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Eight of the best sundials for your garden

Eight of the best sundials for your garden

Elegant sundials that chart the movement of the sun as it crosses the sky, selected by Amelia Thorpe. Statement piece
My Favourite Painting: Paul Chesney

My Favourite Painting: Paul Chesney

Paul Chesney of Chesneys Fireplaces chooses a classic Renoir. Paul Chesney on Hills around the Bay of Moulin Huet, Guernsey by
Six magnificent country houses for sale, as seen in Country Life

Six magnificent country houses for sale, as seen in Country

This week’s look at the best homes to come to the market via Country Life includes a Gloucestershire masterpiece and
Comfrey: What you need to know about the plant that ‘looks like borage a couple of gins into a long weekend’

Comfrey: What you need to know about the plant that

Mark Diacono on the beautiful and untamed joy of comfrey. Comfrey is an upright, clump-forming perennial that looks a little
How to help a dog who’s scared of going places in the car, by expert trainer Ben Randall

How to help a dog who’s scared of going places

A retired greyhound with an unknown past is the subject of this week’s advice article from our resident dog whisperer
Mapperton House: A Dorset masterpiece, and still the nation’s finest manor house?

Mapperton House: A Dorset masterpiece, and still the nation’s finest

Fresh research reveals more about Mapperton House, Dorset, one of our most celebrated manor houses and its magnificent gardens. Timothy
‘One of the best waterside homes in England’ on the open market for the first time in 145 years

‘One of the best waterside homes in England’ on the

The Haven is a magnificent house by the sea that invites all sorts of superlatives. Penny Churchill takes a look.
When did the first passenger jet take to the skies?

When did the first passenger jet take to the skies?

‘Nowadays we travel to all parts of the globe, often within a day and often without changing planes,’ says Martin
The Shropshire Union Canal: Thomas Telford’s engineering marvel and enduring legacy

The Shropshire Union Canal: Thomas Telford’s engineering marvel and enduring

Thomas Telford’s great legacy is the Shropshire Union Canal, a feat of engineering and a delight to walk beside. Fiona
The gardens at Kestle Barton: A landscape of creeks and fields married to an award-winning gallery

The gardens at Kestle Barton: A landscape of creeks and

Caroline Donald visits the garden at Kestle Barton Gallery, near Helford, Cornwall. Photographs by Mark Bolton. Reached along a narrow
The transformative power of good interior design, on show to the world in Chelsea

The transformative power of good interior design, on show to

Giles Kime reports from the WOW!house, and recommends a visit to see it at Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour, before it
Spectacular Scottish castles and estates for sale

Spectacular Scottish castles and estates for sale

We take a look at the finest castles, country houses and estates for sale in Scotland, from under £700,000 to