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THE REAL TEST: Can England carry their winning streak into the Ashes?
COTTAGE GARDEN: The joy of rambling roses, hollyhocks and herbs.
KITCHEN GARDEN COOK: The best of British raspberries.
PICTURE-PERFECT COTTAGES: Annunciata Elwes shows us the best on the market right now.
THE FOX-PITT’S REPTILES: Animal Magic takes a turn from the fluffy.
KITCHENS: How make them social.
ARTS-AND-CRAFTS: The remodelling of a Gloucestershire cottage.
FAVOURITE PAINTING: Cricket commentator Alison Mitchell picks an Aboriginal piece.
KITCHEN GARDEN COOK: Melanie Johnson cooks cracking carrots.
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