An insider's guide to judging the Chelsea Flower Show
James Alexander-Sinclair is one of Britain's foremost garden designers and writers. He's a regular contributor to Country Life magazine and many other titles, and a regular presence on television scre...
20 Maj 202437min
Isabella Tree: How rewilding took the Knepp Estate from a ruin in the red to a miracle of Nature
At the turn of the millennium, Isabella Tree and her husband Charlie Burrell faced a crisis. They were £1.5 million in debt after spending 17 years trying to run a farm that simply wouldn't grow the c...
13 Maj 202438min
When the King and Queen edited Country Life, by the editor who guided them every step of the way
Paula Lester has been running the features desk at Country Life magazine for over a decade. So when His Majesty The King — Prince Charles, as he was at the time — agreed to guest edit the magazine, sh...
6 Maj 202435min
Everything that's wrong with housing in Britain — and how to put it right
The housing crisis in Britain has gone on for decades almost unchecked — but it's only thanks to voices such as Nicholas Boys Smith that we can use the word 'almost' in that sentence. Nicholas is the ...
29 Apr 202447min
Blenheim Palace: Behind the scenes at one of Britain's greatest building
Beyond the Monarchy and the Church, there is only one building in Britain which is designated with word 'palace': Blenheim Palace.This UNESCO World Heritage Site is beyond any doubt one of the world's...
22 Apr 202430min
Emma Sims-Hilditch and the re-invention of the country house aesthetic
How important an interior designer is Emma Sims-Hilditch? 'In my view, she has almost completely turned the country house aesthetic on its head, and reinvented it for the 21st century,' says Giles Kim...
15 Apr 202421min
Badminton at 75: The story of the 'Wimbledon of 3-day eventing'
Kate Green isn't just the Deputy Editor of Country Life magazine. She's also one of the country's foremost equestrian journalists, having worked at four Olympic Games as well as countless other top ev...
8 Apr 202436min
Revd Colin Heber-Percy: Easter, the Meaning of Life, and making dog collars from chocolate wrappers
What is it all about? It's the question that Man has been struggling to answer since the dawn if human consciousness. And while we all have to figure out our own answer, it's never less than fascinati...
1 Apr 202442min
