If you want to buy any of the plants mentioned below for your own garden, visit www.countrylife.co.uk/nursery and type or copy and paste the name into the search. Plants are delivered in sturdy boxes in a matter of days from one of the finest nurseries in the country.
It's been a wonderful year for vegetables in the garden but you need to make sure you're keeping up with their development! The grower of courgettes will have to cut them daily, searching among the rasping foliage, to prevent the fruits turning, apparently overnight, into monster marrows, which make for an occasional novelty, but are not always a welcome gift. French and runner beans also need to be rigorously looked over each evening, if possible.
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Dawn Chorus: A Blue Plaque for Marc Bolan, holidaying in the Caribbean with Francis Ford Coppola and a history of the National Gallery in 25 picturesPlus the best of the property pages, and how the railways will save the countryside.
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Game, set, match: 12 of the world’s most beautiful tennis courtsFrom Italy to Indonesia, when it comes to hotel amenities, a picturesque tennis court will always trump a 24-hour gym. So, before you book your next holiday, take a look at our pick of the 12 best.
