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.

Ms Phoebe James • Phoebe is the founder of private tutoring company Go Beyond Books and the daughter of Mark and Alexandra James of Broadfield Court, Herefordshire.

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Athena • Cultural Crusader

My favourite painting Sir Alistair Spalding

Out of Africa • A journey, a legacy, a quest

Renewal and recovery • A 17th-century house on the outskirts of London has undergone a sensitive restoration and now offers fascinating insights into changing domestic tastes, as Charles O’Brien explains

The legacy • Dame Miriam Rothschild and wildflower gardening

The Devil wears parsley • March is the time to sow certain crops, but be mindful of picking the right day if you want a divine harvest, says Lia Leendertz

Reach for the Skye • You may no longer see droves of cattle crossing the waters to the Isle of Skye, but the world’s last manual turntable ferry is almost as quaint a sight, says Joe Gibbs

The masked singer • Its melody is sweeter than the nightingale’s, yet the elusive woodlark seems destined to delight only a fortunate few, says Jack Watkins

Hail, the conquering heroes • Next week’s Cheltenham National Hunt Festival will mark the 100th anniversary of the Gold Cup. Jack Watkins salutes some of the most memorable victories

The COUNTRY LIFE Top 100 • When creating a sanctuary, away from the demands of everyday life, there are an infinite number of decisions to be made both inside and out. For the eighth year, COUNTRY LIFE suggests experts in architecture, interior design and gardens who are well versed in the nuances of creating a new home or bringing an old one back to life

How does your garden grow? • A new season approaches at the Lutyens house that inspired Winkworth Arboretum

Worth the climb • Staircases may not be the first feature we think of when buying a house, but these are worth looking up for

London Life • Your indispensable guide to the capital

Need to Know

From the ground up • A canny eye for construction brought wealth and success to Georgian developer James Burton, yet he still found time to help shore up the country’s defences, as Carla Passino discovers

Grounds for change • A new chapter begins at the Natural History Museum with the opening of a landmark garden, charting the story of life on earth, says Jack Watkins

Stancombe revisited • Marion Mako uncovers the true story of the labyrinthine tunnels that underpin this magnificent Regency garden, the inspiration for Evelyn Waugh’s description of the garden at Brideshead

Bittersweet symphony

Kitchen garden cook Leeks

And so to sleep… • With its feathery leaves and parasols of tiny white petals, hemlock makes a pretty addition to British riverbanks and ditches–but its charm ends there, says Deborah Nicholls-Lee

The claws are out • There is no greater thrill than discovering a perfect little ‘lobster’, says Simon Lester, as he celebrates our native white-clawed crayfish

Get waisted • Whether pastel or pattern, Hetty Lintell has...