Culture

Robert Frost’s poetic reflection on youth, as read in his unforgettable baritone

5 minutes

The celebrated architect who took inspiration from sitting, waiting and contemplating

29 minutes

‘I listen to the land’ – poetry and greenery intertwine in Emilio Ambasz’s architecture

9 minutes

What it’s like to care for Yellowstone during its quietest – and coldest – months

13 minutes

The mystic art of gardening

In an era of 20th-century suburban sprawl, the great designer Russell Page infused soulful philosophy into his gardens

Caleb Smith

Flat places

Whenever I stand in a flat landscape, I feel myself becoming weightless, taken out of my childhood full of painful nothing

Noreen Masud

Take a serene hike through an ancient forest, inspired by a Miyazaki masterpiece

6 minutes

Earthly delights

Noticing first one then many parrots, peacocks, owls and more birds in Old Master paintings taught me to truly see the world

Leanne Ogasawara

At 95, an artist paints swiftly to capture the fugitive light

6 minutes

Home and the birdsong

In the dark, sylvan villages of medieval England, people named places after the birds that filled the night with music

Michael J Warren