VEGETABLE GARDEN
(Image credit: John Peacock)
Now that herbaceous perennials are pushing up rapidly, this is an ideal time to propagate them. Inspect the edge of a regenerating clump of geranium, campanula, aster or something of similar habit, and single out a marginal shoot for separation. Using an old carving knife or, for the dexterous, a spade, cut cleanly down, then remove the piece, complete with root and shoot. Take a few more out of the peri-meter without making inroads, then line out the progeny in a piece of cultivated ground and leave them to bulk up.
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Five frankly enormous mansions, including one with its own private swimming lake, as seen in Country LifeSometimes bigger really is better.
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Playing the fool: The rich history of tarot and how it satisfies our desire for transcendenceOnce an elaborate art form that entertained 15th-century Italian nobility, tarot cards have evolved into a tool of divination. A new exhibition shines a light on their history.
