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March 2018 Archive

112 articles

31 March
How to grow a pear tree: What to choose, how to look after it
Curious Questions: Are bees really busy?
How to make perfect roast lamb, by Gizzi Erskine
30 March
The best places to live near Birmingham – and what you can get for your money
Tunnel vision: Fabulous floral arches to delight the senses
How to make perfect roast beef with all the trimmings, by Simon Hopkinson
In Focus: The Degas painting full of life, movement and 'orgies of colour'
29 March
How to carve meat: A guide from the Master Carver at Simpson's on the Strand
Beware the Great Grey Shrike: The pretty songbird with the temperament of Vlad the Impaler
Best places to live near Bristol – and what you could get for your money
The brilliant kitchen designer who scoffed at Minimalism and made rooms in which to live, laugh and love
28 March
The best places to live near Manchester – and what you could get for your money
How to make perfect hot cross buns
Land Rover Discovery 2.0 SD4 HSE Luxury review: 'A veritable smorgasbord of all-terrain technology'
Country Life March 28 2018
27 March
Valletta, Malta: What to see and where to go in the European City of Culture
The best places to live near Edinburgh – and what you could get for your money
Jason Goodwin: 'The negligees hanging on the washing lines blocked the camera’s view'
26 March
Nine lovely kitchen islands
A handsome Grade II listed rectory with a beautiful Georgian façade
My favourite painting: Richard Calvocoressi
25 March
11 delightful homes, as seen in Country Life
Sunday-supper: Welsh ‘buck’ rarebit
Cliffe Castle, West Yorkshire: A French-inspired vision of comfort and glamour
The Pigeon Fancier: 'I set up a deckchair in the garden and wait for them to come back. That’s the most exciting part.'
24 March
Curious Questions: Why does freshly-mown grass smell so good?
Living Without Plastic | Part 7: why giving up plastic makes me want to do yoga
How to choose a classic tweed sports coat
Britain's beautiful green lanes: The charming remnants of leafier times, untouched by the modern world
23 March
The unparalleled joy of writing with a fountain pen – and five beautiful pens to inspire you
An exceptional period manor house in the heart of Shakespeare Country
In Focus: The radiant, sunlit work by the artist who inspired the founder of Kettle's Yard
22 March
Capri Palace Hotel review: 'A calm, discreet and stylish oasis from the outside world'
Four literary houses for sale, as seen in Lorna Doone, Wuthering Heights and more
'Permission to marry your daughter, sir?' – Why you still need to ask for her father's blessing to get married
21 March
Living on The Lizard: Two hilltop houses on Britain's most southerly tip
Country Life March 21 2018
20 March
A walk in York: Roman walls, battlements, turrets and the most glorious cathedral façade in Britain
A beautiful old rectory with landscaped gardens by Humphry Repton
Jason Goodwin: ‘The only sounds were the yawning of dogs, the spitting of logs in the fireplace and the occasional papery gulp of somebody turning a page’
19 March
The Designer's Room: Victoria Meale's vision of a kitchen that's a hub for family life
A thatched waterside cottage for sale in one of Cornwall's most beautiful spots
My favourite painting: The Lord Ramsbotham
Spring is in the air – seven beautiful images from the Country Life archives
18 March
A trio of lovely country houses, as seen in Country Life
Alan Titchmarsh: Finally, a chance to nurture and grow some rhododendrons
A walk in the woods: Tranquility, beauty, and a 500,000-year-old connection to our ancestors
Ockwells Manor, Berkshire: An insight into the splendours of grand living in 15th-century England
The Florist: 'What I do is like good cooking – if you have beautiful ingredients, you can’t go wrong'
17 March
Five irresistible country houses just right for Goldilocks: Not too big and not too small
Curious Questions: How do you make the perfect cream scone?
Honda NSX review: A supercar that's happy on racetracks, country lanes and car parks
Plas Cadnant, Isle of Anglesey: The place where the heart rules
How to cook the perfect steak
16 March
Choosing perfect wedding presents: A guide for brides, grooms and guests
Living with plastic | Part 6: Keeping a balanced diet of cheese, vegetables... and tequila
The light-filled house built by the man who invented daylight savings is up for sale
In Focus: An idyllic sunny afternoon, evoked by a leading light of the School of London
15 March
The wedding traditions we need to keep hold of – and the five that need consigning to history
A magnificent house on its own headland at The Lizard, the balmiest place in Britain
Rhubarb: The pink promise of spring
14 March
The greatest horse rides ever, as chronicled in a ‘unique treasury of horse and human wisdom’
A glorious loch-side home with magical views, private beach and its own boathouse
A chance to own a huge chunk of Exmoor, including a lovely five-bedroom farmhouse
Country Life March 14 2018
13 March
Restaurant review: Coda by Eric Chavot, fine dining at the Albert Hall
A 20-bedroom castle for sale at just £500,000 – but with a huge amount of work to do
Seven superb pictures of the Royal Family by the Royal Photographer of the Year
Cheltenham Festival 2018: Tips on how to make the most of it, straight from the bookie’s mouth
Jason Goodwin: ‘We shared the Abbey with the bones of King Alfred’s brothers and Anne Boleyn’s lover’
12 March
Cheltenham Festival 2018: The longshot who could pay for your trip, the new stars to watch and the must-see race
Grade II listed farmhouse with bags of potential in the heart of the Exmoor National Park
My favourite painting: Fergal Keane
11 March
A dozen delightful properties, as seen in Country Life
Ten simply magnificent photographs of Pashley Manor, Britain's greatest tulip festival
The magical mythology of mad March hares
The traditional Brick-Maker who supplies Hampton Court: 'It’s like kneading dough'
10 March
A private island in Scotland for the price of a one-bedroom flat in south London
Capheaton Hall, Northumberland: The revival of a country house that narrowly avoided demolition
Living without plastic | Part 5: When beauty goes green
9 March
The 19 best landscape photographs of Scotland taken in the last year
The ultimate cauliflower cheese – whole roasted cauliflower with cheddar, Parmesan and broth
Four eco-friendly homes with real style and character
In Focus: The Canadian hermit's work that is a dystopian alternative to Monet
8 March
A West Country farm that's the perfect spot for City folk escaping the rat race
How to buy a dodo or a mermaid at auction
7 March
Ten of the best places to visit in the UK, from top family day out to the place with the greatest loos
A country house in Sussex that comes close to offering true self-sufficiency
The Gavin Houghton drawing room with wit, elegance and silk wallpaper
Country Life March 7 2018
6 March
Villa San Michele: The remarkable garden built on Capri’s Roman ruins
The beautifully kept Georgian estate ripe for generating income
Jason Goodwin: ‘Memories fade. Gavin was right: buildings outlive us all and they’re each memorials. They should not be allowed to disappear’
5 March
Living without plastic | Part 4: going global and fighting plastic fashion
Will 1,000 new homes make or break the town of Woodstock?
My favourite painting: Alex Farquharson
4 March
21 beautiful properties, as seen in Country Life
10 terrible but terribly funny school reports of the world famous, from Einstein to Churchill
Six glorious paintings which perfectly encapsulate the art of the conversation piece
The mole-catcher: 'A molehill, it isn’t just a pile of earth – it’s a key to a strange little world’
3 March
A sublime Georgian estate for sale that was once the residence of the Duke of Buckingham
The Royal Academy at 250: 'It's like a wonderful Bentley that you discover unused in a barn'
The wren: 8 things you ought to know about Britain's most common bird
The 10 most memorable telegrams ever sent, from hydrogen bombs to boiled eggs
2 March
A fantasy castle for sale near the Peak District complete with moat, dungeon and suits of armour
Curious questions: Are you really never more than six feet away from a rat?
In Focus: How Holman Hunt's Lady of Shallot was inspired by Van Eyck's greatest masterpiece
1 March
The new whisky distillery in one of North Wales's most beautiful spots
Six of Wales's finest homes, from a Cardiff mansion to an entire headland of Anglesey (complete with working lighthouse)
11 magical snow days across Britain which really delivered the goods
Britain's best wild daffodil display? The 'Golden Triangle' of Gloucestershire and Herefordshire
Why oak-framed buildings are enjoying a renaissance