Country Life UK Magazine - June 23, 2021
Country Life UK Magazine - June 23, 2021
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In this issue
Make the most of a British summer
‘My exciting, amazing life’ by Lady Glenconner
Divining inspiration: the art of finding water
Chiggypigs and the bird that began the RSPB..
The Plants That Came From Afar
Steven Desmond searches for beloved garden staples that originally came from foreign lands and suggests where you can see them in their old homes
4 mins
Treasure island
Arabella Youens revels in the history, food and culture of the largest Balearic island, now earning a justified reputation for sophistication
4 mins
The rewards of loyalty
The royal confidante on finding fame late in life
5 mins
A plain house
Stormont Castle, Belfast Home to the Northern Ireland Executive and the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister A century ago, the Stormont estate was chosen as the seat of the government of Northern Ireland. In the first of two articles, John Goodall looks at the history of this decision and the castle now at the centre of politics
8 mins
Pale into significance
More than 130 years ago, fears over the little egret’s fate–and our obsession with its plumed feathers– helped to form the RSPB. Now, this exotic migrant is making a comeback, reports Jack Watkins
4 mins
It's a kind of magic
Widely thought to be a form of witchcraft, water divining relies on a pair of rods and ‘the uncanny reaction of the human nervous system’ to factors unknown. Yet it is still employed by water companies today, discovers Catriona Gray
5 mins
Better than ever
Two glorious estates have been lovingly brought back from the brink
5 mins
Dear Mr Stillman...
The finest example of a classically inspired 20th-century American garden, at Wethersfield in the Hudson Valley, is at last being given the attention it deserves. Jane Garmey recounts its extraordinary story
6 mins
Fowl play
TO garden with hens successfully, one has to understand hens. Regardless of their breed and reputed egg-laying numbers, all chickens are ancestral woodland birds at heart, at their happiest when nestling in the leaf litter under a canopy of twigs and leaves where they feel safe.
3 mins
The last Modernist
A striking muse filled with irrepressible joy, it wasn’t until a decade after her husband’s death that Rose Hilton truly flowered as an artist, believes Ian Collins
4 mins
Country Life UK Magazine Description:
Publisher: Future
Category: Lifestyle
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
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.
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