Rural riddles

Now the crowds have gone, Karen Youngs heads to the beach to enjoy the antics of some recent arrivals

Letter of the week Get your goat ...

The sight of these sensational aerodynamic birds in flight brings much joy. Here’s how to help these summertime visitors

Throughout August I cut the box hedges that give shape to the vegetable garden. They’re just under waist height but that’s enough to protect most plants from the wind and they are a good dark backgrou

With AG’s gardening expert Ruth Hayes

Plants are so clever at adapting to their increasingly hot, sunny and dry surroundings