The countryside in… june

With returning swifts screaming across the rooftop and golden buttercup pollen gilding his Wellingtons as he strides across the cow meadow, John Lewis-Stempel marvels at the many pleasures of May

There’s new hope for these beautiful wild flower areas, as we recognise their immeasurable value to the natural world

Butterflies have been having a tough time of it, says Joe Swift — so make your garden a place they’ll be happy to call home

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Centaurea cyanus ‘Polka Dot Mixed’ Picture yourselves at about the age of eight. It is your birthday and a party is planned. The morning has been fraught: as with all birthdays the excitement begins e

When summer beckons, it is answered by a chorus of glorious roses that fill an enchanting Isle of Wight garden, created from scratch by Derek and Louise Ness