ERIC RAVILIOUS: The work of ‘the boy’ is renowned for its clarity. Peyton Skipwith looks at the life of Eric Ravilious.
SELF-PORTRAITS: Self-portraits have offered an insight into artists’ personalities, interests and statuses for centuries, says Matthew Dennison.
AMPNEY CRUCIS: Plantaholic heaven? The Coach House, Ampney Crucis, Gloucestershire, home of The Specialist Plant Fairs, is as distinctive as one might wish. Tiffany Daneff pays a visit.
SCHOOLS: Pupils are leading the eco-friendly charge, reports Madeleine Silver; the schools that are joining up to offer education from toddler to teenager; finding alternatives to the old public-school/Oxbridge route; and as Harrow School marks its 450th anniversary, John Goodall looks at its grand architectural story.
JOHN LEWIS-STEMPEL: The award-winning writer finds a heron battling the mud far more effectively than he manages himself.
ANNIE SLOAN'S FAVOURITE PAINTING: The author and colour expert chooses a contradictory still life.
INTERIORS: Persia is reborn in East Anglia through Boris Aldridge’s tiles, reveals Lucien de Guise. Plus, the joy of character and pattern.
LUXURY: Bags, opals and Harriet Walter.
LEEKS: A delicious recipe from our Kitchen Garden Cook.
SOUTHDOWN SHEEP: Jack Watkins on their teddy bear faces and soft wool.
ARROWHEADS: Fearsome arrowheads are being forged again in deepest Dorset, discovers Ben Lerwill.
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How to disconnect from reality and feel like a new person in under 72 hoursOur round-up of the best British retreats that work wellness wonders in under 72 hours.
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Evenley Wood Garden: 'I didn't know a daffodil from a daisy! But being middle-aged, ignorant and obstinate, I persisted'When Nicola Taylor took on her plantsman father’s flower-filled woodland, she knew more about horses than trees, but, as Tiffany Daneff discovers, that hasn’t stopped her from making a great success of the garden. Photographs by Clive Nichols.
