Loving the lily of the valley

Liz Zorab provides inspiration for the creation of a calming garden space

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IT being the season for the painted purple ...

The latest from Carol's beautiful cottage garden... plus her diary for the week!

With returning swifts screaming across the rooftop and golden buttercup pollen gilding his Wellingtons as he strides across the cow meadow, John Lewis-Stempel marvels at the many pleasures of May