Country Life 3 May 2023
Country Life 3 May 2023 wanders the gardens at Tichborne, previews the Badminton horse trials, and looks at the timetable for the coronation weekend.


The Once and Futurist King
Carla Carlisle hails Charles III
Kind hearts and coronets
Eleanor Doughty considers ducal coronation roles and we present the weekend’s timetable
A ticket to history
Royal invitations have long been worth saving, says John Goodall
Conquering the goddess of the sky
The successful ascent of Everest was announced at the Queen’s coronation, finds Octavia Pollock
Who will wear the Badminton crown?
There’s another event with royal associations worth watching this weekend, says Kate Green
A brush with plants
Steven Desmond meets the indefatigable botanical artist Emma Tennant as she turns 80
My heart is in the Highlands
Edwin Landseer’s best work was inspired by Scotland’s wild hills, explains Mary Miers
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John Chatfeild-Robert’s favourite painting
The chair of the British Sporting Art Trusts chooses hounds
London Life
The capital through the ages, the perfect long weekend, top 10 things to do and how the property market has changed
The Regency reinvented
The ideas of Raymond Erith are encapsulated in Great House, Essex, reveals Alan Powers
Native breeds
Kate Green on Tamworth pigs
New farmers on the medieval block
The old system of strip farming survives at Laxton in Notting-hamshire, discovers Ivo Dawnay
The good stuff
Hetty Lintell checks her watch
Bolivar
Light up to salute The King
Interiors
The best furnishings for outside
Marks of distinction
A historic garden has been superbly remade at Tichborne, Hampshire, says Tiffany Daneff
Kitchen garden cook
Melanie Johnson gathers the peppery stalks of watercress
Travel
Britain’s top new hotels, Lake Como and suitcase troubles
The king of collections
Huon Mallalieu praises the rare survival of the Royal Collection
And much more
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