New document from charity fights for legal recognition to protect historic landscapes, reports Ian Hodgson

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In his final column for the season, Joe Swift looks back at a memorable year — and work for the months ahead

One of the many highlights for visitors to Cliveden in Buckinghamshire has always been the 80 acres of gardens, which encompass a geometric parterre, a maze, a water garden and the famous Long Garden

Earliest gardening memory Helping my ouma and oupa water their garden in South Africa. The fruits of their labours – mangoes, pomegranates, figs – were abundant. First plant love Papaver rhoeas, the c