With the arrival of spring and sunnier days our minds turn to picnics, sports days, cricket matches – a decent blanket for sitting on is a must. In any case,…
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How to perk up droopy tulips
Droopy tulips What can I do about droopy tulips? We are very fortunate to have a super collection of different varieties of tulips in our new garden. However, I find…
Sir Alfred Munnings, sporting artist
Alfred Munnings is a name that every sportman wants on their wall. For the frugal a print, for the well-heeled a painting. He was simply an exceptional sporting artist, with…
The Nevill Arms reviewed by The Field magazine
Good for: Nevill Holt Festival goers Picturesque market towns History buffs Carrying off the role of both boutique hotel and vibrant village boozer isn’t easy but The Nevill Arms in…
Eostre and Easter. What are the origins of this Spring festival?
Images of delighted children scampering around searching for brightly-coloured eggs and symbolic rabbits hopping with baskets seem to be the modern view of Easter. However they actually originate before the birth…
Spring turn out: when cows are put out to grass
The spring turn out In the Alps the seasonal droving of livestock from winter holdings in the valleys to summer mountain pastures is widely celebrated. Whilst the Alpine transhumance triggers…
Sporting Diana Sarah Henderson on the magic of growing up on her father’s racing yard
Sarah Henderson, the daughter of six-times National Hunt champion trainer Nicky Henderson has riding and the countryside in her blood
How can you encourage little owls to nest?
A reader writes: “Last year we were lucky enough to have little owls nesting in our barn. Do they return to the same place each year and is there anything…
Relatively deer-proof plants
My house sits in the middle of a farm surrounded by forestry. We love to see the wildlife in our garden but are unable to have flower beds as the…
What can I do about marauding pheasants in my garden?
Q: I live near a shoot, and my garden is inundated with pheasants celebrating the end of the shooting season and enjoying the calm. Every year they arrive and wreak…