This week in Country Life we admire the effort that goes into nurturing England’s best grouse moors, we enjoy the meticulous plant selections and personal touch that imbue Old Bladbean Stud in Kent, we explain how to identify our native species of bumble bee, we discover that happiness is seeing an arboretum grow and flourish, we reveal the latest in interior design and we learn to cook with succulent summer plums.
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A castle for sale just down the road from Gleneagles, where everyone from George VI to a farmer and his pigs once roamed the grand hallsOrchil Castle has seen it all in a tumultuous century and a half — but it's getting back to its best, and now needs a brave new owner to take it on the next step of its journey.
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Five émigré artists who greatly enriched Britain's intellectual and creative scenesFrieze Masters kicks off this week and several contributing galleries are using it to shine a spotlight on the artistic contribution of émigrés past and present.
