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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Around the world in British plates • It’s often the butt of jokes, but British food’s reach is more global than you might think, reveals Emma Hughes

Their green and pleasant land • From bluebell woods to crystalline lakes and winding river valleys, the countryside in Europe is a joy to behold, reveals Carla Passino

Where fairy tales come true • Buyers on the hunt for history and drama need look no further than Holly Kirkwood’s selection of the finest castles on the market across the world

How to make the most of a virtual viewing

Between sea and sky • James Fisher revels in the history, culture and sheer beauty of Italy’s Amalfi Coast

Live here

Window on the world • Ceramic artist Saskia Spender reflects on a life of rich experiences across borders

Miss Devina Majumder

Living lawns

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The shows must go on

In a sticky wicket

Good week for

Bad week for

Calling for a sea change

Plant the future

Bread but hold the butter

‘A haunt of ancient peace’

Country Mouse • Jumping into history

Town Mouse • More than a season

100 years ago in COUNTRY LIFE March 26, 1921

Town & Country Notebook

Simple suppers • Tempura oysters with watercress salad

In the spotlight • Wren (Troglodytes troglodytes)

Book of the week

Wines of the week

Contact us (photographs welcome)

Letters to the Editor

You can’t win

Founding purpose has been set aside

The way we were • Photographs from the Country Life archive

The San Zaccaria Altarpiece (Madonna Enthroned with Child and Saints) by Giovanni Bellini • John McEwen comments on Madonna Enthroned with Child and Saints

Very much on song • The reimagined gardens at Nevill Holt, Leicestershire, have stepped into the limelight to offer a powerful overture to the summer opera festival, explains Kendra Wilson

From productive to decorative: the new kitchen garden

Bringing the outside in • Oakwrights’ oak-frame garden rooms, sunrooms, orangeries and conservatories are tailored to suit clients’ needs and blend seamlessly with their homes

Flame throwers • The trial currently being held at RHS Wisley is testing 100 different crocosmia to see how they perform. Val Bourne reports on its findings to date

More about crocosmia

How to

Turning over new leaves • The pick of the season’s garden books, chosen by Tiffany Daneff

Take a seat • Outdoor furniture for relaxing, chosen by Amelia Thorpe

On the trowel • Hetty Lintell lauds the therapeutic benefits of spending time in the garden

A celebration of life • Charles Quest-Ritson watches the leaves unfurl in one of spring’s most glorious sights–the reawakening of Japanese maples in all their infinite variety

Six of the best

Where to find Japanese maples

Japonica glistens like coral

Horticultural aide-mémoire • Prune Hydrangea paniculata

In the round Royal Albert Hall, London SW7 • This week, the Royal...