Bringing a little colour to your life each day - with six things that delight, inform and entertain.
Mullion Cove is a picturesque harbour with a small fishing fleet on the west coast of the Lizard Peninsula in south Cornwall within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. The Cove is accessible by road from Mullion village, 1 mile away, and also lies on the popular South West coast path.
Manicured lawns are an English tradition, though the perfect lawn was once the preserve of the very rich due to the tedious labour-intensive activity required to maintain it. Then the world's first lawnmower was developed by Edwin Budding from Stroud in 1830, apparently then regarded as such a bizarre contraption that he had to test it at night so no one could see it.
The Painted Lady butterfly is a long-distance migrant to Britain, undertaking one of the most spectacular such journeys. Each year, it spreads northwards from the desert fringes of North Africa, the Middle East, and central Asia, recolonising Britain and mainland Europe.
One of the most famous addresses in the world, but how did the leader of the United Kingdom end up living in a rather ordinary-looking London terrace?
William Morris is perhaps most associated these days with his wallpaper and textile designs, which are still very popular. However, he was a revolutionary force in Victorian Britain and became a major figure in the British Arts and Crafts movement.
The motto of Rutland, England's smallest county, is "multum in parvo", which translates as "much in little".
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