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April 2020 Archive

112 articles

30 April
Farming Life: The cock on the brink of death, saved by spending a night in the Aga
The Utterly Inessential Shopping List: Super-luxury board games for the bored and well-heeled
A home in East Anglia bursting with character, with grand gardens, open plan living space and its own moat
How to make perfect scotch eggs, for the ideal back garden picnic
29 April
'You can't furlough a cow': Farmers urge with public to buy direct to keep them in business during lockdown
The Forest of Bowland: One of the last wild swathes of England, still resisting taming in the 21st century
Country Life 29 April 2020
28 April
How to enjoy bluebells from home — and how to plant them to enjoy your own in future years
The restoration of John Soane's museum 'which raised the standards for the re-creation of a historic interior'
A dreamlike castle for sale set on a hillside overlooking a sweep of river in one of the most beautiful areas of Britain
Rosie and Jim: 'I have baked myself out of my jeans'
27 April
The 'root and branch' renovation of a dining room which proves that bold touches of colour can work pretty much anywhere
A beautiful country house in Devon which you can virtually walk round from the comfort of your home
My Favourite Painting: Tracy Jones
26 April
19 incredible Scottish castles and estates for sale, from £130,000 to £9.5 million
The truth about bees: 'I'm a hopeless fan... but plants are cleverer than insects. They have to be.'
English pointers: The dogs that are full of energy and fun, with a history that includes one of the great canine heroes of the Second World War
A new ode to Spring, from gambolling lambs to pale wood anemones and the rabbity-nosed velvet of ash buds
25 April
A stupendous 18th-century home with gardens that look like they've been borrowed from Versailles, designed by an architect credited as the 'father of wrestling'
Curious Questions: Why do clocks go clockwise?
Curious Questions: If not now, when?
Six unforgettable Highland holidays to get in your diary to help you follow your passions in 2021
24 April
Why the future of the kitchen-diner is more diner than kitchen
Can a £6m house ever be a bargain? A home is for sale on Jersey which might make you wonder
In Focus: The magnificent de Morgans, one of art's great husband-and-wife duos
23 April
The Cambridgeshire Fens: 'A symbol of human skill and determination from more than 350 years ago'
The Utterly Inessential Working From Home shopping list: Desks, speakers and magical gizmos from £35 to £8,500
Three palatial Isle of Man homes for sale — and one millionaire's playground waiting to happen
A 'serious fish pie recipe' with some fabulous extra surprises for extra texture and taste
22 April
Sandhill Farm House, Petersfield: An educational masterpiece from the founder of the English Gardening School
A celebration of pheasants, 'some of the most beautiful birds in the world'
60 simple sustainability tips to make your home, garden and life better
Buy one stone-built cottage, get one free, with spectacular views from both
Country Life 22 April 2020
The Prince of Wales: 'After the suffering and the selflessness we are witnessing, we cannot allow ourselves to go back to how we were. This is a moment in history.'
21 April
The life, times and buildings of Sir Edwin Lutyens
A hopelessly romantic cottage for two in one of the finest villages in the Cotswolds
Rosie and Jim: The instruments your neighbours are learning, ranked from pleasant ditty to audible hatecrime
20 April
Heather burning hiatus ignites great debate: Is burning heather moors counter-productive, or does it stop them becoming a 'timebomb'?
The breathtaking conversion of a mansion on the edge of the Lake District, complete with marble columns, carved staircases and oil paintings
My Favourite Painting: Patrick Baty
19 April
Alan Titchmarsh: The bright, cheery flower which fired my childhood dreams of becoming a gardener
Expert dog training tips to help you stop canine cabin fever in lockdown, from a home-made agility course to tasty treats with a difference
Llandaff Cathedral: The creation, destruction and re-buidling of a monumental, expected and unforgettable building
18 April
One of Newmarket's most incredible equestrian properties has come to the market
Curious Questions: How will we greet each other in a post Covid-19 world?
11 breathtaking images of The Gower, the spot so magnificent it inspired the creation of Britain's Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty
How to 'garden' in a home that doesn't have a garden, from window box tips and indoor plants to helping out the bees
17 April
A drink for all seasons: nine crowd-pleasing, well-priced wines from around the world
Six ideas to update your house for spring with paints and wallpapers
2020 was off to a flying start with country house sales — but what can buyers and sellers expect now?
In focus: How galleries and art dealers have shifted to showing and selling online
16 April
How woods and hedges will transform your land, the countryside and the lives of future generations
Rosie and Jim: 'Mungo could either be a 12ft python trying to devour the cat, or a six-year-old child with his hand in the cookie jar, and everything in between'
A 'a symphony in red brick' just outside Guildford offering charm, creature comforts and two swimming pools
How to make pasta with radicchio, pear, walnut and feta
15 April
'Throughout history, it’s spring that has given humanity the fortitude to survive'
Surrey rhapsody: The Arts-and-Crafts mansion that was home to Queen drummer Roger Taylor
Country Life 15 April 2020
14 April
Plas Brondanw: The 17th century home where the man who created Portmeirion cut his teeth
A cleverly converted family home with direct access to the Merrow Downs
Jason Goodwin: 'There's a hum about the whole house that reminds me of a great ship charting its course through the high seas'
13 April
How the Surrey Hills has inspired generations of writers, artists and visionaries
Five simply magnificent homes for sale in the Home Counties, including a Sussex cottage, palatial Surrey home and a superb house on the banks of the Thames
My favourite painting: The Rt Revd Graham Usher
12 April
The house where a young JFK forged his career has come up for sale in Washington
Grow your own kale: The seeds to order, when to plant them, and when you can look forward to dishing them up
If only dogs could talk: Reading the minds of Britain's 11 most popular breeds, from Labradors to Westies
Oxford Street: How a Roman road evolved via public hangings into the most famous street of shops on the planet
11 April
A period manor house in Surrey that's hosted Sir Walter Scott, William Wordsworth... and Roger Moore
Curious Questions: How do you survive social isolation? A former Royal Navy submarine commander on the five things you need to do
Bucket List dreams for life after lockdown, from the dazzling plains of Antarctica to a treehouse in Botswana
Medwyn Williams, king of giant vegetables: 'A living monument... the greatest of our show growers, a king of long carrots and immaculate cauliflowers'
10 April
The greatest children's books that hit the spot for young and old, as chosen by Alan Titchmarsh, Jilly Cooper, Ian Rankin and more
'A bathroom should be somewhere you spend time and relax, rather than a purely utilitarian space'
Beautiful character houses under £400,000, from picture-perfect cottages to a huge stone-built villa complete with Jacuzzi
In Focus: The genius of Léon Spilliaert — 'If a ghost could paint, this is what it might look like'
9 April
Dan Pearson: The years-long task of colonising our woodland with natural blooms, and persuading the woods to cross the water to our home
The master shoemakers who shod Churchill: 'Demand is through the roof, but it takes six to eight months to make a pair'
The country home of Percy Bysshe Shelley and his family comes up for sale, along with 111 rolling acres of Sussex
An unbeatable shoulder-of-lamb shepherd's pie recipe ideal for Easter, as dreamed up by the chefs at Fortnum & Mason
8 April
The Utterly Inessential Easter shopping list: Whisky and chocolates, solid-cheese 'eggs' and the madness of Champagne meeting lipstick
A simple guide to Britain's snails
Country Life 8 April 2020
7 April
Arundel Castle Gardens: 'Sometimes, a garden catches you unawares... the thought keeps recurring: I’ve never seen anything like this before.'
Raglan Castle: How the last great medieval castle in Britain became a Renaissance palace — and a Civil War ruin
An idyllic, 600-year-old, Grade II-listed house in the beautiful West Sussex countryside
Rosie and Jim: 'I’m fairly sure the elderly lady with excellent hair doesn't usually winch her shopping up through a second floor window'
6 April
Focusing on quality in troubling times
Britain's best interior designers on the paint colours you just can't go wrong with
Three homes across the world as seen in Country Life, from equestrian's dream to Greek paradise
Why gardeners should keep buying plants online — and seven of the most trustworthy nurseries
My favourite painting: Martin Waller
5 April
The Queen's coronavirus message in full: 'If we remain united and resolute, then we will overcome it'
Six great homes in London plus a classic country house within commuting range, as seen in Country Life
The 'secret flowers' that live for half a millennium, and bloom like nothing else on earth
The dogs of Country Life: The labradors, terriers and teddy bears that we call family
Discovering Owletts, the family home of Imperial architect Sir Herbert Baker
4 April
A Georgian jewel: One of the few complete townhouses remaining on Bath's Royal Crescent has come up for sale
The hotels that found fame on the silver screen — with a little help from James Bond, Marilyn Monroe and more
3 April
Six simple ways to add character, style, drama and warmth to your bathroom
Bring a little luxury to lockdown: Hampers, Michelin-starred takeaways, and wine tasting via videoconference
An irresistibly pretty coastguard cottage only accessible by boat — yet just a few splashes of an oar from the pub
In Focus: The six ‘poems in paint’ by Titian that are in the same room for the first time in 500 years
2 April
Snow, rubber gloves, lubricant gel... and moments of wonder and joy: The reality of lambing in winter
The Utterly Inessential Spring Shopping List: A few of life’s little luxuries to brave the strange time between winter and summer
An idyllic Georgian house in the Cotswolds with grace, grandeur and endless views
How to make Nathan Outlaw's asparagus with fried sourdough breadcrumbs
1 April
Rosie and Jim: 'The robin has probably been here for years; I’ve only just noticed him. He’s probably as curious as I am'
An ode to the worm: ‘The intestines of the earth‘, 6,000 species, 600 million years old and undeniably valuable
An old Victorian coach house in Suffolk with a Grade-II listed vegetable garden
Country Life 1 April 2020