Pictures from the home front

THOMAS W SCHALLER IS AN INTERNATIONALLY-ACCLAIMED WATERCOLOUR ARTIST based in New York. He is the winner of numerous awards, including from the Institute of Classical Art and Architecture, the America

Ever since the botanist Joseph Dalton Hooker ventured to the Himalayas on his 1847 plant-hunting expedition, this species-rich, biodiverse region has held a fascination for British plant lovers. It’s

There are many reasons that an artist’s ambitions can be thwarted, including the decision to become a teacher. Later this month, an exhibition will shine a light on talent obscured by a career in the classroom

The garden at Salthrop Manor, Wiltshire The home of Sophie Conran

When COUNTRY LIFE’s Henry Avray Tipping spotted a 17th-century four poster languishing in a Herefordshire attic in 1911, he set off a chain of events that saw the bed leave its ancestral home and land at The Met in New York

On the south-western edge of St Albans, winding paths lead into a heart-warming garden that embraces autumn flowers and family memories. The borders are as vibrant and colourful as most gardens’ in mi