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With its colourful façades, lush gardens and striking views, Portmeirion belongs on the Italian Riviera, but this work of art was built in Wales

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Anticipation starts to build every autumn, when the Royal Horticultural Society announces the gardens for its Chelsea Flower Show, which runs from 20 to 24 May. Between then and the show’s gates openi

Designers Monty Don with Jamie Butterworth Contractor Form Plants Plants Form Plants Relocating to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home A feature garden that celebrates how to easily turn our gardens into space

Pick up some top tips and immerse yourself in beauty by paying a visit to gardens across the UK this summer. Here are a few suggestions from AG ’s Sue Bradley

Beer comes in a bewilderment of varieties, produced on a giant scale or in tiny microbreweries. Such dominance isn’t bad for a drink supped for more than 10,000 years, writes Clare Hunt