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My favourite painting: MOK O’Keeffe

My favourite painting: MOK O’Keeffe

The historian MOK O’Keeffe chooses a portrait which hangs in one of London’s great houses. MOK O’Keeffe on ‘Portrait of
24 truly amazing properties, including a boathouse that has to be seen, fresh to the market via Country Life

24 truly amazing properties, including a boathouse that has to

Our look at the best homes to appear on the property market via Country Life in the past couple of
Best plants for people who hate weeding? Five beautiful (and low-maintenance) flowers to grow in gravel or sand

Best plants for people who hate weeding? Five beautiful (and

Sarah Price shares with Tilly Ware five plants which are low-maintenance hardy-perennials that will grow in sand or gravel. When
How to stop a dog playing with rocks in the water, by top trainer Ben Randall

How to stop a dog playing with rocks in the

A trip to a lake or river can prompt some dogs to retrieve all manner of dangerous objects, such as
How a ‘scarred and degraded’ landscape became a 21st century Reptonian marvel with a dream country house at its heart

How a ‘scarred and degraded’ landscape became a 21st century

A landscape previously used for intensive farming has been turned into the setting of an idyllic new country house in
Ledston Hall: The 700-year-old former monastery that’s gone from glory to dereliction to 21st century luxury

Ledston Hall: The 700-year-old former monastery that’s gone from glory

This remarkable estate lay derelict for 60 years but has now been granted a new lease of life following a
Why are there so many magpies?

Why are there so many magpies?

Magpies seem to be flourishing, so much so that seeing ‘one for sorrow’ is more often closer to ’11 for
Sarah Price, one of Britain’s great garden designers, takes Country Life round her own garden

Sarah Price, one of Britain’s great garden designers, takes Country

Close artistic observation combined with a deep horticultural intelligence has made Sarah Price one of the finest garden designers today.
On the tiger trail in India: ‘I simply couldn’t move from visceral terror’

On the tiger trail in India: ‘I simply couldn’t move

2024 marks 130 years since Rudyard Kipling’s ‘The Jungle Book’ was published. Rupert Uloth has been inspired by that to
A magical country home in the High Weald AONB, where great gardens and period charm combine

A magical country home in the High Weald AONB, where

It’s hard not to be charmed by Old Barklye in East Sussex. Draped in Wisteria and accessed through a dramatic
Sir Joshua Reynolds: Why ‘the greatest portrait artist England has ever seen’ is the true heir to the Old Masters

Sir Joshua Reynolds: Why ‘the greatest portrait artist England has

It wasn’t merely brilliant brushwork or sparkling colour that made Sir Joshua Reynolds one of England’s greatest portraitists. His talent
How to eat seasonally in August, by Tom Parker Bowles

How to eat seasonally in August, by Tom Parker Bowles

‘August may mark the end of summer,’ says Tom Parker Bowles, ‘but it’s a time to revel in the moment.’