7 of the best water gardens

Flooded in 1928 ( above ) when it ...

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How to admire and protect our wonderful waterways in the UK

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With high summer beckoning, John Lewis-Stempel reflects on the incomparable richness of pond life and the rewards of pausing to peer into the murky depths on a warm June afternoon

Idyllic swimming ponds are becoming a feature of Britain’s most stylish gardens. Charlotte Brook seeks expert advice on how to take the freshwater plunge