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  1. 7 hours ago

    Today is , so let's hear your jokes about nature, beauty and history. Whether you’ve got a tree-mendous forest pun or summit funny about mountains, pop them below. Don’t worry, there’s plant-y of time.

    An orchard of trees in the foreground, in front of an inlet from the sea. In the distance, mountains rise up along the horizon, and white clouds float through a bright, blue sky.
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  2. 9 hours ago

    More than 85 years after it was envisioned by Vita Sackville-West and Harold Nicolson, a slice of Greece has arrived in Kent. Inspired by the couple’s visit to the Greek island, the Delos Garden has been revitalised by renowned landscaper, Dan Pearson.

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  3. 10 hours ago

    Close your eyes and focus on the summer scents that fill the air.

    A climbing rose bush spills over a low garden wall, the blooms surrounding an urn. The flowers are a blush pink colour and are in full bloom.
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  4. 20 hours ago

    An elegant adornment to the lake , look out for the deep crimson red of waterlilies in bloom.

    The jetty on Middle Lake surrounded by pink water lilies at Sheffield Park.
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  5. 21 hours ago

    Feeling like you’re always switched on and swiped out? Go off-grid and get back to basics with a stay beneath the stars:

    A red tent underneath a tree beside a lake. On the water is a white boat close to the shore, with more boats moored in the far distance.
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  6. 22 hours ago

    A cool, clean tiled expanse to enter into, or a warming tessellation of parquet tiles. Watch where you put your feet as you're stepping through the doors of your favourite historic houses:

    The Long Gallery at Ham House, Richmond-upon-Thames, Surrey
    The Entrance Hall at Dunham Massey, Cheshire.
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  7. Jun 30

    With a dash of perfume and sprinkle of colour, we’ve got all the ingredients needed for a feast for the senses in the summer gardens we care for:

    The garden at Mottistone in summer, looking down a gravel pathway to a stone house in the background. Either side of the pathway, the flower borders are bursting with colour from lilies, lavender and many other summer flowers in bloom.
    The Orangery Terrace at Powis Castle and Garden, showing a pathway leading between two flower bed full of colourful blooms in summer.
    The Sunk Garden at Mount Stewart in summer, a round garden with flower beds around the outside and a neat lawn at the centre.
    The garden in summer at Lyme park, with a pathway through the flower borders leading from a topiary entrance.
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  8. Jun 29

    Has a gentle tickle from the long soft plants reaching out from summer borders ever made you giggle?

    View along the herbaceous borders lining a garden path. Plants are leaning across the edge of the paving.
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  9. Jun 29

    A patchwork of colour has come together in the Rose Garden . With rich scents, delicate hues and the buzz of bees busy at work, a moment spent here is sure to enliven the senses.

    The Rose Garden at Chirk Castle, with four rectangular rose beds in the centre and a border of catmint around the outside.
    Looking over the purple catmint lining the Rose Garden and up to Chirk Castle itself.
    A close up of a bee enjoying the purple catmint in bloom at Chirk Castle.
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  10. Jun 29

    Meander through lush meadows and along bracing coastline this summer. We've pulled together our top trails with a view near you:

    A view over the lake at Mount Stewart, the banks surrounded by lush foliage in summer.
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  11. Jun 29

    Flowers to put a spring in your steps .

    Looking up a flight of stone steps at Sizergh Castle, each step bursting with fleasbane in bloom with small yellow and pink flowers.
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  12. Jun 29

    A tragic disappearance and a journey to uncover the truth. As if plucked from the pages of a mystery novel, a new exhibition reveals an almost forgotten disaster:

    Looking at the front of the house at Mount Stewart from across the grassy lawn, a cluster of blue hydrangeas visible in the foreground.
    An archive photo from the Estate of the Marquess of Londonderry. The black and white photo shows the small boat, the Mountstewart, sailing on Strangford Lough.
    An archive photo from the Estate of the Marquess of Londonderry. The black and white photo shows Joseph Grainge with staff outside of Mount Stewart.
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  13. Jun 29

    In 1833, six agricultural labourers met beneath this sycamore to discuss their unfair pay and working conditions. Later arrested, they became known as the Tolpuddle Martyrs, and the tree the symbolic home of the modern-day trade union movement:

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  14. Jun 28

    For an instant pick-me-up, head outside and surround yourself with the colours of summer.

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  15. Jun 28

    Solitary bees are the unsung heroes of the pollinator world. These lonely wanderers pollinate more plants, flowers and trees than their more social counterparts 🐝 Bee-friendly this and build your own bee box to help them thrive:

    A solitary bee perches on a yellow flower, with flecks of pollen stuck to the small hairs on its head.
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  16. Jun 28

    Are you ever looking forward to getting home and getting cosy more than you are on a Monday? Next time you visit your favourite place, imagine hunkering down with a good book and relaxing for the evening:

    The Smoking Room at Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
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  17. Jun 28

    Have you been lucky enough to spot a bee orchid yet? Keep an eye out for their purple spikes in chalk grasslands.

    Close up of a bee orchid in flower, the petals resembling a bumblebee.
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  18. Jun 28

    Our inclusive flag is made up of just some of the fascinating stories from the places we care for. We’re continuing to research and share the histories of these places, reflecting the diversity of the people who have made their homes here. (13/13)

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  19. Jun 28

    Finally, the purple stripe of our flag comes from the rose garden . James Lee-Milne, a bisexual man, was involved in the acquisition of many places we care for, including Lyme Park. In 1943, he wrote of it ‘Lyme is one of England’s greatest houses’. (12/13)

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  20. Jun 28

    The blue of our next stripe comes from the tiled fire surround at Monk’s House, Sussex, home to novelist Virginia Woolf. Happily married to husband Leonard, she also had an intense affair with writer Vita Sackville-West, which inspired her controversial novel, Orlando. (11/13)

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