Country Life 20 July 2022

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By Country Life

published 20 July 2022

in Features

Scent to try us

The mustelid family attracts opprobrium, but the likes of mink and weasel are not all bad, avers John Lewis-Stempel

Sapphires in the cereal

The resurgence of the beloved, health-giving cornflower is to be rejoiced, says Ian Morton

Living with the Romans

The ghosts of legions long gone can still be found on country estates from Northumberland to West Sussex. Bronwen Riley meets their modern guardians

Founding fathers

Mark Hedges visits Lindisfarne Castle, home to his editorial forebear Edward Hudson

Over the hills and far away

Decades of work have created an idyllic Marcher garden at Hurdley Hall, Montgomeryshire, discovers George Plumptre

Country Life International

Flower battles, royal visits and idyllic properties on Jersey

Ameer Kotecha’s favourite painting

The diplomat, chef and author chooses a bustling scene

All is safely gathered in

Jamie Blackett bales the silage and longs for turtle doves

Masterpiece

Jack Watkins admires a pioneering historian of landscape

English homes old and new

John Goodall turns his attention to mid-Georgian architecture, in the seventh in our anniversary series on the country house

Travel

From cruises to John le Carré

Interiors

A townhouse and round tables

Kitchen garden cook

Melanie Johnson on blackcurrants

The good stuff

Hetty Lintell in Game Fair garb

Cricket and crotchets

There are more links between music and sport than you might expect, finds Claire Jackson

A storming start

Tempest triumph sets off Chekhovian failure for Michael Billington

And much more

Country Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by HRH The King not once, but twice. It is a celebration of modern rural life and all its diverse joys and pleasures — that was first published in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year. Our eclectic mixture of witty and informative content — from the most up-to-date property news and commentary and a coveted glimpse inside some of the UK's best houses and gardens, to gardening, the arts and interior design, written by experts in their field — still cannot be found in print or online, anywhere else.