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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The elegant country home of a motor racing daredevil who drove round the world in a 1936 Bentley and crashed a Range Rover into his own front porchPeasemore House, with its collection of barns, workshops, stables and more, is an ideal home from which to plan an adventure — something that was a passion of its present owners. Penny Churchill explains more.
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‘In my twenties I was asked by a newspaper to test out an orgasm machine. I said, "Absolutely"’: Elizabeth Day on her early career in journalism and consuming passionsThe author and journalist chats to Lotte Brundle.
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Baby elephants, 60s classics and David Beckham's last meal on planet earth in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, October 24, 2025Test your general knowledge this fine Thursday.
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What were the code names of the three tunnels dug during the Second World War’s Great Escape? It's the Country Life Quiz of the Day, October 23, 2025Test your general knowledge this fine Thursday.
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The David Beckham edition of the Country Life Quiz of the Day, October 22, 2025Icon of the football pitch, underwear adverts and the countryside — we celebrate our guest editor Sir David Beckham in today's quiz.
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It's a foxy one: The Country Life Quiz of the Day, October 21, 2025The quiz of the day is back and better than ever.
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What is a Japanese llama called? The Country Life Quiz of the Day, October 20, 2025Featuring more questions you didn't know you needed the answer to.
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What connects Brutalism and fancy pink diamonds? The Country Life Quiz of the Day, October 17, 2025Featuring more questions on collective nouns. The perfect way to start a weekend.
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In which country does the Royal Company of Archers act as The King's ceremonial bodyguard? It's the Country Life Quiz of the Day, October 16, 2025Test your general knowledge in today's wide-ranging quiz.
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Guinness, The Beatles and Beckham's first game for England? It can only be the Country Life Quiz of the Day, October 15, 2025Test your general knowledge in Wednesday's quiz.
