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Gardens, Plants And Butterflies

John Joiliffe ven without a heatwave, but this year E more than ever, August is the time W . hen most gardens, however well tended or illegally watered, begin to look jaded and......

Books

Bats in the Bell-Fry Richard Shone Vanessa Bell Frances Spalding (Weidenfeld & Nicolson £12.95) T he last time Vanessa Bell was written about to any purpose in this paper was......