On today’s Alfred Daily: Shaftesbury country house opens its gardens | Guys Marsh men to sew new products | Shaftesbury TIC launches Dorset flag facemask | David Toulson on Shaftesbury’s connection with an iconic king | Rodney Atwood on Melbury Abbas’ history | Wildlife-friendly gardener ‘Dirty Nails’ on cooking with chard | A June evening at Littledown Woods