This week in Country Life we celebrate the Best of British and applaud our nation's greatest glories. We also visit Bamburgh Castle, the defining landmark of the Northumbrian coast, we investigate the role bees play in art, we chart the history of the christening robe, we reveal the latest in interior design and we learn to cook with courgettes.
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Wakehurst: 500 years of history, 2.4 billion seeds, 500 acres of planting, and scientists who might just save us allCharles Quest-Ritson takes a look at the amazing work that's been done to update Wakehurst, Kew's trailblazing outpost in Sussex.
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The reality of 20 years of house price rises in Britain, from the places that have had a charmed life to the spots where it's a struggle to move back homeAt first glance the ups and downs of the property market seem to even out over time — but dig in to the numbers and you'll see wild regional variations which paint a very difference picture. Annabel Dixon analyses new research which tells the story.
