The way we were photographs from the country life archive

(Photograph taken around 1955) This photograph brought instant memories of when, as a teenager, I regularly walked with friends, Barry, George, Eric, and others, from Portland Street (near the Royal I

Letter of the week As old as ...

Three stellar estates in Wales and Staffordshire show how careful restoration is always worth the effort

If you’ve ever wondered what the gardens of some of Britain’s best landscape architects look like, there’s a new book that tours these places

French artists have appropriated alfresco dining ever since Édouard Manet scandalised Paris with his Le Déjeuner sur l’herbe , yet many charming scenes were painted in Britain, too, and are worth rediscovering, says Deborah Nicholls-Lee

James Cordingley, head gardener at National Trust Dunster Castle in Somerset, tells us about its diverse planting and historical features