From a milliner inspired by topiary to a model-turned-ecological gardener and a couple who swapped jobs in telecommunications for growing vegetables, Sir David Beckham’s rural heroes tell Julie Harding why craft and the countryside are key

In and around the Howardian Hills, chefs are crafting dishes that sing of this county’s rich larder, with ingredients like zesty spruce tips and salted rhubarb adding pizazz to locally sourced fish, meat and game

In his final column for the season, Joe Swift looks back at a memorable year — and work for the months ahead

Advice and inspiration with Nige Eaton, , horticulture expert at Moss & Moor, Ilkley

Orderly hedges and classic features contrast with unruly wildlife-friendly planting in this rural Hertfordshire garden

On an open and windswept tract of land in Oxfordshire, where once stood some derelict barns and a lone maple tree, our guest editor has created a haven for his family and his honeybees, discovers Alan Titchmarsh