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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.

Remembering a great Queen

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.

Lives through a lens

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.

Livestock to the rescue

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\".

How 'bout them Welsh apples?

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.

On the bright side of life

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

My favourite painting Sir Simon Keenlyside

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.

The legacy Harold Peto and the Italianate garden

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

A whale of a 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

A rare thing

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

An open and shut case

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

The joy of timber

2 mins

Wonderful wisteria

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

Wonderful wisteria

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

The late bloomers

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

An idyll with an opera

8 mins

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

Spot the difference

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?

Control your waspish tongue

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

We will not be deprived of our Liberty

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

A feast of ideas

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

Driving home

5 mins

A bite of the apple

With the growing season upon us, here are some beautiful houses with orchards ripe for the picking

A bite of the apple

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

Like the cat that got the mint

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

The sign of four

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

Read between the lines

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

The call of the wild

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

Fit for a prince

4 mins

When a house is not a home

The Manifesto House: Buildings that changed the future of architecture Owen Hopkins (Yale, £30)

When a house is not a home

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:

2 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.

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