This week in Country Life we meet the flower champions behind the UK’s 600-plus national plant collections, preserving species from acers to zelkovas, we explore Broughton Hall in North Yorkshire and discovers how one family transformed its medieval seat into a fashionable home, we celebrate the extraordinary charms of the tortoise, we reveal why real men should read maps and we learn to cook with strawberries.
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380 acres and 90 bedrooms on the £25m private island being sold by one of Britain's top music producersStormzy, Rihanna and the Rolling Stones are just a part of the story at Osea Island, a dot on the map in the seas off Essex.
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'A delicious chance to step back in time and bask in the best of Britain': An insider's guide to The SeasonHere's how to navigate this summer's top events in style, from those who know best.
