poultry to consider
10+ min |
June 24, 2020
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Rhythms of the Baroque
Le Jardin du Bâtiment, La Vendée, France John Hoyland visits a garden conjured from the imagination of the celebrated conductor and keen gardener William Christie
6 min |
June 24, 2020
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The designer's room
Interior designer Guy Goodfellow has created an elegant apartment above his Chelsea premises
1 min |
June 24, 2020
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The Ripple effect
The arrival on the market of three much-loved family houses in the Home Counties bodes well
5 min |