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The Hawker Country Edit editor, Manuela Hawker, with Bolívar beneath autumn foliage.

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The Family Who Created Westonbirt Arboretum

We went for the autumn colour and came home wondering who had planted it all in the first place. We have been to Westonbirt several times this month. It is one of those places that is very easy to return to, especially in autumn, when the trees seem to change almost by the day and […]

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