Category: A Country Living

Voice of the showground

Tracie Beardsley meets the Dorset man who is the voice of country shows, polo matches and equestrian events around the world Suddenly, it all makes...

Bud, bloom, berry … repeat

As boys they picked blueberries on a Dorset farm and now the Benson brothers blend tradition, flowers and cafe culture at the plantation Little did...

In the company of bees

From CPR on the kitchen floor to spinning honey in a shed, Stephen Toop found peace, healing and purpose in beekeeping on a Dorset...

Big bad wolf proof

Tracie Beardsley meets sustainable builder Phil Christopher, championing a straw home revolution and defying the big bad wolf It would have been a very different...

Forever fronds

Meet the couple who have brought an exotic plant world to the village of Spetisbury, growing a pteridophile passion into a living It was a...

A binding narrative

Peter Wiltshire learned the art of hand bookbinding from his father. Now, he’s restoring literary treasures in his own Dorset workshop Peter Wiltshire gently lifts...

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Oh good, it’s mud season again

It finally rained, it’s autumn eventing season – and for Jess Rimmer it’s a fresh reminder that eventers are never quite satisfied Right – I...

Name that village …

We had fewer correct guesses of last month’s mystery postcard which was of East Stour. We’re thinking his pick this month is the hardest...

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