Country Life

Published by Time Inc. (UK) Ltd 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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The way we were Photographs from the COUNTRY LIFE archive

My favourite painting Carmel Allen • Blue Beads, Paris by John Duncan Fergusson

Back to the wall • Solitary daily pacing of Hadrian’s Wall, in the footsteps of Roman soldiers, brings back family memories

A Scottish fairy tale • The garden of Aldourie Castle, Loch Ness The home of Mr and Mrs Anders Povlsen The team of owners, designer and gardeners has waved a magic wand over this 500-acre estate, writes George Plumptre, rejuvenating the parkland and arboretum and brilliantly enhancing the castle’s heritage with boldly contemporary schemes

Autumn • As the season draws to a close, Anna Brown is already planning for spring at Brown Flowers in Oxfordshire. In the first of a new series, she sets out what to do now

Tea with Miss Jekyll

Roll out the green carpet • Dusty periwinkles may have given groundcover a bad name, but, as John Hoyland points out, large plantings of a single species can be both practical and key to a garden’s design. The trick is to choose the right plants

Salvias • For the finest salvias–with their glowing colours that light up the dog days of summer–Tilly Ware visits Dyson’s Nurseries at Great Comp garden in Kent

Fifty shades of green • Plants have developed surprising ways of spreading their seed, says John Wright, as he explores the unusual and risqué manner in which some species reproduce

An architectural accident • Spetchley Park, Worcestershire, part I The home of Henry and Kate Berkeley In the first of two articles, John Goodall tells the story of how a stable was replaced by a splendid Regency seat

Native breeds Red Ruby Devon

Who are you calling prickly? • Hedgehogs live on the fringes of our world, adored, yet often unwittingly harmed. Spurred by her own encounter with Mrs Tiggy-Winkle, Sarah Sands explores what they tell us about our relationship with Nature and life

To the manor sworn • A woman’s place may no longer be confined to the home, but her contribution to the evolution of the country house is never in doubt, says Matthew Dennison

Plastic fantastic • Not all heroes wear capes, some are more likely to put on the wrong trousers and ask their dog if he wants ‘more cheese’. Harry Pearson meets Wallace and Gromit, two of our best-loved Plasticine characters

Drop-red gorgeous • Whether deep fried, grilled or poached in acqua pazza, there’s nothing like the subtle, gently rich flavour of red mullet. But always cook it on the bone, warns Tom Parker Bowles, as filleting a fish this fine is plain rude

New moods for a new season • Next week’s Focus/23 exhibition offers an insight into the latest looks in designs and decorations, finds Amelia Thorpe

Sustainability made simple • On September 20, take the opportunity to discover the secret of sustainable design at an event hosted by COUNTRY LIFE at Focus/23

Go with the flow • Scotland’s natural capital is proving a boost to its prime property...