The dogs are doing it for fun

Bringing you some of the gardening news highlights

As winter relinquishes its grip, Tessa Waugh enjoys a copybook meet, with convivial chat, springy turf and good sport – while the real hunting aficionados demonstrate their teleporting skills

With 36 years in hunt service behind him, Robert McCarthy is one of the country’s most senior and most respected huntsmen. He talks to Tessa Waugh about Crufts, the current situation and life in Northumberland

At his Isle of Skye restaurant Edinbane Lodge, chef Calum Montgomery is giving visitors an authentic taste of the Scottish Highlands

Charles Quest-Ritson talks to Trevor White, whose Norfolk rose nursery is sought out by enthusiasts for the quality and variety of its stock

Kew team unveils more than 100 species new to science, reports Ian Hodgson