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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Country Life

Seeds of change

Archers, take aim

A very English sale

Good week for

Bad week for

Pillow talk

A tricky harvest

If trees could talk

Country Mouse • In the pink

Town Mouse • Dressing for school

100 years ago in COUNTRY LIFE • September 10, 1921

Oh, the agony! • New agony aunt Mrs Hudson solves your dilemmas

Town & Country Notebook

In the spotlight • Jersey tiger moth (Euplagia quadripunctaria)

Wines of the week

A bug’s life

Letters to the Editor

Safety is no fad

Winners and losers in 2021

The way we were Photographs from the Country Life archive

My favourite painting Julia Carrick • Long Grass with Butterflies by van Gogh

Hope against hope • Not leaping, but limping through the times

The Yellow Room

Nancy Lancaster’s relaxed luxury

What they said

The Gate of Heaven Bevis Marks, London EC3 • Britain’s oldest operating synagogue has remained in continuous use in the heart of the City since 1701, as Jeremy Musson reveals. Its interior has been specially photographed for COUNTRY LIFE by candlelight

A shaggy dog story • These big bundles of fur have advertised Dulux and danced with David Bowie, but numbers of old English sheepdogs are plummeting, warns Katy Birchall

Dulux dogs in the spotlight

Something old, something new • After years of nurturing a great garden, passing on the responsibility to younger custodians is easier if it’s kept in the family, finds Catherine Larner

All about Eve • Dismissed as a crank in the late 1930s for her progressive views on farming, Lady Eve Balfour went on to co-found the Soil Association, says Sarah Langford

The colour purple • With gleaming skin and a plump, elongated shape, the versatile aubergine offers subtle, yet luscious succour to countless dishes, says Tom Parker Bowles

Baingan Bharta

Baby steps • As the lucky custodian of six godchildren (and counting), Hetty Lintell is always on the hunt for a present to mark a christening

The COUNTRY LIFE bespoke bible • With the growing recognition among a new generation that handmade interiors offer a whole raft of benefits, from longevity and distinctive good looks to tailored design and perfect functionality, COUNTRY LIFE has gathered together no fewer than 71 leading practitioners in a range of different fields, from specialist joiners and stonemasons to furniture-makers and metalworkers

The secret of the handmade home • Next month, an event hosted by COUNTRY LIFE at Chelsea Barracks will celebrate the start of London Craft Week

The event

The psychology of interior design • Later this month, COUNTRY LIFE will be hosting a thought-provoking event at Focus/21

London Craft Week • The re-scheduled event will offer a feast of inspiration

Show time • Later this month, the Homebuilding & Renovating Show at ExCeL London will offer design advice and inspirational ideas for anyone planning a project

The event

The drama...