Five foundations of lofty ambitions

Rachel has been growing cut flowers at her Oxfordshire farm, Green & Gorgeous, since 2008. She shares which seeds she’s excited about sowing this autumn: pretty pastels and perennials Icelandic poppie

British food champion Tom Kerridge embraces the abundance of late-summer produce in simple, colourful dishes made for sharing outdoors

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There’s something beautiful about touching an object made by the hand in a material that came from the earth – these makers are producing outstanding pieces

Sarah Dowling and her partner Jack had previously been in a tiny shared flat, and even lived on a houseboat for a year, ‘which was as lovely and romantic as you’d think,’ she says, ‘but also hard work

Choosing paint should be fun, if all the dreamy room reveals on Instagram are to be believed, but the reality is often very different. For most of us, there is a big gap between the desire for a bold