10 truly special garden planters and pots from £329 to £15,000
Go big to create an impact with these garden planters and pots chosen by Amelia Thorpe.
Go big to create an impact with these garden planters and pots chosen by Amelia Thorpe.
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. Photographs by Britt Willoughby Dyer.
Like marmalade on toast, saying sorry and the Shipping Forecast, there are few things more typically British than the courtroom wig. Agnes Stamp explains why our barristers and judges wear them.
This week, our A-list dog trainer Ben Randall tells us how to stop our dogs from getting on the kitchen worktops.
The Great Barn in East Lavant might be the pinnacle of open-plan living
Military historian Allan Mallinson picks an image of 'faith, generosity and ultimate sacrifice'.
Growing your own from see to harvest is highly rewarding, and here are some tips to get the best possible plants.
The Newt in Somerset — with its restored Roman villa and world-class apple orchard — is in a country house hotel league all of its own, says Lucy Ford.
With the wet December sleet pelting down on his tweed cap, John Lewis-Stempel and his terriers ascend Chimney Bank on Spaunton Moor for a breath of cold, damp air and to survey James Herriot country.
Got a hangover? Heave yourself out of bed and throw yourself on the mercy of one of these literary cures, suggests Emma Hughes.
Industrialist and explorer Sir David Hempleman-Adams selects a beguiling Egon Schiele work.
This week's look at some of the finest homes to come to the market via Country Life includes everything from charming cottages to equestrian properties with genuinely world-class facilities.
Penny Churchill takes a look at the grand yet pretty Galleys Wood, a wonderful family home in Kent.
In driving cattle, sheep and geese to market over the centuries, drovers shaped many of the routes we still use today. Gavin Plumley charts their harsh journeys on the drovers across the country.
As with the famous carol, John Lewis-Stempel and his labrador Plum are spellbound by the stars ‘with royal beauty bright’, as they are guided home ‘to thy perfect light’ after checking the sheep at midnight. Illustration by Michael Frith.
Martin Fone investigates the most traditional seasonal food of all: mince pies.
Tess Newall has taken time off from painting murals to design a collection of wallpaper and lampshades, finds Eleanor Doughty. Photographs by Alun Callender.
The author of 'A Short History of Islamic Thought' chooses a fascinating image from half a millennium ago.
Carla Passino treads in the footsteps of James Bond and his creator, author Ian Fleming.