This week in Country Life we celebrate gorgeous autumn gardens as we immerse ourselves in Shute House, Wiltshire, one of Geoffrey Jellicoe’s most-admired creations. We also investigate the saffron crocus, source of the world’s most valuable spice, and meet two growers leading its renaissance in the Loire valley.
Meanwhile, we learn that trugs are making a comeback, we discover why poison appealed to Agatha Christie, who used it widely in her books, we reveal the latest in interior design and select the highlights from Decorex International and Focus/15, we learn to cook with figs and Harry Meade chooses his favourite painting for us.
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Five of the National Trust's most outstanding paintings, as chosen by the curators who care for the charity’s world-class collectionAs The National Trust celebrates its 130th anniversary, we asked five of their curators to choose a key artwork from the charity's huge collection.
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Interiors that inspire in a four-bedroom cottage in HertfordshireCome for the Grade II-listed family home an hour from Central London, stay for the interior-design inspiration.
