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HIDING IN THE HEBRIDES: A tour of Scotland’s western isles yields a cornucopia of whitesand beaches, views and ancient sites, discovers Kenneth Steven.
TEA FOR TWO: Afternoon tea is a tradition worth indulging in. Claire Jackson tucks into finger sandwiches, strike-me-pink sponge and, of course, tea.
KITCHEN GARDEN COOK: What to do with plums.
PROPERTY: The finest houses on the market.
PEELING BACK YEARS: The garden of Carnell, Ayrshire, showcases the fruits of many generations, says Non Morris.
INTERIORS: How to transform unusual spaces, from shepherd’s huts to stables.
ANIMAL MAGIC: Octavia Pollock talks to Charles Martell about learning to make Stinking Bishop cheese and driving his Gloucester cows.
REGENCY REVIVAL: Never before featured in Country Life, grand Ardgowan House in Renfrewshire is an astonishing survival, reveals John Goodall
FAVOURITE PAINTING: Lachie Stewart's selection.
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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.
