Country Life UK - October 26, 2022

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Best in class
70 brilliant objects you should own

The British landscape in all its glory.
Gold stars: what to plant for autumn colour.
Dabble in ducks: beautiful birds for the pond..

No time for sentiment

After shovelling silage and feeding his sheep on a damp October morning, John Lewis-Stempel takes aim at a grey-squirrel drey in a bid to warn off its absent occupants from targeting songbirds

4 mins

This fortress built by Nature for herself

COUNTRY LIFE’s Picture Editor Lucy Ford salutes the wild and often untamed beauty of Britain with her pick of the striking images from this year’s Landscape Photographer of the Year Awards

1 min

‘Governed for God’s praise’

In the first of two articles, David Robinson revisits an exceptional and little-known survival of the Premonstratensian canons, one of the less-familiar monastic and religious orders of medieval Britain

8 mins

Dabbling with pretty ducks

Ornamental waterfowl are an endlessly cheering and fascinating addition to any stretch of water, but they can make a mess. Vicky Liddell asks experienced keepers for their advice

4 mins

COUNTRY LIFE BEST IN CLASS 2022

COUNTRY LIFE'S editorial team has pooled knowledge and instinct to share a highly curated selection of 70 items that epitomise craftsmanship, aesthetics, function, durability, quality and are a pleasure to own Compiled by Carla Passino

2 mins

Changing places

A modern masterpiece leads a pack of three fine homes in the north of England

4 mins

All fired up: The garden at Gresgarth Hall, Caton, Lancashire The home of Sir Mark and Lady Lennox-Boyd

In a non-stop firework display of sulphurous yellow, flaming scarlet and glowing amber, this garden lights up the soul–and the autumn skies, reports Non Morris

5 mins

Clamberers not climbers

AS do most gardeners, I have a clear image of what I expect from a plant. Dahlias must be bright and bold, sweet peas overloaded with perfume and delphiniums the colour of a Mediterranean sky.

3 mins

A song of chance and fire

Autumn colour is often fleeting and notoriously hard to predict, but pick the right plants and, sooner or later, you will revel in a glorious blaze, says Steven Desmond

4 mins

The phoenix rises

London is the centre of all things Eastern and Oriental this week

4 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.