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The wicker weavers who can make a picnic hamper with such skill that you can choose whether it's silent or squeaky
Lifting the lid on a sturdy hamper to find cold ham and ginger beer is a summer joy. Here are some of the wicker weavers who make the dream come true.
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175 years of London Waterloo: 'The gateway to everything that’s wonderful'
As commuters dash to catch their train home from south London and lovers meet under its giant clock, Julie Harding explores Waterloo — Britain’s busiest railway station — on the eve of its 175th anniversary.
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Shire horses: Bring in the heavyweights
England’s past might have been ‘borne on his back’, but now, thanks to a rediscovered appreciation of his delightful temperament and eco credentials, the future of the Shire horse looks brighter than it has for decades, says Julie Harding
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In Focus: T.S. Eliot's The Waste Land, the poem of broken modern civilisation that seems more apt than ever
On the 100th anniversary of its publication, Julie Harding asks why T. S. Eliot’s great poem The Waste Land, with its devastating vision of a broken modern civilisation, still resonates so strongly today.
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Nature's winners and losers of the summer of 2022
Blazing heat and — belatedly — thundering rains caused havoc with Nature this summer, but there are always those who thrive and those who struggle in unusual times. Julie Harding takes a look at who came off best in the past few turbulent months.
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The Duchess of Cornwall's country champions, from a bee master and an equine therapist to The Prince of Wales and Jeremy Clarkson
The Duchess of Cornwall names her countryside champions in the 13 July 2022 issue, which she has guest edited. Among them are her husband The Prince of Wales — whom she describes as ‘a countryman to the core’— as well as a wine producer, a bee master and TV presenter Jeremy Clarkson.
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Fell ponies: Resilient, surefooted, sensible — and absolutely adorable
A royal favourite, the hardy and hairy little Fell pony can pull a sledge, emerge alive after weeks in a snowdrift and win hearts with a glance. Julie Harding celebrates the breed society’s 100th anniversary.
