Worth its weight in gold

IT was the smell which first drew Amelia towards the souk. A heady mix of sweet jasmine and piquant spices, together with another scent she couldn’t identify, combined to form something that made her

SOME mornings I sit and marvel at the ...

“Hands of Saint Dominic” by Albrecht Dürer, 1506; ...

Scented foliage and the hum of enraptured bees awaken the senses in a garden where monardas, with their shaggy blooms, are the stars

Although our tiny London ‘garden’ spends most of its life in the shade, and there’s enough room to swing a proverbial cat, I’m a keen gardener. I discovered that certain Old Rose varieties grow surpri

Quiz of the week 1) Name the silk-producing ...