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A whale of a show
Kathryn Bradley-Hole likes what she sees beside the seaside as she looks forward to what promises to be stellar year for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
A rare thing
Tilly Ware admires the theatrical splendour of the restored 19thcentury gardens at spectacular Somerleyton Hall in Suffolk.
An open and shut case
A well-chosen gate can add depth, grandeur, mystery and storytelling to a garden, suggests James Alexander-Sinclair.
The darling buds of May
HAS there been a better spring for blossom? Ornamental cherries provided their thick icing of flowers, plum trees were full of the promise of fruits to come and few could have failed to notice the particularly fine apple blossom, dolloped thick on the bough.
2 mins
Remembering a great Queen
A SHORTLIST of five ambitious proposals for the late Queen's national memorial has been revealed and the public is invited to offer comment, which the Evaluation Panel will take into account when choosing a winner this summer.

1 min
Lives through a lens
THE pioneering role of women in wartime photography is spotlighted in an intriguing collection of photographs newly revealed by Historic England to mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day.

1 min
Livestock to the rescue
GRAZING is not the problem, but the method is, says a new report from the Sustainable Food Trust (SFT) that examines the widespread belief that livestock grazing is terrible for the climate.

1 min
How 'bout them Welsh apples?
HER skin was white as apple blossom, her hair as yellow as broom... \"She is of the flowers,\" said Math, \"we will call her Blodeuedd\".

1 min
On the bright side of life
IN a dark and dangerous world, optimism is often difficult. Yet, these past few weeks have lifted the heart.

2 mins
Has Tate Modern's popularity peaked?
PONDERING the lessons that might be drawn from the 2024 attendance figures at Britain's visitor attractions, Athena noted (April 2) that there had been a 25% decline in visitors to Tate Modern since 2019 and asked, 'is this a blip?'
2 mins
My favourite painting Sir Simon Keenlyside
Charlotte Mullins comments on Woman in blue reading a letter

1 min
The legacy Harold Peto and the Italianate garden
IN 1892, Harold Ainsworth Peto left his London architectural practice, where he and his partner Ernest George had built up a fashionable clientele, and changed the course of garden history.

1 min
A whale of a show
Kathryn Bradley-Hole previews the highlights of what promises to be a very strong year at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show

5 mins
A rare thing
The gardens at Somerleyton Hall, near Lowestoft, Suffolk The home of Baron and Baroness Somerleyton Recent restoration works have retained the former theatrical splendours of these gardens and, at the same time, brought them beautifully up to date, finds Tilly Ware

4 mins
An open and shut case
A gate is so much more than a way to keep dogs in and intruders out, writes James Alexander-Sinclair

3 mins
The joy of timber
Gabriel Ash's greenhouses are beautiful and low maintenance, and they're the only RHS-approved timber-framed greenhouses on the market

2 mins
Wonderful wisteria
LAST month, I guided a group of COUNTRY LIFE readers around the gardens of the Italian Riviera.

3 mins
The late bloomers
Before gardeners of every persuasion eye up the new plants and ideas at next week's RHS Chelsea Flower Show, James Alexander-Sinclair picks some of his favourite characters in the horticultural milieu, from the obsessive modernist to the wildlife saviour

4 mins
An idyll with an opera
Glyndebourne House, East Sussex The home of Gus Christie and Danielle de Niese Easily overlooked beside the opera that has made its name world famous, this country house bears the architectural stamp of a remarkable 1930s revival, as Clive Aslet explains

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Spot the difference
The ladybird, known collectively as a loveliness and named for the Virgin Mary's crimson robes, is a child's favourite and gardener's friend that comes in a host of polka-dot patterns, says Laura Parker

5 mins
Control your waspish tongue
Does Nature offer a more courageous sight than the usually shy honey buzzard devouring a hornets' nest as the occupants whine about it with murderous intent?

3 mins
We will not be deprived of our Liberty
More of an Aladdin’s cave than a department store, Liberty feels as fresh today as it did 150 years ago. Gavin Plumley uncovers the secrets of England's favourite emporium

4 mins
The prawn identity
It’s as retro as a pair of corduroy flares, but the classic prawn cocktail is a lily that needs no gilding, says Tom Parker Bowles
3 mins
A feast of ideas
More than 20 rooms and outdoor spaces by leading interior designers will offer depth and breadth of inspiration, with an emphasis on bespoke craftsmanship, at WOW!house, the summer's major interiors event, finds Amelia Thorpe

10 mins
Driving home
Laverstoke Park in Hampshire—home to retired Formula 1 racing driver Jody Scheckter and family for 29 years—could be the most important estate to reach the market so far this year

5 mins
A bite of the apple
With the growing season upon us, here are some beautiful houses with orchards ripe for the picking

2 mins
Like the cat that got the mint
Nepeta, the highly aromatic and pretty perennial beloved of so many country gardens, may be your feline's favourite fix, but we should be wary of its root, warns Deborah Nicholls-Lee

4 mins
The sign of four
Fortune has long supposedly favoured those who carry a four-leafed clover, but from where did the superstition originate, asks Ian Morton

2 mins
Read between the lines
When not creating gardens, Alan Titchmarsh loves collecting books, which is how he ended up with 6,000 volumes, two libraries and a Shakespearean dream

7 mins
The call of the wild
Sculptor Hamish Mackie once shared a shower with a cheetah and faced a bull elephant's demonstration charge. He reveals to Charles Harris what it takes to capture the spirit of a wild animal in bronze

4 mins
Fit for a prince
The late Duke of Edinburgh, as passionate about collecting as he was a ruthless haggler, would have enjoyed a crop of paintings on offer at the forthcoming Petworth Park Antiques & Fine Art Fair

4 mins
When a house is not a home
The Manifesto House: Buildings that changed the future of architecture Owen Hopkins (Yale, £30)

6 mins
Talking to strangers
THE interior of a rural bus somewhere in Tuscany in the year 1979. My mother, who does not speak Italian, nudges my sister-in-law, who does:
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Country Life UK Magazine Description:
Uitgever: Future
Categorie: Lifestyle
Taal: English
Frequentie: 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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