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The Designer's Room

A versatile living space created by Bunny Turner for a London apartment

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July 19, 2018
Oh, For The Wings Of A Butterfly!
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Oh, For The Wings Of A Butterfly!

A display of orchids at this year’s Chatsworth Flower Show is a chance to glimpse the sort of ‘orchidmania’ that gripped 19th-century plant collectors

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May 23, 2018
Lights, Camera, Action!
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Lights, Camera, Action!

Welcoming a film crew into your home can bring fame and a little fortune

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May 23, 2018
Explore All Avenues
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Explore All Avenues

Far from bringing Nature to heel, Britain’s finest avenues of trees awe us with their powers

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7 mins  |
May 23, 2018
Why We Lead The World In Watercolours
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Why We Lead The World In Watercolours

From Turner’s luminous paintings on a grand scale to Towne’s meticulous landscapes and Ravilious’s soft evocations of the South Downs, Huon Mallalieu applauds the enduring legacy of the great British watercolour.

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February 22 2017
In Praise Of A Cult Classic
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In Praise Of A Cult Classic

The hyacinth was one of the most celebrated flowers in the Classical world, but later, like its compatriot the tulip, it ‘went from cult, to craze, to commonplace’. Mark Griffiths traces the rise, fall and rise again of an anciently revered bloom and Jacky Hobbs visits a remarkable National Collection.

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February 22 2017
Not Such A New Boy Now
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Not Such A New Boy Now

The headmaster of Summer Fields on a political and educational legacy

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5 mins  |
March 01 2017
Prepare To Be Amazed
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Prepare To Be Amazed

Clive Aslet unravels the remarkable story of Randoll Coate, maker of extraordinary mazes for a range of distinguished clients

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March 01 2017
Preserved To Perfection
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Preserved To Perfection

Lyddington Palace, Rutland In the care of English Heritage. A residence of the Bishop of Lincoln, converted into an almshouse, offers a unique insight into the realities of grand domestic life in England in about 1500.

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March 01 2017
It's Not All Black and White
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It's Not All Black and White

From Wonderland to Hogwarts, the battle between pawns, knights and kings has raged for centuries. Matthew Dennison discovers how chess won a place in British culture.

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6 mins  |
March 01 2017
Feeling On Top of The World
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Feeling On Top of The World

The transformation of an old hillside garden on Ireland’s east coast leaves Non Morris feeling exhilarated and inspired

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January 25 2017
Through The Glass Wall
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Through The Glass Wall

The first camellias brought to Chatsworth two centuries ago began a fine collection that, to this day, is still cultivated within the old glasshouses, finds Jacky Hobbs

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January 25 2017
Imagining architecture
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Imagining architecture

Whether a building has been long lost or is yet to be erected, the business of visualising it convincingly is both highly technical and demanding. John Goodall talks to five outstanding practitioners about their artistry

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July 20 2016