Charlotte Reather meets the force of nature that is the Duchess of Northumberland for a whirlwind tour of her amazing castle gardens

The search for still-life subjects led the artist Kate Friend to some of the greatest gardens and gardeners in the country, discovers Tiffany Daneff

Our festive traditions may feel rooted in celebrations of the birth of Christ, but the trees and plants we use for decoration tell a different story

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Christmas starts late for us here at Longmeadow, around about the 20th of December, as two of my children have birthdays in December, and when they were little it seemed only right they enjoyed their

Celebrated in the loveliest of carols, holly warms hearts anew each winter, but there’s more to the spiky gem than merely Christmas cheer, writes Deborah Nicholls-Lee