A good time to visit The Old Rectory in Doynton is as dusk falls on a frosty December evening. Driving in through the gate, you’ll be cheered by the sight of two illuminated Portuguese laurel cylinder

In winter the bones of the formal garden at Owlpen Manor come to life. Highlighted with frost, the dark greens and greys of hedges and topiary take on the patina of an engraving. The manicured parterr

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

Colour co-ordinated Buccellati has spoiled us with two ...

This grown-up gourmand is a limited edition twist on AERIN’s bestselling Amber Musk, and a new firm favourite for me. With vanilla fragrances everywhere nowadays, the amber in this one stops it from b

The quiet beauty of winter sets the stage in this garden, where topiary shapes and the borrowed landscape are the main performers