AMELIA arrives home from her half-day at work. She has the week’s shopping and quickly squirrels everything away, leaving just her children’s magazines on the kitchen table. Seeing she only has three-

It’s easy to underestimate the power of winter out on the hillside when you’re tucked away in the lea of a stable yard, finds Tessa Waugh , after an optimistic hacking route proves treacherous

The fact that gardeners are obsessed by the weather is hardly surprising. It governs just about everything we do – especially at this time of year when frosts can be lethal. The fact is that it matter

Unlike the shelter of a studio -where the light is steady, the wind absent, and the kettle within reach - there is no such control outdoors. Instead, it offers participation: you don’t simply observe

Unlike the shelter of a studio -where the light is steady, the wind absent, and the kettle within reach - there is no such control outdoors. Instead, it offers participation: you don’t simply observe

IT was a clear early spring day, the breeze light and the sands empty. Sea and land seemed to go on forever, their divisions blurred by light and distance. Brigitte Wetherby breathed in the salty air