This week in Country Life we tell the story of the Château de Malmaison, the remarkable country retreat created by the Empress Joséphine, we investigate the challenges facing today’s boulangers, we visit a family who continue the tradition of Beaufort cheese production in the high French Alps, we learn to respect the many tiny creatures that like to take up summer residence with us and we learn to cook with blueberries.
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Hampnett House: A Gloucestershire garden where an empty, squelchy lawn has been replaced by 'gorgeous flowery generosity'What to do if you inherit a garden that isn’t your style? Tiffany Daneff visits the garden at Hampnett House, Gloucestershire — home of Mr Sanjeev Shah and Ms Mansi Amin — and finds a space that has undergone a major transformation, from high-concept minimalism to flower-filled paradise. Photographs by Britt Willoughby Dyer.
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Curious Questions: Where did the viral Instagram Shaker kitchen come from — and how is it linked to Quakerism?The traditional and incredibly versatile Shaker kitchen is looked up to the world over, but where did it actually come from?
