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The Designer's Room
A versatile living space created by Bunny Turner for a London apartment
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
Lights, Camera, Action!
Welcoming a film crew into your home can bring fame and a little fortune
Explore All Avenues
Far from bringing Nature to heel, Britain’s finest avenues of trees awe us with their powers
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.
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.
Not Such A New Boy Now
The headmaster of Summer Fields on a political and educational legacy
Prepare To Be Amazed
Clive Aslet unravels the remarkable story of Randoll Coate, maker of extraordinary mazes for a range of distinguished clients
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.
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.
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
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
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