This week in Country Life we talk to the owners trying to give the distinctive Dandie Dinmont terrier a happy ending – can we save this delightful dog? We’re also delighted by what the third phase of restoration at Stowe in Buckinghamshire has achieved, we enjoy the Georgian influences that have been drawn into the recently created gardens at Parsonage Farm, West Sussex, we consider the extraordinary role the WI has played in feeding the nation and protecting the rural economy, we find older downsizers are moving back to London and we learn to cook with lavender.
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