In spring, thousands of daffodils illuminate the fields and riverbanks at Farndale, in a corner of North Yorkshire rich in folklore and history

A derelict florist’s shop of diminutive proportions has been given a new lease of life as a small, but perfectly formed, country home full of characterful charm

For artist Nellie Shepherd, the landscape outside her painstakingly renovated farmhouse is just as important as the colourful scene inside it

Chantal and Rob Powell have used sympathetic methods and materials to give their ancient Dorset farm a new relevance for the 21st century

Alison Lewis planned to mark her 50th birthday by buying a diamond ring, but instead she bought this gem of a house – and has never looked back

Lydia Macpherson and Nick MacKinnon, both poets, have turned a property on the wild Yorkshire Moors into a magical home