Country Life March 22 2017 reveals how the Frenchie became top dog and offers new ideas for country-house kitchens. Find out more here:
ARCHITECTURE: Mary Miers tells the story of Torosay Castle on the Isle of Mull, a romantic Victorian shooting lodge
GARDENS: The remarkable displays at Jardins de Marqueyssac in France are playful as well as splendid, says Kirsty Fergusson
FRENCH BULLDOGS: Katy Birchall discovers why the endearingly bat-eared French bulldog is becoming Britain’s favourite canine
SCRABBLE: Jeremy Taylor goes head to head with the world Scrabble champion Brett Smitheram
NATURE: Why is having six sides often better in the natural world? John Wright investigates
COLUMNIST OF THE YEAR: John Lewis-Stempel welcomes the arrival of a new calf and the advent of spring on a mild March morning
SMALL PUBLISHERS: Mary Miers meets some of our favourite small publishers and finds they’re run by bibliophiles with a passion
INTERIORS: The kitchen is the heart of the house, but it can also be the height of style
TRAVEL: Get away from it all at The Garden House in Surrey and Jumby Bay in Antigua
COOKING: Melanie Johnson makes sure we all get our greens with surprising ways to enjoy spinach
PROPERTY: Penny Churchill looks inside the sale of a lost Lutyens and Annunciata Walton finds out what’s new in the property world
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