Country Life
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Pelargoniums: The flowers that'll make your garden smile
John Hoyland celebrates the renewed popularity of the irrepressibly cheerful pelargonium.
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Charity issues stark warning to the Government: Restore nature now or risk losing our butterflies
Results from the most recent Big Butterfly Count show an ecosystem in serious decline, according to nature charity Butterfly Conservation.
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Country Life 18 September 2024
Country Life 18 September 2024 looks at the best-kept secrets in the Cotswolds, the exotic animals who've made Britain their home and the man who made steel stainless.
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The great Blue Plaque mystery in London
Dozens of blue plaques have gone missing down the years, and English Heritage is determined to try and find them.
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The 250-year-long story of the Royal Humane Society is an incredible record of some of the bravest people ever to set foot in Britain
A teenager on his gap year who saved a boy and his father from being savaged by a crocodile is one of a host of heroic acts celebrated in a book to mark the 250th anniversary of the Royal Humane Society, says its author Rupert Uloth.
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Country Life 11 September 2024
Country Life 11 September 2024 visits George Harrison's garden, picks the perfect pelargonium and enjoys the songs of the thrush.
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'There is no acceptable level of peat for use in horticulture' say campaigners amid call for total ban on peat sales
Peat bogs sequester huge amounts of carbon — yet peat is still being cut and sold across Britain. It's time for that to stop for good, say campaigners.
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National Racehorse Week, a unique chance to go behind the scenes of the Sport of Kings
National Racehorse Week returns for the fourth consecutive year next month, in a bid ‘to show the public what life as a racehorse is really like’.
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Vote for your tree of the year and help save our 'Living Legends'
This year's theme is 'Magnificent Oaks', and the competition aims to spread awareness that trees have little legal protection, according to organisers the Woodland Trust.
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The timeless appeal of Vaughan and the secrets of good lighting to be unpacked by four of Britain's top designers
For more than four decades, Vaughan has combined inspiration from past and present to create beautifully crafted lighting, furniture and textiles that will stand the test of time.
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Country Life 4 September 2024
Country Life 4 September 2024 looks at the lore of otters, takes a slippery slope in St Moritz, celebrates Burghley's founder and marvels at the miracle of moss.
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70 mesmerising pictures of Nature and man going on display at Charlie Waite's latest exhibition in London
Admission is free to Charlie Waite's Light & Land exhibition at the Mall Galleries.
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The glittering new home of Hancocks London, the jeweller that makes the Victoria Cross
The new home of Hancocks London celebrates the historic brand’s history of making exquisite jewellery and providing the bespoke service that befits them.
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Animals that trespass on our railways, ranked by how often they do it
We've all been delayed on or waiting for a train due to some nonsense on the line. Now, Network Rail have released a list of the culprits.
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'World's cutest sheep' for sale in North Yorkshire
Are your sheep ugly? Do you want new, pretty ones? We have just the sale for you.
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High in the saddle
Cece Fein Hughes crafts exquisite jewellery inspired by the natural beauty of her native Dartmoor and the grace and elegance of horses.
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Newly revealed letters from the Dickens family reveal strange names, odd jobs and mutual distrust
If you think you and your siblings don't get on, just wait until you see what Charles Dickens's children said about each other.
