Here's a look at some of what you'll find inside.
A whale of a show
Kathryn Bradley-Hole likes what she sees beside the seaside as she looks forward to what promises to be stellar year for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
A rare thing
Tilly Ware admires the theatrical splendour of the restored 19th-century gardens at spectacular Somerleyton Hall in Suffolk
An open and shut case
A well-chosen gate can add depth, grandeur, mystery and storytelling to a garden, suggests James Alexander-Sinclair
Garden openings
From wrought iron to English oak, Amelia Thorpe finds there are gates for all garden settings
The late bloomers
What type of gardener are you? James Alexander-Sinclair profiles horticultural characters, from plant expert to ardent recycler
An idyll with an opera
Clive Aslet shines the spotlight on Glyndebourne House in East Sussex, a country property so often overshadowed by its opera
Spot the difference
Laura Parker explores the polka-dot patterns of the ladybird, a childhood favourite and friend to gardeners across the land
We will not be deprived of our Liberty
Gavin Plumley celebrates 150 years of Arthur Lasenby Liberty’s Aladdin’s cave in the capital
The prawn identity
Tom Parker Bowles goes retro with a grown-up, sophisticated classic—the prawn cocktail
Interiors
Amelia Thorpe explores the inspirational rooms that make up next month’s WOW!house
The call of the wild
Sculptor Hamish Mackie travels the world to capture the true spirit of an animal in bronze, as he tells Charles Harris
Sir Simon Keenlyside’s favourite painting
The baritone chooses a much-cherished 17th-century work that echoes through the ages
The legacy
Tiffany Daneff salutes Harold Peto, the landscape architect who created the Italianate garden
New series: Winging it
How can a honey buzzard defy the stingers when devouring a wasps’ nest, asks Mark Cocker
The good stuff
Hetty Lintell goes totally potty for the earthy hue of terracotta
Like the cat that got the mint
Catmint can send felines into a spin and keep insects at bay, reveals Deborah Nicholls-Lee
The sign of four
Best of luck to Ian Morton as he investigates the story behind the fortune of the four-leafed clover
Arts & antiques
Alan Titchmarsh shows his rare-book collector side as he talks tomes with Carla Passino ahead of Firsts London
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Gill Meller wants to make soufflé great again with his sweetcorn and smoked cheddar recipeIs the soufflé on the brink of extinction? Well, not if Gill Meller's recipe for a sweetcorn and smoked cheddar has anything to do with it.
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Galls: Nature's most beautiful, horrifying and intriguing parasitesA playground for aphids, wasp eggs, and funghi — galls come in all shapes and sizes
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Who you gonna call to tell them about Country Life's Quiz of the Day, August 27, 2025Wednesday's quiz is out of this world, but also of this world.
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Let's go crazy with Country Life's Quiz of the Day, August 26, 2025Tuesday's Quiz of the Day will test your knowledge of Prince's discography, The Addams family and Prime Ministers past.
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Bank holidays, big churches and which country has the most timezones? Country Life's Quiz of the Day, August 22, 2025Head into the bank holiday weekend bursting with knowledge after Friday's Quiz of the Day.
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Stone circles, shark attacks and the year of the three Prime Ministers. Country Life's Quiz of the Day, August 21, 2025Test you general knowledge with Thursday's Quiz of the Day.
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How many Oscars did the 1997 film 'Titanic' win? Country Life's Quiz of the Day, August 19, 2025Test you general knowledge with Tuesday's Quiz of the Day.
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The alligator pear is more commonly known as what? Country Life's Quiz of the Day, August 19, 2025Test you general knowledge with Tuesday's Quiz of the Day.
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Combine harvesters and pigs in the city: Country Life's Quiz of the Day, August 18, 2025It's a farming special for Monday's Quiz of the Day.
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The English county where you can gorge yourself on Cheddar: Country Life's Quiz of the Day, August 15, 2025Cheese, legendary kings and giant naked men on hillsides light up Friday's Quiz of the Day.
