Country Life 12 May 2021
Country Life 12 May 2021 looks at summer gardens, crofting and nature's 50 shades of green.


Find out more here about some of the pieces this week:
CLAN DONALD'S GARDENS: The gardens on the Isle of Skye are thriving.
SCULPTURE: New garden designs.
MICHAEL HESELTINE: The politician and gardener on the borders at his house at Thenford.
50 SHADES OF GREEN: The endless terminology for the lush, natural world around us.
CROFTERS: Social isolation and then some.
MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: Maria Balshaw's choice.
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WILTON HOUSE: John Martin Robinson on the Wiltshire home.
ALFRESCO ENTERTAINING: Tips for outdoor drinking and dining.
TOADS: Simon Lester on the native amphibian.
INTERIORS: Cornish bathrooms and London Design Week 2021.
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Campaigners in England often point to Scotland as an example of how brilliantly Right to Roam works, but it's not all it's cracked up to be, says Patrick Galbraith.
By Patrick Galbraith