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'It turns out that coconut charcoal is the best substance on Earth for nullifying astronauts breaking wind': The secret uses of plants
From ice cream to underwear and explosives, plants are remarkably integral to much of the manmade world, a new book shows.
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From Sicily to Sussex: What the Normans did for us
A trip to Sicily prompted Pamela Goodman to detour to Durham, a few weeks later: 'an unlikely pairing of cities sharing an unlikely historical overlap.'
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Gill Meller's recipe for wholesome and flavourful cauliflower cheese gratin
Gill Meller's cauliflower cheese is elevated thanks to the additions of ceps and parsley.
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Spencer-Churchill Designs
Henrietta Spencer-Churchill is one of Britains foremost interior designers.
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What is everyone talking about this week: Everything you wanted to know about Greenland* (*but were afraid to ask)
The jewel in the Danish crown has become our latest cause célèbre as the USA muscles its way onto the island. But how much do we really know about it?
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Old universities, bubblewrap, and extremely rare blood: It can only be the Country Life Quiz of the Day, January 29, 2026
The only quiz you'll ever take with questions about heavy metals.
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The Glovebox: BMW's moving art can't stop being the star of the show
Things to look out for at Salon Rétromobile in Paris, a new Bugatti that's like an old Bugatti, The King's Lotus and where food and F1 collide.
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Alan Titchmarsh: I'm always asked about 'creating a sensory garden', and my answer is always the same
From the chirruping of the birds to the sweeping of a broom, Alan Titchmarsh shares the sounds that all our gardens have in common.
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'It was a complete wreck': Reclaiming a Hampshire coaching house from the earth
Georgie Wykeham transforms a stable into an all-purpose entertaining space.
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A Piddle Valley paradise for sale, with eight acres, and a pool that'll mean you can't wait for winter to end
Arabella Youens looks at the wonderful High Waterston Farm, in Dorset’s beautiful Piddle Valley, about four miles from Dorchester.
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Snowdrop shows signal spring’s arrival
The annual Shepton Snowdrop Festival will return for its 10th year this February, in celebration of the joyful flower.
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As Dry January draws to a close, test your alcoholic intellect in the Country Life Quiz of the Day, January 28, 2026
Do you know your whisky from your wine? Let's find out.
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Badrutt's Palace Hotel review: The beating heart of St Moritz’s jet-set social scene has never put a foot wrong
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Can you tell the difference between a trefoil and an embrasure? A pictorial guide to medieval architecture
Medieval architecture is easy to admire, but its terminology can be impenetrable. Matthew Rice's illustration unlocks it.
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'I do understand, however, that some people like skiing. Weirdos, if you ask me, but each to their own': A snob's guide to skiing
Risk of death, freezing temperatures, and too much cheese apparently does a good holiday make.
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RHS to run two new touring shows at Badminton and at the royal estate at Sandringham
The King will collaborate with a designer on the RHS Royal Legacy Garden at the Sandringham flower show.
