Country Life 17 June 2020
Country Life 17 June 2020 looks at orchids, sarcastic quips and buying furniture at auctions.
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ORCHIDS: A guide to all of Britain's 52 native varieties.
THE DARKNESS: No, it's not a 2000s music retrospective — it's John Lewis-Stempel on the wonder of the night sky.
GREATEST PUT DOWNS: The best ever delivered, from Churchill to Wilde.
AUCTIONS: How to furnish your home in style.
Exquisite houses, the beauty of Nature, and how to get the most from your life, straight to your inbox.
PROPERTY: Latest property news and best homes for sale, including a focus on some great homes in the north of England.
MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: Andrew Ellis of Art UK.
FISH WISH: David Profumo reports on the world of fishing.
CHICHESTER HARBOUR: Our series on AONBs looks at the south coast's watery landscape.
KEEP THE MUSIC PLAYING: Claire Jackson's hopes for music in a time of coronavirus.
Toby Keel is Country Life's Digital Director, and has been running the website and social media channels since 2016. A former sports journalist, he writes about property, cars, lifestyle, travel, nature.
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'Never has there been a more important time to publicise great Victorian and Edwardian buildings in peril': The importance of saving our historic buildingsFor the 16th year, the Victorian Society is calling on the public to nominate Victorian or Edwardian buildings in England and Wales that are in need of saving.
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A beautiful old farmhouse in 15 acres of breathtaking Scottish scenery, for sale at just £825,000A wonderful country home with almost 15 acres of land has come up for sale at a price which will make urban dwellers question their life choices.
