<![CDATA[ Latest from Country Life in Gardens-interiors ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ At WOW!house, the best of interior design just gets better ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/interiors/at-wow-house-the-best-of-interior-design-just-gets-better hVHYw8TFZJp7iVyJvuX2Ff Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to make a very new extension feel like part of a very old house ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/interiors/how-to-make-a-very-new-extension-feel-like-part-of-a-very-old-house gtTHqDpKTRm7VvJDv9ecbh Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:17:16 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Vita Sackville-West garden that 'numbed generations of gardeners into a state of hopelessness' has finally been completed, 64 years after her death ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/the-vita-sackville-west-garden-that-numbed-generations-of-gardeners-into-a-state-of-hopelessness-has-finally-been-completed-64-years-after-hear-death ZxzHnaTdrRDvK2LtCfFBqa Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 07:29:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Amy Merrick: No self-respecting flower-lover would fill their vases with imported stems. We want seasonal British-grown flowers and foliage ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/amy-merrick-no-self-respecting-flower-lover-would-fill-their-vases-with-imported-stems-we-want-seasonal-british-grown-flowers-and-foliage MfnSAtKD9AijxNPBS2eBFo Sun, 14 Jun 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Gesamtkunstwerk will revolutionise how you decorate your home —just don't ask us how to pronounce it ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/interiors/the-parisian-designer-francois-joseph-graf-has-revived-the-lost-art-of-gesamtkunstwerk Wy5HocNnRRx4LSCq4mCev5 Sat, 13 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'The garden has run away and found its soul... It’s like being on a horse that’s ever so slightly out of control': Ferne Park's magical journey from dereliction to maturity ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/finest-to-visit/the-garden-has-run-away-and-found-its-soul-its-like-being-on-a-horse-thats-ever-so-slightly-out-of-control-ferne-parks-magical-journey-from-dereliction-to-maturity wJytk7qmjTaGUg4gpLYZQa Sat, 13 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Charles Quest-Ritson: The 'Sir David Beckham' rose is so good that one day he'll be better remembered as a flower than a footballer ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/advice/charles-quest-ritson-the-sir-david-beckham-rose-is-so-good-that-one-day-hell-be-better-remembered-as-a-flower-than-a-footballer xhXdvnzdPhxRzu6pkevFzZ Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ ‘Why would anyone paint anything white?’ Step inside Butter Wakefield's colourful west London home ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/why-would-anyone-paint-anything-white-step-inside-butter-wakefields-colourful-west-london-home-where-the-garden-is-a-source-of-inspiration-and-just-as-important-as-any-room 5Sjnpg6LFLjsCQFYZ7qBiF Thu, 11 Jun 2026 10:00:00 +0000 Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:13:42 +0000 <![CDATA[ Music, dancing and jellied eels all round: The 'colourful world of plenty' in the iconic garden at the Festival of Britain ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/music-dancing-and-jellied-eels-all-round-the-colourful-world-of-plenty-in-the-iconic-garden-at-the-festival-of-britain PjjarERqwoghqmE9z7KeNc Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The ancient trees that laugh in the face of climate change and dinosaur-killing asteroids ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/the-ancient-trees-that-laugh-in-the-face-of-climate-change-and-dinosaur-killing-asteroids xWAM7UXcwZVib9ceTQrtwm Thu, 04 Jun 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How the sustainably-minded brains behind the London Eye rescued a Warwick Avenue townhouse from the brink of collapse ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/interiors/how-the-sustainably-minded-brains-behind-the-london-eye-rescued-a-warwick-avenue-townhouse-from-the-brink-of-collapse NzC9RVkAr8pz62prk24mQa Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:00:00 +0000 Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:11:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ Small-scale cut flower growers have now been formally recognised by the government ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/rural-life/small-scale-cut-flower-growers-have-now-been-formally-recognised-by-the-government 5ZpdBr6Lo3PNPVJGsbFdq7 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Inspired by a Renaissance masterpiece, created by one of the world's great architects, this bed has done a century's service for a country house's owners —and their very lucky pets ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/antiques-collecting/inspired-by-a-renaissance-masterpiece-created-by-one-of-the-worlds-great-architects-this-bed-has-done-a-centurys-service-for-a-country-houses-owners-and-their-very-lucky-pets ppDfcHjE3WSmz7fTpc2emA Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:02:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to refresh a room without sacrificing your existing furniture ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/interiors/how-to-refresh-a-room-and-suitable-for-entertaining-without-sacrificing-your-existing-furniture YZrpq6ESbVndHmCCJGqEKP Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:02:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Science has not been kind to moon gardening, but feeling part of a centuries-old gardening tradition is rewarding' ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/science-has-not-been-kind-to-moon-gardening-but-feeling-part-of-a-centuries-old-gardening-tradition-is-rewarding w73seidJguVsgRdNqk8dGV Sat, 30 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The hedge can be a Queen of Puddings, a veritable pie, which could have its uses in all sorts of places ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/advice/the-hedge-can-be-a-queen-of-puddings-a-veritable-pie-which-could-have-its-uses-in-all-sorts-of-places icJL9u8zQp4ZaANTMFTgw9 Fri, 29 May 2026 15:05:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Has ‘gravel gardening’ ever been as perfectly presented? What we really thought about the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower Show ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/has-gravel-gardening-ever-been-as-perfectly-presented-what-we-really-thought-about-the-2026-rhs-chelsea-flower-show 6WmY3T2poEnGEPv82pqJGQ Thu, 28 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 Fri, 29 May 2026 14:16:46 +0000 <![CDATA[ These rarely-seen photographs of the Prince’s Palace of Monaco were taken by a world-renowned photographer and rediscovered in the Country Life Archive ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/these-rarely-seen-photographs-of-the-princes-palace-of-monaco-were-taken-by-a-world-renowned-photographer-and-rediscovered-in-the-country-life-archive CzAKR5b8dYwaMxrSPMbmx3 Mon, 25 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 Thu, 28 May 2026 09:58:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ How the British Museum's eight million-strong artefacts inspired the interiors in the new hotel that shares a wall with it ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/interiors/how-the-british-museums-eight-million-strong-artefacts-inspired-the-interiors-in-the-new-hotel-that-shares-a-wall-with-it TjXjXBerZD9rCmWZEbsGHT Sat, 23 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Forget a message in a bottle, how about a whole ecosystem? A five-minute guide to terrariums and their nasty history ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/forget-a-message-in-a-bottle-how-about-a-whole-ecosystem-a-five-minute-guide-to-terrariums-and-their-nasty-history mFgDwRuCbWuAtycSx2H3UN Sat, 23 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Famous faces and moments you might've missed at the Chelsea Flower Show so far ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/famous-faces-and-moments-you-mightve-missed-at-the-chelsea-flower-show-so-far AUbcNzc48iSMxbdZGBdx9Z Thu, 21 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ What not to miss at the Chelsea Flower Show: Clive Nichols and Kathryn Bradley-Hole on the Country Life Podcast ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/what-not-to-miss-at-the-chelsea-flower-show-clive-nichols-and-kathryn-bradley-hole-on-the-country-life-podcast RW2qBFGWSvjJWPeQVH7Dpc Wed, 20 May 2026 15:02:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'It would be very odd to be in a room without a plant, wouldn't it?': How to decorate with houseplants, inspired by our Chelsea Flower Show stand ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/it-would-be-very-odd-to-be-in-a-room-without-a-plant-wouldnt-it-how-to-decorate-with-houseplants-inspired-by-our-chelsea-flower-show-stand UhRW2PBn4GpgYv6EeLQX9T Wed, 20 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chelsea Flower Show 2026: The entirely unofficial awards, according to Country Life ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/chelsea-flower-show-2026-the-entirely-unofficial-awards-according-to-country-life zXazx7LfSajGYHwEpUHp5W Tue, 19 May 2026 15:00:00 +0000 Fri, 22 May 2026 10:56:24 +0000 <![CDATA[ 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 Year ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/mother-earth-carved-from-a-fallen-tree-a-dry-stone-arch-and-plants-sourced-from-fly-tipped-garden-waste-the-rhs-chelsea-garden-show-garden-of-the-year sFbA9yahUyZoj7m4SPHt9U Tue, 19 May 2026 13:34:31 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 13:38:54 +0000 <![CDATA[ See all the medallists from the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower Show ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/see-all-the-medallists-from-the-2026-rhs-chelsea-flower-show PNf8h929EGY73wsTnmLHoQ Tue, 19 May 2026 09:48:42 +0000 Wed, 20 May 2026 16:25:40 +0000 <![CDATA[ Country Life at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show: Highlights from day two of the nation's favourite flower show ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/news/live/country-life-live-from-the-chelsea-flower-show zoyxHEPjUZj2oUXzmQVGWf Tue, 19 May 2026 07:03:36 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 17:07:21 +0000 <![CDATA[ Country Life at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show: The highlights of the opening day at SW3 ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/live/country-life-live-at-the-rhs-chelsea-flower-show vTULF3sjuko3kDwaPYdEkD Mon, 18 May 2026 07:00:33 +0000 Tue, 19 May 2026 14:19:37 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chelsea Flower Show 2026: The art of the hand and why it is so precious ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/interiors/the-art-of-the-hand-and-why-it-is-so-precious bDZy2gHEzTjAET8Qwty6Ym Sun, 17 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Growing is in our DNA, what we're designed to do. It helps us make sense of things': Waiting for an allotment in Belfast ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/growing-is-in-our-dna-what-were-designed-to-do-it-helps-us-make-sense-of-things-waiting-for-an-allotment-in-belfast ifk3pF7g5BnVnREXrJxiBS Sat, 16 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ What you'll see at RHS Chelsea 2026: Rustic royal cottages, curvaceous designs and a taste of the Australian outback ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/what-youll-see-at-rhs-chelsea-2026-rustic-royal-cottages-curvaceous-designs-and-a-taste-of-the-australian-outback-preview VAKEej7f8LPfwFfcvsU2gQ Sat, 16 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'A rambling rose should be pruned in 2026 exactly the same as in 1926': These are the vintage gardening books worth digging out ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/a-rambling-rose-is-pruned-the-same-way-in-2026-as-it-was-in-1926-vintage-gardening-books-worth-digging-out RFgzKEogorxNUHw3wYDjFo Fri, 15 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Gardeners at their best, Britain at its best —and tickets are a snip': Alan Titchmarsh on his all-time favourite flower show ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/advice/gardeners-at-their-best-britain-at-its-best-and-tickets-are-a-snip-alan-titchmarsh-on-his-all-time-favourite-flower-show waAo9zGDKEeswZjJxDAmJF Thu, 14 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How to make the most out of small spaces using bright colours, according to interior designers ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/interiors/top-tips-for-using-colour-in-smaller-spaces gWgNHLPF9gmCUmnERM9SbB Thu, 14 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The silent extinction crisis threatening vanilla, magnolias — and the world’s tiniest waterlily ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/countryside/rural-life/the-worlds-main-source-of-vanilla-smallest-waterlily-and-many-magnolia-species-could-disappear-entirely EycMhDRmqY9uuZVQSDrqN6 Thu, 14 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Duke of Wellington's hearing aid, at the cutting edge of technology 200 years ago ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/antiques-collecting/the-duke-of-wellingtons-hearing-aid-at-the-cutting-edge-of-technology-200-years-ago a5ix35YACV4wC5afZtd6qn Wed, 13 May 2026 15:02:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Corinne Julius: Heritage craft is under serious threat because young people are discouraged from working with their hands ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/interiors/corinne-julius-heritage-craft-is-under-serious-threat-because-young-people-are-discouraged-from-working-with-their-hands pps4rvYuv7n8Tz5iHpNfwT Tue, 12 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ George Saumarez Smith: ‘My sketchbooks are full of measured drawings of buildings from all over the world’ ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/culture/people/george-saumarez-smith-my-sketchbooks-are-full-of-measured-drawings-of-buildings-from-all-over-the-world yFGoEBQrtW4saPEaQa4At5 Sat, 09 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ If you consider the collective power of the UK's gardens, the potential to make a meaningful difference for nature is extraordinary ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/if-you-consider-the-collective-power-of-the-uks-gardens-the-potential-to-make-a-meaningful-difference-for-nature-is-extraordinary di5NjQDhRpLoQ3FeabWtCa Sat, 09 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'A grotesque mixture of Frankenstein plants that no nursery has ever nurtured': What happened when an experienced gardening writer turned to AI ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/advice/a-grotesque-mixture-of-frankenstein-plants-that-no-nursery-has-ever-nurtured-what-happened-when-an-experienced-gardening-writer-turned-to-ai HhXmJosTMJxkZS9ctxS7GW Thu, 07 May 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ How the late great Lee Alexander McQueen is supporting the next generation of fearless artists with the renovation of two listed townhouses in Tottenham ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/interiors/how-the-late-great-lee-alexander-mcqueen-is-supporting-the-next-generation-of-fearless-artists-with-the-renovation-of-two-listed-townhouses-in-tottenham UmaqeLEu3hFSLPFzCUM2hc Thu, 07 May 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Timeless, sustainable, and with understated style: Why go to Carrara when you can shop British stone? ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/interiors/timeless-sustainable-and-with-understated-style-why-go-to-carrara-when-you-can-shop-british-stone 7fQDQ8phggonXdrLUqe6XE Thu, 07 May 2026 07:35:53 +0000 Fri, 08 May 2026 10:28:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'There is much to be said for decorating slowly and allowing layers to build up gradually': Country Life's Chelsea Flower Show stand designer opens the doors to his own Winchester home ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/interiors/there-is-much-to-be-said-for-decorating-slowly-and-allowing-layers-to-build-up-gradually-country-lifes-chelsea-flower-show-stand-designer-opens-the-doors-to-his-own-winchester-home ErqscHB5ffvmtv7ywFUQ3C Sun, 03 May 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Queen Charlotte, Queen Victoria and the bluebells that erupt in a hidden pocket of wilderness at Kew Gardens ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/finest-to-visit/queen-charlotte-queen-victoria-and-the-bluebells-that-light-up-a-corner-of-kew-gardens-thats-tucked-away-from-the-crowds SbS5vkL5NBPqf5SRD5eAPj Sat, 02 May 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Tue, 05 May 2026 13:07:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Slugs: The good, the bad, and the stomach-churningly disgusting ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/advice/slugs-the-good-the-bad-and-the-stomach-churningly-disgusting hvftEQaky82YEMj5ESnNSR Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Elegant paints and wallpapers for every kind of country home ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/interiors/elegant-paints-and-wallpapers-for-every-kind-of-country-home bhPsVPSUPwX38SaYks5xJB Thu, 30 Apr 2026 10:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'I am destined to a life surrounded by books with never quite enough shelves': George Saumarez Smith on his design for Country Life’s stand at this year’s RHS Chelsea Flower Show ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/gardens/i-am-destined-to-a-life-surrounded-by-books-with-never-quite-enough-shelves-george-saumarez-smith-on-his-design-for-country-lifes-stand-at-this-years-rhs-chelsea-flower-show pjRhm7nEps9CbV5GrLDfMf Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Wed, 29 Apr 2026 11:05:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Victorian world lost for 140 years, rediscovered and restored in Devon ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/finest-to-visit/the-victorian-world-of-ferns-that-was-lost-for-140-years-rediscovered-and-restored-in-devon 3TkrWvp8SyNmmBNVWuyz9H Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Pulled by camels, powered by grandfathers and the bane of Peter Capaldi: The curious history of the lawnmower ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/pulled-by-camels-powered-by-grandfathers-and-the-bane-of-peter-capaldi-the-curious-history-of-the-lawnmower y5YXTZyCjHSchuTgBFLCX7 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 08:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ The man who made daffodils the flower of spring in Britain ]]> https://www.countrylife.co.uk/gardens-interiors/advice/the-man-who-made-daffodils-the-flower-of-spring FQ3zCvqWjMaPqcHRZMimLV Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000