This week in Country Life we celebrate gorgeous autumn gardens as we immerse ourselves in Shute House, Wiltshire, one of Geoffrey Jellicoe’s most-admired creations. We also investigate the saffron crocus, source of the world’s most valuable spice, and meet two growers leading its renaissance in the Loire valley.
Meanwhile, we learn that trugs are making a comeback, we discover why poison appealed to Agatha Christie, who used it widely in her books, we reveal the latest in interior design and select the highlights from Decorex International and Focus/15, we learn to cook with figs and Harry Meade chooses his favourite painting for us.
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Six beautiful homes around the world, from Portofino to Provence to Palm BeachAn exquisite villa tucked into a hillside? A A breathtaking apartment created to make you feel like you're flying through the endless blue skies?
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The 'greatest battle for 300 years': England's great estates face up to a green futureThe climate crisis will affect us all. All over Britain, major landowners are stepping up to tackle a warming world and biodiversity loss.
