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June 16, 2021

Rosa ‘Gertrude Jekyll'

BRITAIN GREATEST MASTERPIECES

5 mins

All ages of England

Elton Hall, Huntingdonshire, part II The seat of Sir William and Lady Proby In the second of two articles on this remarkable country house, John Goodall looks at the history and changing face of the buildings from the Middle Ages to the 19th century

9 mins

Enter the dragon

Fizzing over water like a fairy aeroplane, the swooping and hovering bejewelled dragonfly is one of the insect success stories of the 21st century–and, as a rule, it won’t bite you, says Jack Watkins

7 mins

Oh, deer–are they out of control?

With most of our six deer species increasing in range and numbers, Joe Gibbs considers what can be done to bring populations back to more manageable levels

7 mins

An English classic

The recent auction of John Evetts’s Wormington Grange collection is the perfect excuse to revisit the unostentatiously beautiful furniture of Georgian great Gillows, says Rufus Bird

7 mins

Thoroughly modern mansions

In the 1930s, COUNTRY LIFE found one of these four Home Counties beauties ‘stimulating’ (although Betjeman wasn’t keen); another has water canons and ‘intelligent’ technology

4 mins

There's no place like home

Picture-perfect cottages in the Home Counties

3 mins

Reaching towards the horizon

The inspiration for the garden of The Manor, Priors Marston, Warwickshire, was to create a landscape to meander through, with talking points along the way, reveals Tiffany Daneff

6 mins

In a bit of a bind

Although treasured by children for the pop of those white trumpet flowers, bindweeds are no friend to gardeners, says Ian Morton

6 mins

Virtual temptation

Circumstances have forced the Masterpiece fair online, from which we display a small sample from the 1,000 or so items on offer

1 min

As others see us

Watercolour paintings served as an important visual record of Victoria and Albert’s lives–both of whom were keen and knowledgeable collectors– as well as a comfort in times of sorrow, says Huon Mallalieu

7 mins

A Shaw thing

It’s a joy to have live performances and richness of text, with a mix of the old and the new, the political and the musical

5 mins

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Country Life; architecture, gardens, countryside, property, the very best of British life Published by IPC Media. Country Life, the quintessential English magazine, is undoubtedly one of the biggest and instantly recognisable brands in the UK today. It has a unique core mix of contemporary country-related editorial and top end property advertising. Editorially, the magazine comments in-depth on a wide variety of subjects, such as architecture, the arts, gardens and gardening, travel, the countryside, field-sports and wildlife. With renowned columnists and superb photography Country Life delivers the very best of British life every week.