WEATHER: Forget forecasting apps, the best way to tell if there’s rain on the wind is to consult wildflowers, avers John Lewis-Stempel.
BEN GOLDSMITH: Ben explains why he is turning his farm over to Nature, as he begins wilder farming.
ROSETTES: Fluttering from a bridle or on the lapel of a politician’s suit, bright rosettes catch everyone’s eye. Julie Harding finds out why they still mean more than silverware.
GUERNSEY: Exploring by boat, the abundant flora and fauna of the Bailiwick.
ART: Kiki McDonough’s favourite painting.
FARMING LIFE: A new era dawns on Jamie Blackett’s farm as fast fibre broadband finally arrives.
MASTERPIECE: Jack Watkins is haunted by the Gothic power of Daphne du Maurier’s classic novel Rebecca.
CASTELL COCH: John Goodall explores 13th century Castell Coch in Cardiff.
INTERIORS: Clive Aslet on why the terraced house has endured and Amelia Thorpe matches blue and green.
GARDENS: Why fuchsia snobs should think again.
LUXURY: The good stuff Hetty Lintell is beside the seaside.
IAN MCKELLEN: Age is no barrier to greatness Michael Billington admires Sir Ian McKellen’s Hamlet.
RECIPE: Melanie Johnson on tomatoes.
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The Henry VII-era house that was dismantled piece by piece and shipped to the USAAgecroft Hall, near Manchester, didn't meet the same miserable end as some of Britain's other country homes. Instead, it was shipped to the USA and repurposed as a museum.
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‘The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago; the second best time is now'Now is the time to firstly, hug a tree, and secondly, plant some more — in increasingly imaginative ways.
