Country Life 29 April 2020
Country Life 29 April 2020 looks at greenhouses, biting saints and the author of 'Black Beauty'.


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GREENHOUSES: How to choose the right one.
BLACK BEAUTY: The 200th anniversary of Anna Sewell's birth prompts a look at her perennially-popular novel.
COLUMBINE HALL: Jeremy Musson tells the tale of an ideal English home.
MOATED HOUSES: You know you need one.
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MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: A Goya chosen by Caroline Cranbrook.
PLAYING CARDS: They're more than just a game.
BITING MARY MAGDALENE: Amy Jeffs' series on saints continues with St Hugh.
JOHN LEWIS-STEMPEL: Wildflower woes.
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