GARDENS: Tiffany Daneff meanders through the inspiring gardens of The Manor, Priors Marston.
NATURE: Swooping like a fairy aeroplane, the dragonfly is one of the great insect success stories, says Jack Watkins.
ROSES: Why David Austin’s pink Gertrude Jekyll rose is an English classic.
DEER: Joe Gibbs considers what can be done to better manage our six species of wild deer.
MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: The director of the American Museum opts for a refreshingly different pastel portrait.
ELTON HALL: John Goodall on the building's history.
THE GOOD STUFF: Hetty Lintell grabs her party frock.
BINDWEED: Get rid of it for good. Or try to, at least.
THEATRE: Michael Billington is back.
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50 years ago, the English country house seemed headed for extinction. Instead it was the start of a new golden ageRather than perceiving the mid 20th century as a troubled period in the history of the country house, John Martin Robinson argues that it was perhaps one of the most interesting, unexpected and enterprising. All photography from the Country Life Image Archive, by June Buck, Paul Barker, Val Corbett, Will Pryce and Paul Highnam.
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'Meat, ale and guns — what else do you need, bar glorious scenery?': William Sitwell on the Brendon Hills, West SomersetWilliam Sitwell chooses the Brendon Hills as his piece of heaven in Britain.
