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Slugging it out
Have you ever encountered leopard slugs in the throes of passion? They may lack grace, but some of our toughskinned mollusc species are a curiously beautiful sight
3 min |
May 15, 2024
Country Life UK
'When the ass begins to bray, surely rain will come that day'
Is a leaping trout more accurate a rain gauge than Michael Fish? John Lewis-Stempel ponders the accuracy of proverbs portraying our wildlife as weather forecasters
6 min |
May 15, 2024
Country Life UK
A lily among weeds
This year is the bicentenary of the birth of the prolific Victorian architect George Edmund Street. Clive Aslet considers his life, his buildings and his remarkable achievements
7 min |
May 15, 2024
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Of roses and strawberries, cherry blossom and crushed turf
A MID all the hoopla that surrounds the horticultural event of the year that we call the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, at its heart is a group of folk who continue a tradition that is as old as Adam.
3 min |
May 15, 2024
Country Life UK
Summer
In the third and final part of our series, flower grower Anna Brown tackles the massive job of planting out 6,000 annuals
2 min |
May 15, 2024
Country Life UK
A timeless view The garden of Pusey House, Oxfordshire The home of Mr and Mrs Richard Perlhagen
In the care of its new owners, major renovations and a programme of tree planting have all enhanced the simple beauty of this garden, set in its 18th-century landscape
5 min |
May 15, 2024
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Beneath the boughs
Tom Stuart-Smith returns to Main Avenue with a hazel grove for the National Garden Scheme. Joanna Fortnam takes an exclusive look behind the scenes at its creation
4 min |
May 15, 2024
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The year of the tree
Kathryn Bradley-Hole on what to look out for at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show next week
4 min |
May 15, 2024
Country Life UK
The Icarus effect
TEN years ago, the inaugural publication of the Tall Buildings Survey at the 'London's Growing Up!' exhibition staged by New London Architecture, EC2, predicted the imminent arrival of 236 tower blocks (20 storeys or more).
2 min |
May 15, 2024
Country Life UK
A haunt of ancient peace - The gardens at Iford Manor, near Bradford-on-Avon, Wiltshire The home of the Cartwright-Hignett family
After recent renovations, this masterpiece of Harold Peto's garden-making must be counted one of the finest gardens in England
5 min |
May 08, 2024
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Mere moth or merveille du jour?
Moths might live in the shadows of their more flamboyant butterfly counterparts, but some have equally artistic names, thanks to a 'golden' group, discovers Peter Marren
4 min |
May 08, 2024
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The magnificent seven
The Mars Badminton Horse Trials, the oldest competition of its kind in the world, celebrates its 75th anniversary this weekend. Kate Green chooses seven heroic winners in its history
4 min |
May 08, 2024
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Angels in the house
Winged creatures, robed figures and celestial bodies are under threat in a rural church. Jo Caird speaks to the conservators working to save northern Europe's most complete Romanesque wall paintings
4 min |
May 08, 2024
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There is no sting in this tale
A living prehistoric relic, the scorpion fly is a permanent guest at the ugly-bug ball, says Ian Morton
2 min |
May 08, 2024
Country Life UK
Blow the froth off
Nodding and waving to passing traffic as it engulfs our roadside verges, exuberant cow parsley is almost unstoppable, says Vicky Liddell, as she takes a closer look at the umbellifer and its sometimes sinister kin
5 min |
May 08, 2024
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This is how we brew it
Having lived in the shadow of its Antipodean counterpart, British coffee-shop culture is finally thriving. Ben Lerwill visits the Cotswolds, where it all began
6 min |
May 08, 2024
Country Life UK
The legacy Isabella Beeton and recipes
MANY of Isabella Beeton’s 900odd recipes were not her own for which modern-day cookery writers have taken her to task—but she is credited as the first to publish them in the clear format (ingredients followed by method, including cooking time, right) that everyone uses today.
1 min |
May 08, 2024
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An air of homely distinction
A Cotswold house beloved by an important Edwardian AngloAmerican artistic circle has been revived and restored. John Martin Robinson tells its remarkable story
8 min |
May 08, 2024
Country Life UK
Every picture tells a story
As the National Gallery prepares to celebrate its 200th anniversary in May, Carla Passino delves into the fascinating history of 10 of its paintings, from artistic triumphs to ugly ducklings and a clever fake
10+ min |
April 24, 2024
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Flying between extremes
Revisiting the Norfolk of his childhood bright, but not as early as planned on an April morning, John Lewis-Stempel is entranced by the wildlife of the Broads and spots a crane so large it renders his binoculars redundant Illustration by Michael Frith
4 min |
April 24, 2024
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Satan on six legs
The prowling embodiment of Beelzebub, the Devil's coach horse beetle could absolve you of all your sins, says Ian Morton
3 min |
April 24, 2024
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Sometimes, less is more
FASHIONS in gardening come and go like those on the catwalk, they simply take a lot longer doing so: sometimes decades.
3 min |
April 24, 2024
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Dropping down to Derwentwater
The gardens of High Moss, Portinscale, Cumbria The home of Peter and Christine Hughes Non Morris visits a much-loved, Historically fascinating Arts-andCrafts garden, which has been imaginatively brought back to life
3 min |
April 24, 2024
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A Georgian legacy
Down in Wiltshire and Somerset, two country houses and estates have been well tended by their owners
5 min |
April 24, 2024
Country Life UK
Processions, proclamations and punishment
The wayside crosses that were once beacons in the British landscape have seldom survived the forces of Nature and iconoclasm. Lucien de Guise follows a trail of destruction
4 min |
April 24, 2024
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A sparkling collection
Guided by the nose of wine expert Harry Eyres, the COUNTRY LIFE team tasted some of England's finest sparkling wines and found elegance and finesse, with notes of hedgerows and seaside air, to compete with any fizz from across the Channel-surely, this is what we should be drinking now Qu
6 min |
April 24, 2024
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Hampering after summer
Lifting the lid on a sturdy hamper to find cold ham and ginger beer is a summer joy. Julie Harding meets the wicker weavers who make the dream come true
4 min |
April 24, 2024
Country Life UK
Life's a picnic
With picnic season fast approaching, it's time to elevate your alfresco feast to Michelin-star levels of deliciousness. Here, Paul Henderson asks a selection of the finest chefs to open up their picnic baskets and share some of their top tips for culinary success
5 min |
April 24, 2024
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Rise and shine
Anoona Jewels has launched two magnificent collections of exquisitely crafted pieces that draw inspiration from flowers, Nature and the sky
2 min |
April 24, 2024
Country Life UK
The heat of the moment
With temperatures rising, but formal dress codes remaining the same, Tom Chamberlin and Sophia Money-Coutts tell us how on earth they keep their cool-or, if not, at least remain standing-at the smartest events of the Season
9 min |