Few potteries operating today capture the mood of comfortable English life as well as Emma Bridgewater. Founded in 1984 when Emma couldn’t find a suitable present for her mother and decided to make on

This grown-up gourmand is a limited edition twist on AERIN’s bestselling Amber Musk, and a new firm favourite for me. With vanilla fragrances everywhere nowadays, the amber in this one stops it from b

This grown-up gourmand is a limited edition twist on AERIN’s bestselling Amber Musk, and a new firm favourite for me. With vanilla fragrances everywhere nowadays, the amber in this one stops it from b

Right now, I’m pruning the roses. I hate them looking so straggly and forlorn, and he-who-has-opinions can’t bear their wayward stems trying to snag him as he makes his way to the shed. I feel the ros

The garden in winter can often seem like something to be endured rather than enjoyed for gardeners who dash to garden centres at Easter, departing with cars brimful of petunias and bags of compost. Bu

A good time to visit The Old Rectory in Doynton is as dusk falls on a frosty December evening. Driving in through the gate, you’ll be cheered by the sight of two illuminated Portuguese laurel cylinder