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Sip back and relax
Once relegated to the back of the drinks cabinet, vermouth is enjoying a fresh revival and not only as a traditional cocktail ingredient, says Jack Adair Bevan
It's a dog's world
What’s the best way to live side by side with our four-legged friends, asks Arabella Youens
If you go down to the woods today...
Isabella Worsley has designed interiors of treehouses in the grounds of Callow Hall in Derbyshire that are at one with their surroundings, finds Arabella Youens
A lot of bottle
Jennifer Manners has spent three years developing a range of luxury rugs made from recycled water bottles, finds Arabella Youens
An eye to the future
Embarking on a new chapter in the history of an ancestral home requires patience, persistence and the right guidance, finds Kitty Galsworthy
Blends with benefits
The British are very conservative when it comes to tea, but a gentle revolution is under way, spearheaded, in part, by a new breed of experts. Rob Crossan meets some of our best tea sommeliers to discuss the nation’s cuppa habits
Where dinosaurs still walk the earth
THE National Lottery Heritage Fund (NLHF) has announced that it intends to invest $3.6 billion over the next 10 years, it was revealed last week.
Surprise: we're here!
A COMMUNITY of ‘at least’ 50 beavers has been discovered in the River Avon near Bristol, surprising researchers, Natural England said last week.
Think before you fire
SAVE SHOOTING NOW’ is the cry from the Countryside Alliance and other shooting organisations after a 12-week consultation on game bird releasing was announced by Natural Resources Wales (NRW).
I err, therefore I am
Although often overlooked, the Easter message is as much about making mistakes as it is about Resurrection. However, getting it wrong and letting go of our perfectionism is the key to a more contented life, says the Revd Dr Colin Heber-Percy
One a penny
Nothing is as delicious as a fluffy, spicy, fruity hot cross bun at Easter, but its miraculous properties and ancient origins may be a little exaggerated, as Carla Passino discovers
A bolt from the blue
John McCutchan's ancient bluebell woods in East Sussex have been bringing joy, scent and a spectacular carpet of colour for the past 50 years, as Natasha Goodfellow discovers
Golden Guernsey goat
GUERNSEY'S fine-boned native goat, with Tits rippling coat a palette of pale gold and rust shades, has been proven genuinely to originate from the Channel Island, thanks to DNA research carried out by the University of Córdoba in Spain.
Beneath the rose
Campion Hall, Oxford, part I: The task of creating a Jesuit hall in Oxford in the 1930s was eagerly assumed by Sir Edwin Lutyens. In the first of two articles, Clive Aslet reveals the story of this remarkable building
Halls of fame
Although they may no longer feature medieval remains, use of the word 'hall' signifies a building of exception
The lonesome crowded west
Their proximity to London, combined with their serene landscapes, make Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and Berkshire as desirable as ever
All in the family
generation takes on As the fifth the care of this historic garden, Charles Quest-Ritson rejoices in the unique legacy of its horticulturally astute owners
Currant thinking
IN a jar to the side of my desk sit a number of upturned items: a 6H pencil from the table at which my father wrote that I use for sketching garden plans, a pen for writing plant labels and a fork that’s more practical than pretty.
Treasure island
With acres of towering Scottish hills to stalk and myriad remote islands to explore, the Benmore estate is a dreamland for each generation
All aboard for all connections
Take your time and travel in old-fashioned luxury aboard the revived Orient Express, advises Rosie Paterson
A slippery slope
OVER a family dinner recently, we began reminiscing about memorable meals. Not the home- cooked variety round the kitchen table, but overseas feasts relished on holiday, those unforgettable breakfasts, lunches or dinners that, for whatever reason, have lodged a place in our memories.
The passion and the paintings
The pathos of the Easter story has inspired some artists to create their best and most affecting work, from Michelangelo to Dalí, Giotto to Inchbald. Michael Prodger highlights both the heart-stopping and the heart-breaking -and the sheer bravura of it all
Lübeck's in the air
When aesthete Harold Peto met 'modest and retiring' Ernest George, the London skyline turned into a riot of German, Flemish and Dutch gables that delighted and horrified people in equal measure, as Carla Passino discovers
Fiddling while Britain burns
WE’RE going to be warned by mobile phone if we’re likely to be flooded or threatened by storms or, eventually, terrorism. The Government has done a deal with the mobile-phone operators that will cover 90% of the country.
Putting Man on the map
UNTIL the publication of Jonathan Kewley’s book, my scant knowledge about the ancient kingdom of Man amounted to the deathly TT motorcycle races, Manx cats without tails, Baillie Scott’s inventive Arts-and-Crafts houses and Sir John Betjeman’s elegiac essay, when he went ‘tramping kneedeep in blaeberry bushes on the wild west coast’, was exhilarated by the narrow-gauge railways and transfixed by the Tynwald Day celebrations.
New kid on the block
The new Línea Maestra line by Cuba's Partagás is worthy of enthusiasm
Return to magnificent Maastricht
After the dramas, the TEFAF fair is back as the art world's most important showcase
Faithful and fearless to the last
From the lifelike painting of majestic otterhound Brizo to Queen Victoria's affectionate portrait of her beloved dachshund, Waldmann, we've long turned to art to celebrate our cherished canine companions, says Matthew Dennison
It's only natural
Inspired by the crystal-clear swimming lakes of Austria and Germany, natural swimming pools are making more of a splash here than ever, says Anna Tyzack
The first unfurling
I NEVER quite remember how glorious it is going to be, that first day in spring when I can stay out all day in the garden, not doing anything unpleasant such as pruning roses, but simply fiddling about—a bit of weeding, a bit of tying in, but mostly just wandering, fitting myself back into the plot.