Country Life 7 August 2019

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THE RISE OF NATIVE SHEEP: Hardy and friendly, they’re on the up. Kate Green reports.

SHORTS: The history of the short trouser.

KITCHEN GARDEN COOK: Rocket, anyone?

THE FIVE TRUE COCKTAILS: Tom Parker Bowles picks his poison.

A HERD OF LLAMAS: Animal Magic listens to the conversations between a man and his herd.

PRODUCTIVE BEAUTY: Can your garden be useful and beautiful?

SALSIFY IS BACK: Emma Hughes salutes a Victorian favourite.

FAVOURITE PAINTING: Boodles owner Michael Wainwright chooses a reminder of his honeymoon.

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