Our special issue names the 100 finest country house architects, interior designers, decorators and garden designers in Britain – you can’t afford to miss it if you have plans to improve your home this year. Here’s what else you can expect:
FAVOURITE PAINTING: BBC foreign correspondent Feargal Keane picks a portrait.
THE REAL EASTER BUNNY: It’s not a bunny after all, but a brown hare. Marianne Taylor explains.
CARLA CARLISLE: How young people are the key to ending gun crime.
CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL: Marcus Armytage on the stories which will come out of next week’s big meeting.
PASHLEY MANOR: Jacky Hobbs on the annual tulip festival at the Sussex house.
LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE: The brick maker.
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SAVED FROM THE WRECKING BALL: Capheaton in Northampton has been revived by the family who nearly presided over its destruction.
CAULIFLOWER PIZZA: If you guessed that this creation could only come from Melanie Johnson, you’d be right.
GARDEN PHOTOGRAPHY: A look at the best images from the 11th International Garden Photographer of the Year competition.
THEATRE: Michael Billington on a star-studded show about good and evil.
PROPERTY: A 272-acre estate that includes its own cross-country course.
AUCTIONS: Fantastic beasts and where to buy them.
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