Enthusiasms this month: old roses

SUMMER came early this year, which means that ...

Two new roses named after Jane Austen novels ...

Michael reveals some brilliant varieties for every space

Cecil and his pug dog in his indoor ...

The Yellow Boy by Joshua Reynolds saw multiple peregrinations, passing even through (Romanian) royal hands for a time, before returning to London in 1981. It now headlines a selling exhibition of magnificent 18th to 20th-century works

Look to the beautiful beds and borders of Hidcote Manor to discover how to prolong the season of interest, with this advice from National Trust head gardener Lottie Allen