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What not to miss at the Chelsea Flower Show: Clive Nichols and Kathryn Bradley-Hole on the Country Life Podcast -
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What can you remember from the Chelsea Flower Show so far? The Country Life Quiz of the Day, May 20, 2026 -
'It would be very odd to be in a room without a plant, wouldn't it?': How to decorate with houseplants, inspired by our Chelsea Flower Show stand -
Best country houses for sale this week -
Baur au Lac review: The centuries-old, family-run Swiss hotel that witnessed the imagining of the Nobel Peace Prize -
'If you're lucky, you might experience four seasons in the space of four hours': The snob's guide to summer dressing -
What you'll find in this week's issue of Country Life — and how to subscribe or get your copy
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Best country houses for sale this week -
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'It felt like a private kingdom... the perfect house for our family': James Holland on his first house in the country -
Living in Chelsea: Why SW3 is still one of London's 'golden postcodes' -
Five superb rural homes for sale, as seen in Country Life -
Anyone for naked tennis? The six grandest homes for sale in the Cotswolds right now -
A beautiful home with a secret garden that's an exquisite oasis in what was once one of the roughest corners of London -
A house with 'privacy, elegance and unparalleled beauty' — and a medieval castle in the garden
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Monarchs, Rothschilds and ruin: The extraordinary tale of one of Britain’s most beautiful moated homes -
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Chavenage: The true story of the 'Rivals' house — and it's every bit as dramatic as the plots that Jilly Cooper dreamt up -
Housing in Britain has been broken for seven decades — here's how to fix it: Jonathan Glancey on the Country Life Podcast -
Why one of Cornwall's oldest and most definitely haunted houses burned to the ground — 30 years after it was photographed for Country Life -
'Well, you will have to burn me in it, boys': The remarkable tale of Glin Castle, and its unlikely survival through two centuries of turmoil -
Mar Vista: 'A million miles away from the dreaded ranges of identikit suburban housing' -
Built for a pretender to the Scottish throne, consumed by a coalfield: The doom of Hamilton Palace -
Calico House: A modern home in an ancient house, lovingly restored and full of history
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Chelsea Flower Show 2026: The art of the hand and why it is so precious -
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How to make the most out of small spaces using bright colours, according to interior designers -
Corinne Julius: Heritage craft is under serious threat because young people are discouraged from working with their hands -
George Saumarez Smith: ‘My sketchbooks are full of measured drawings of buildings from all over the world’ -
How the late great Lee Alexander McQueen is supporting the next generation of fearless artists with the renovation of two listed townhouses in Tottenham -
Timeless, sustainable, and with understated style: Why go to Carrara when you can shop British stone? -
'There is much to be said for decorating slowly and allowing layers to build up gradually': Country Life's Chelsea Flower Show stand designer opens the doors to his own Winchester home -
Elegant paints and wallpapers for every kind of country home
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What not to miss at the Chelsea Flower Show: Clive Nichols and Kathryn Bradley-Hole on the Country Life Podcast
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'It would be very odd to be in a room without a plant, wouldn't it?': How to decorate with houseplants, inspired by our Chelsea Flower Show stand
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Country Life at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show: Highlights from day two of the nation's favourite flower show -
Chelsea Flower Show 2026: The entirely unofficial awards, according to Country Life -
Mother Earth carved from a fallen tree, a dry-stone arch and plants sourced from fly-tipped garden waste: The story of the RHS Chelsea Garden of the Year -
See all the medallists from the 2026 RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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'If you're lucky, you might experience four seasons in the space of four hours': The snob's guide to summer dressing
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Were florals for spring ever groundbreaking? The blooming romance between flowers and fashion -
Alfa Romeo Stelvio Quadrifoglio: I don't have children, but even if I did, I would love this car more than them -
Britain's rescue dogs deserve celebrating
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What is everyone talking about this week: The secret life of plankton -
Alex Hassell and Bella MacLean can’t compete with the raw sex appeal of Rivals’ real star — The Cotswolds -
The much unloved, many talented, quick-witted bird that inspired the Cold-War poetry of Poet Laureate Ted Hughes
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Bountiful maiden or Virgin Queen: The many faces of Elizabeth I paint a compelling portrait -
The mysterious case of one of the most important British artists of the 1990s who is back with a bang after more than 25 years -
It's a Henry Moore summer in the gardens of England -
An opportunity to inspect even one of the gargantuan pages of Audubon's Birds of America shouldn't be missed
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Baur au Lac review: The centuries-old, family-run Swiss hotel that witnessed the imagining of the Nobel Peace Prize -
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Earth’s own Eden: Fly-fishing, whale-watching and looking for the elusive Kiwi on the ultimate New Zealand road trip -
Holidays good for your mental health, say scientists, in surprise to absolutely no-one -
Domaine de Murtoli review: The best hotel on the French Island that basks in Italian sun -
The Zetter Bloomsbury: Antiques Roadshow, but make it Soho House -
Scotland's leading hotel is a luxury playground and it's got a fun new way to get you off-grid
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The art of the great British summer picnic, as described by Tom Parker Bowles -
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'I’ve sat structural engineering exams, but nothing compared with this': How to become a honey sommelier -
Marcus Wareing: ‘I’ve sacrificed more than any other chef’ -
What is everyone talking about this weekend: Is cider the new black? -
What is everyone talking about this week: The curious case of American dining -
The lunch menu is where it's at -
'It soothed the most vicious of hangovers, the only possible justification for that ghastly thing called brunch': Tom Parker Bowles talks eggs Benedict
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