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Mother Earth carved from a fallen tree, a dry-stone arch and plants sourced from fly-tipped garden waste: The story of the RHS Chelsea Garden of the YearThe Campaign to Protect Rural England Garden: ‘On the Edge’, designed by Sarah Eberle, has been named RHS Garden of the Year at the 2026 Chelsea Flower Show.
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See all the medallists from the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower ShowThe judges have judged, the awards have been awarded — and these are the gardens that won the prizes at this year's Chelsea Flower Show.
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Were florals for spring ever groundbreaking? The blooming romance between flowers and fashionFlowers have heavily influenced some of fashion's most famous names, including Gabrielle Chanel, Christian Dior and Elsa Schiaparelli, finds Amie Elizabeth White.
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Country Life May 20, 2026Country Life May 20, 2026, celebrates the wonders of the West Country, samples the cider of Somerset and asks why the British are far too polite to say what they really mean.
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Country Life at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show: The highlights of the opening day at SW3Country Life is reporting live from RHS Chelsea Flower Show in London. Join us for all the goings on at the world's most famous horticultural event.
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Living in Chelsea: Why SW3 is still one of London's 'golden postcodes'Chelsea Flower Show burst into bloom this week, putting Chelsea firmly in the spotlight.
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Monarchs, Rothschilds and ruin: The extraordinary tale of one of Britain’s most beautiful moated homesRushbrooke Hall was arguably one of Britain's most beautiful and romantic-looking homes. But, like most of the houses in this series, it's demise was brutal.
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What is everyone talking about this week: The secret life of planktonPlankton generates at least five times more oxygen than tropical rainforests. Yet its various subspecies remain opaque and poorly understood. That could soon be changing.
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Britain's rescue dogs deserve celebratingAhead of National Rescue Dog Day on May 20, we look at Battersea's enduring legacy of rescuing and rehoming dogs, the families who say they cannot imagine life without them and why these dogs continue to change lives.
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Five superb rural homes for sale, as seen in Country LifeFrom the outskirts of London to the open spaces of Derbyshire, here's our pick of the places to come up for sale through Country Life this week.
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Chelsea Flower Show 2026: The art of the hand and why it is so preciousCountry Life’s stand at this year’s Chelsea Flower Show demonstrates the power of the pen and the pencil.
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Chavenage: The true story of the 'Rivals' house — and it's every bit as dramatic as the plots that Jilly Cooper dreamt upTogether with tales of spectral apparitions, many mysteries surround the building of Chavenage. What is certain is that the house has an extraordinary charm typical of the Cotswolds.
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Anyone for naked tennis? The six grandest homes for sale in the Cotswolds right nowWith the new series of Disney+'s 'Rivals' becoming the most talked-about TV series of the year, we take a look at six Cotswolds homes that look like they've just leapt out of the pages of a Jilly Cooper bonkbuster.
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'Growing is in our DNA, what we're designed to do. It helps us make sense of things': Waiting for an allotment in BelfastIt may be years before Alexander Poots gets his own allotment, but maybe the waiting is part of the journey.
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Cariad Lloyd: ‘What I would like people to get from me is a Moomin vibe’The writer, actor and comedian talks about discussing grief on the toilet, raunchily re-writing Jane Austen and the importance of championing women’s writing with Lotte Brundle.
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Earth’s own Eden: Fly-fishing, whale-watching and looking for the elusive Kiwi on the ultimate New Zealand road tripChris Cotonou journeys to New Zealand, where dramatic landscapes conspire to slow time and stir the soul.
