Time for a garden makeover
As the 2017 RHS Chelsea Flower Show reveals the best in garden design, interiors writer Jenny Coad explains how a few well-chosen items can transform your rockery and lawn into something spectacular
What does it take to become a Master Sommelier?
The wine world’s highest accolade is notoriously hard to achieve, yet it’s becoming more and more popular to try. Master Sommelier and writer Doug Frost discusses what it takes to become the ultimate authority in wine.
When is a shed more than a shed?
Once the garden shed was little more than a cobwebbed dumping ground for garden furniture and abandoned hobbies. But not anymore. Nicola Venning investigates what it takes to be a Shed of the Year.
Hidden depths: what goes into a diving watch
With two new versions of the iconic Rolex Sea-Dweller and the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms now available, Tim Barber considers the technology that makes diving watches so tough and the style that makes them so recognisable
Why do people extend their homes?
From creating a modern feel to designing an integrated living space, Dominic Lutyens explores the thinking behind four home extensions
Four gadgets to improve your wine experience
From rapid aerators to help your choice of vintage breathe more quickly to argon gas injected to retain freshness, Tom Harrow reveals his top wine appliances