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The designer's room
When Nicole Salvesen and Mary Graham were asked to redecorate a country house in Berkshire, the first task was to turn a dark space into a colourful sitting room
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July 19, 2023
Country Life UK
Preserving the past
Antique rugs uphold both the decorative and artisanal traditions of the past. When restored, they also make and provide a much-loved legacy for the future
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July 19, 2023
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Jewels of the downs
Every summer, England's chalk downlands are embroidered with a patchwork of wildflowers-from the horseshoe vetch's yellow plumes to sainfoin's pink spikes-all serenaded by an army of butterflies
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July 19, 2023
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Tales from the echoing green
For the writers of the interwar years, the English village became the perfect stage for tales of community, where the homes were snug, their inhabitants friendly and even the murders were cosy
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July 19, 2023
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Shining a light on moths
Often overshadowed by their more glamorous cousin, the butterfly, most moths might only be seen at night, but we should better appreciate their intricate markings, muted shades and pollinating prowess
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July 19, 2023
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Renewal and Wrenaissance
In the second of two articles, Roger Bowdler looks at the evolution of the Royal Hospital as a working institution to the present day and, in particular, at the contribution of Sir John Soane
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July 19, 2023
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In fair weather and foul
You'll never find a farmer who is overjoyed with the weather, but it's surprising how it balances out in the end
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July 19, 2023
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A world within a world
Revealing the history of this breathtaking 18th-century landscape, with its views out to sea, informed the garden’s latest reincarnation, says George Plumptre
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July 05, 2023
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Centre stage
The majority of us only pass through the heart of London, more commonly known as Zone 1, for work or play, but, for some people, it’s home. Emma Love meets the residents with Trafalgar Square on the doorstep
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July 05, 2023
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Pillar of society
Bravery, bold plans and a good head for numbers helped Thomas Cubitt shape much of London, but he also aided schools, churches and charities, finds Carla Passino
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July 05, 2023
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A shore thing
Open skies, shifting clouds and the golden expanse of the beach have inspired artists from John Constable to Antony Gormley, but the sun-bathing throngs have proved a rather less popular subject, as Michael Prodger discovers
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July 05, 2023
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Head over heels
When Coco Chanel and architect Eileen Gray built Modernist houses on the French Riviera in 1929, they sparked a fascination with Romantic Modernism that beguiled the likes of Cocteau, Sir Winston Churchill and more. Justine Picardie pays a visit
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July 05, 2023
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Show me the light
Illuminating a kitchen island is a dark art, finds Arabella Youens
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July 05, 2023
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What an old fossil
From a kamikaze ichthyosaur to a gigantic shell with sinister tentacles, Britain teems with fascinating fossils. Simon de Bruxelles meets the collectors following in Mary Anning’s footsteps
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July 05, 2023
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Meet the parrots of the sea
It might look adorable, but the stumpy and dangerously endangered puffin is a ruthlessly efficient fish killer that’s so hellbent on finding its family a home, it will chase rabbits out of their own burrows, observes Ian Morton
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July 05, 2023
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Preserving one's modesty
When the British fell in love with the seaside, they invented a mobile building to convey them to the water. Kathryn Ferry tells the remarkable tale of the bathing machine
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July 05, 2023
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The true heir to the Old Masters
It wasn't merely brilliant brushwork or sparkling colour that made Sir Joshua Reynolds one of England's greatest portraitists. His talent for friendship nurtured his extraordinary career, says Susan Jenkins
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July 12, 2023
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First, catch your trout
Throw in some wine chilled in a shady pool and nothing beats brown trout for an epic riverside feast, enthuses Tom Parker Bowles
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July 12, 2023
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Easy treesy
EVERYONE should plant an arboretum. It doesn’t have to be a big one, but you should do it all the same. Start by planting a tree. Just one.
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July 12, 2023
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A quieter way of gardening
The Chain, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire The family home of Sarah Price Close artistic observation combined with a deep horticultural intelligence has made Sarah Price one of the finest garden designers today. Tilly Ware visits her at home, where she is experimenting to magical effect
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July 12, 2023
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Wonderlands
The sale of almost 10,000 acres of Northumberland leads the market this week
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July 12, 2023
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Fruits of the loom
The Inchbald School of Design and Veedon Fleece teach students the beauty of bespoke by inviting them to design their own carpets, finds Amelia Thorpe
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July 12, 2023
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Rebels and romantics with a cause
The traditional costume of the Scottish clans and later synonymous with punk, tartan has had an extraordinary journey. Mary Miers explores the world's most famous pattern
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July 12, 2023
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View to a thrill
No garden has left Alan Titchmarsh as impressed by the quality of its cultivation and overwhelmed by the sheer joy of its location as that of the Minack Theatre, carved out of a cliff at Porthcurno, Cornwall
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July 12, 2023
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The perfect 10
The tantalising tail streamers of the swallow, the musical tumble of the skylark, swirling skies darkened by starlings: Stephen Moss shares the 10 birds we must spot in a lifetime
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July 12, 2023
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For succour and relief
Royal Hospital Chelsea, London SW3, part I Managed by the Board of Commissioners of Royal Hospital Chelsea This year is the 300th anniversary of the death of Sir Christopher Wren. In the first of two articles, Roger Bowdler revisits one of his most celebrated creations
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July 12, 2023
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To the end of Wales
Another extreme point of Britain is ticked off with a trip to the end of the Llŷn Peninsula
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July 12, 2023
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Rule 'chaos' puts shoots at risk
MORE than 200 English shoots are fearing for their futures after a ‘chaotic’ decision to change licensing laws was implemented in a bid to combat avian flu.
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July 12, 2023
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What makes a great garden designer?
IN the pantheon of great garden designers, the name of Russell Page looms large
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June 28, 2023
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A dream fulfilled at last
The gardens of Mounton House, Chepstow, Monmouthshire Henry Avray Tipping’s masterwork, into which he poured his vast inheritance, would have gone the way of so many Edwardian gardens had it not been for its new owners, who had the brilliant idea of asking the designer Arne Maynard to bring it back to life. Helena Gerrish tells the story
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