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In winter, when the art school here at Benton End closed for the year and the garden fell quiet, Cedric Morris would head to warmer climes to escape the chill of his 16th-century house, but also to pa

Reviews of four tomes ideal for your coffee table – and for perusing during holiday downtime

John Miles rounds up some recent releases…

Orderly hedges and classic features contrast with unruly wildlife-friendly planting in this rural Hertfordshire garden

I found it quite disconcerting, drinking a pint with Queen Boudicca and her Iceni warriors lurking behind me. I was in the Odd One Out, a quirky pub in Colchester and was getting used to finding histo