Features Archive | April 2022

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April 29th
- How to get rid of box moth caterpillars
- How Alitex are celebrating sixty years at the Chelsea Flower Show — and seventy years in business
- In Focus: Raphael the painter, draughtsman, architect, poet... and perhaps the ultimate Renaissance man
April 28th
- A beautiful old hall with an estate that Henry VIII once granted an ex-wife in her divorce settlement
- How to make Charlie Hibbert's orange and almond upside-down cake
April 27th
- Rothay Manor — The Lake District as it should be: fresh air, breathtaking views, hearty food and a good night’s sleep
- At home with Cath Kidston: Inside the designer's Grade-II listed Cotswolds home
- Oliver Cromwell's former local pub comes up for sale — and today it's a wonderful family home in one of Britain's best cathedral cities
- Country Life 27 April 2022
April 26th
- Live in the grand home that became Hogwarts in three of the Harry Potter films
- Jason Goodwin: 'The older and wiser you get, the better you understand that a few good tools are better than a gallimaufry of clutter'
April 25th
- What next for the global property market?
- A £5.5 million home in St George's Hill that showcases the very best of the world-famous estate
- Cuckoos: An absurd little bird
- My favourite painting: Tessa Hadley
April 24th
- Gladioli: Why we should 'drop our prejudices and see their qualities'
- English houses in the age of Shakespeare: How late-Tudor and Jacobean architecture shaped the way we live
April 23rd
- 'One of the finest houses in Truro' is on the market for the first time in over 40 years — and it won't disappoint
- Plaz Metaxu Garden: The 'place of thresholds, gaps and surprise transitions’
April 22nd
- Why handmade is best: The ceramic designers who are creating pieces to be cherished for a lifetime
- A striking oast barn conversion in a pretty village that is just a short train journey from London
- In Focus: The magic carpet that flew at auction, and the enormous 31ft masterpiece showcasing 18th century fake news
April 21st
- Kent's Garden of Eden: Where vineyards rub shoulders with an Iron Age Hill Fort from 1 BC
- Rustic charm is in abundance at this cottage in the South Downs National Park — and it's on the market for less than £1 million
- Three wonderful fresh sprouting broccoli recipes to make the most of this sublime seasonal vegetable
April 20th
- Gardeners' Question Time: 75 years of the great hardy perennial of radio broadcasting
- A gloriously renovated cottage near the Chiltern Hills which offers the very best of modern-day living in a historic home
- Country Life 20 April 2022
April 19th
- New looks for the Spring 2022 season, from dark dining rooms to fresh, bright living spaces
- A palatial Georgian home in Staffordshire which is up for sale for the first time in 50 years
April 18th
- Coton Manor Garden: The symphony of colour where flamingos mix with flowers, voted Britain's best garden
- A gorgeous home in the midst of the Lake District National Park which has access to world class walks from the doorstep
- My favourite painting: Rana Begum
April 17th
- A secluded home on the shoreline of the Northumberland coast with spectacular views over Holy Island
- Everything you need to know to grow your own cucumbers
- Georgian farmhouses: The architectural marvel of Britain’s agricultural revolution
April 16th
- The Londoners who've switched to living on the water
- Curious Questions: What was the first OS Map?
- The Country Life nature picture quiz for Easter: Can you name the animals and their babies?
- The secret life of rabbits
April 15th
- Fancy living around the corner from Harrods with £2.6 million to spend? Then this elegant two-bed apartment is for you
- In Focus: How the 'Tottering Hall' cartoonist became a sculptor
April 14th
- Where next for European logistics?
- The plucky villagers battling to save their local village pubs
- The dream of owning a luxury holiday home in the Mediterranean is simpler — and more cost effective — than you might think
- One of Port Isaac's most iconic cottages, best known for its role as Doc Martin's fictional surgery — is up for sale in North Cornwall
- Five best Easter recipes, from hot cross buns and roast lamb to an unbeatable queen of puddings
April 13th
- A secluded farmhouse tucked away on the wild North Cornwall Atlantic coast with a detached barn conversion and access onto the south west coast path
- Country Life 13 April 2022
April 12th
- A truly stunning country house once owned by the poet who invented the English sonnet, and who was sent to the Tower accused of adultery with Anne Boleyn
- 'Grumpy, stubborn, maddening, a one-off... but sweet, unusual, loyal and full of love. Above all else, he was our odd dog'
April 11th
- The house that Dickens's publisher bought with the fortune he made from his star writer's work (but it probably didn't have the jacuzzi back then)
- My favourite painting: Dr Frances Sands
April 10th
- Five delightful houses for sale, as seen in Country Life
- The Botanical painters whose artworks are a celebration of nature's endless diversity
- How to stop your dog digging up the garden
- Auckland Castle: 800 years as a bishop's palace, and now open to the people for the first time
April 9th
- An incredible hall for sale in Suffolk with 650 years of history, and a tale that started with a knight taking a hostage
- Curious Questions: Who invented the Ploughman's Lunch?
- Crows: Everything you need to know about the whole corvid family, from ravens and jackdaws to rooks, magpies, jays and choughs
- The 12 best flowering shrubs to plant for year-round colour in your garden
April 8th
- 5 drinks to try if you're bored of Pimm's
- A fantastic home in Somerset that comes with a 77 apple, pear and walnut orchard and its own cider production barn
- In Focus: How Italy inspired JMW Turner
April 7th
- Perfect pots and planters to help introduce a touch of sophistication into your garden
- A tiny one-bed Georgian gatehouse with underground living quarters and a secret sunken garden
- How to eat seasonally in April, from lamb and Jersey Royals to 'one of the true glories of the British year'
April 6th
- A North Norfolk eco home that's epitome of modern coastal living
- A City of London walking tour: 10 centuries in one day
- Country Life 6 April 2022
April 5th
- A celebration of Spring, in words and pictures
- One of 'the best coastal residences anywhere in Cornwall' is up for sale for the first time ever
- Jonathan Self: 'Shoes are part of what it means to be human — they were invented 4,000 years before the wheel'
April 4th
- A drawing room design that shows how if you start with the right wallpaper, everything else can fall into place
- A thatched cottage in an idyllic village that looks as though it’s been there for centuries... but its true age is hard to believe
- My Favourite Painting: Paula Sutton
April 3rd
- Eight beautiful properties for sale, as seen in Country Life
- Mary Keen: The narcissi you cannot do without
- How to get your dog to walk to heel: Six tips from top dog-trainer Ben Randall
- Radbourne Hall: Inside the halls of a 'playful, magnificent, secret and rather magical place'
April 2nd
- A vast Tudor house in Essex surrounded by a 600-year old moat, 46 acre grounds and steeped in fascinating history
- Curious Question: Why was the tomato considered to be poisonous?
- Fell ponies: Resilient, surefooted, sensible — and absolutely adorable
- The greatest rhododendron garden in Britain? A visit to Ramster, the 'woodland garden that looks as if it's existed since time began'
April 1st
- Bringing the colours back into bathrooms
- Beech trees: A complete guide
- In Focus: Gerald Durrell, the 'pioneer with a marvellous sense of humour'