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Country Life UK
Wonderful walnuts
IN the run-up to my birthday in mid-July, it is not unusual to see me with a knitting needle heading to the nearest walnut tree.
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September 01, 2021
Country Life UK
Why Craft Makes You Happy
Among the design events that Country Life will be hosting over the autumn is one that explores the life-enhancing benefits of the handmade interior, from furniture and lighting to tableware and textiles
1 min |
August 25, 2021
Country Life UK
The golden eagle has landed
Already firmly established in the Highlands, these majestic raptors are now being reintroduced in southern Scotland. Joe Gibbs investigates their reception and the repercussions
7 min |
August 25, 2021
Country Life UK
Oh valleys of shifting light and changing skies
The brooding horizons, misty glens and dramatic castles of Scotland make it a mecca for film crews shooting anything from historical dramas to Bond films and sci-fi adventures, finds Daniel Pembrey
7 min |
August 25, 2021
Country Life UK
The classical castle
Wedderburn Castle, Berwickshire The property of David Home Miller and Catherine Macdonald-Home | One of Robert Adam’s less familiar commissions, recently rescued from neglect, has a fascinating story to tell about the development of his castle style, finds Roger White
9 min |
August 25, 2021
Country Life UK
Berry unusual
There’s a wealth of juicy deliciousness beyond the standard fruitcage fare of strawberry, raspberry and blackberry. Mark Diacono explores all the other berries we should be growing, too
6 min |
August 25, 2021
Country Life UK
Majestic Scotland
Peace, grandeur and productive lifestyles are all to be had north of the border, as offered by several excellent estates
8 min |
August 25, 2021
Country Life UK
Come to the carnival
A century after his death, the versatile French composer Camille Saint-Saëns is best known for his Carnival of the Animals suite, but there was much more to him than that, reveals Pippa Cuckson
5 min |
August 25, 2021
Country Life UK
An art form that makes us think
One of Britain’s greatest living sculptors reflects on a new cathedral project
4 min |
August 25, 2021
Country Life UK
Wall-to-wall brilliance
Inside the early-18th-century walls of Hopetoun House, West Lothian, bold planting schemes and original designs are providing an exciting new use for this 12-acre former kitchen garden, discovers Noel Kingsbury
6 min |
August 25, 2021
Country Life UK
Reaching for the top
IN THE GARDEN
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August 25, 2021
Country Life UK
‘And your English summer's done'
Deciding to ignore Kipling’s gloomy assessment of August, John Lewis-Stempel and his labrador cool off after a day’s combining with a dip in the stream
4 min |
August 25, 2021
Country Life UK
Beyond Our Wildest Dreams?
Wilder farming is as close to a silver bullet for the future management of our marginal lands as we’ll find and it’s high time to embrace this new way, contends
6 min |
August 18, 2021
Country Life UK
Island retreat
Holly Kirkwood has the pick of properties for sale on the Guernsey open market
3 min |
August 18, 2021
Country Life UK
In the ribbons
Whether pinned on a politician’s lapel or won in the show ring, rosettes can be more precious than shiny trophies
7 min |
August 18, 2021
Country Life UK
Age is no barrier to greatness
The play’s the thing as Sir Ian McKellen gives his Hamlet and classic musicals are given enlightening new twists
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August 18, 2021
Country Life UK
A sailor's playground
From pristine bays and teal waters to seals and puffins, Emma Bamford relishes boating around Guernsey
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August 18, 2021
Country Life UK
Rebecca
Britain's greatest mastepieces
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August 18, 2021
Country Life UK
Phoenix from the flames
Two glorious houses that burnt to the ground– one in Herefordshire in 1999 and another in Wiltshire in 1882–have been rebuilt, as another, in Devon, has been beautifully updated
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August 18, 2021
Country Life UK
Upstairs, downstairs
The Victorian terrace is one of the unsung heroes of 19th-century architecture, not only elegant and space efficient, but also highly adaptable to the changing demands of modern life, believes Clive Aslet
5 min |
August 18, 2021
Country Life UK
Under the Guernsey stars
From dark skies to wild coastlines and magnificent gardens, Antonia Windsor revels in the Bailiwick’s spectacular natural world
5 min |
August 18, 2021
Country Life UK
Why fuchsia snobs should think again
Banished for being blowsy and vulgar, the much-maligned fuchsia is at last being welcomed back into society
5 min |
August 18, 2021
Country Life UK
In A World Of Pure Imagination
More than a century after they were last exhibited, Gustave Moreau’s The Fables remain timeless and glittering visions of a jewelled neverland, finds Matthew Dennison
6 min |
August 11, 2021
Country Life UK
In the frame
Everything you need for beautiful windows, selected by Amelia Thorpe
1 min |
August 11, 2021
Country Life UK
Never say never
What resources are needed to save a country house on the brink? Lucy Denton investigates
5 min |
August 11, 2021
Country Life UK
The Athenian revolution
To celebrate the 200th anniversary of the completion of St Pancras Church, Harry Mount considers the early-19th-century enthusiasm for Greek architecture and its impact on buildings across the British Isles.
8 min |
August 11, 2021
Country Life UK
An open-and-shut case
When it comes to sash windows, are you a purist or a pragmatist? Eleanor Doughty examines the argument for both options
5 min |
August 11, 2021
Country Life UK
Come to the point
For lovers of traditional sport and skilled dog-work, the spectacle of pursuing grouse over pointers and setters is hypnotic and exhilarating, says Jonathan Young
6 min |
August 11, 2021
Country Life UK
Feeling hot, hot, hot
Drawn into the chilli’s fiery embrace at a young age–when sneaking a sip of his father’s Tabasco-laden Bloody Mary–Tom Parker Bowles is addicted to the fruit with a sting in its tail
4 min |
August 11, 2021
Country Life UK
Grace and space
Three Kent properties show off the best that the Garden of England has to offer
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