Country Life 1 September 2021

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By Country Life

published 1 September 2021

in Features

HORSES: For centuries, we have relied on our trusty steeds. John Lewis-Stempel delves into equine lives.

EVENTING: Kate Green looks forward to the return of live three-day eventing .

BLACKBERRIES: Amid the thorns is sustenance for man and beast alike. Vicky Liddell untangles the bramble..

FREUD: Martin Gayford examines the energetic life of Lucian Freud .

SCHOOLS: The future of exams, eight top public schools, learning down on the farm and the girls taking on the boys on pitch and field .

LONDON LIFE: The secrets of Chelsea, rooftop gardens and Martha, Lady Sitwell .

MY FAVOURITE PAINTING: Leonie Benesch’s choice: a powerful self-portrait of a very modern girl .

DARTMOOR: Fiona Reynolds explores Dartmoor .

JEREMY CLARKSON: Paula Lester meets farming’s new cheerleader, Jeremy Clarkson .

VERSAILLES: The splendid Palace of Versailles drew English visitors despite the wars, reveals Philip Mansel .

INTERIORS: The most covetable bathrooms.

ARCHITECTURE: Stephen Anderton visits the revived Arts-and-Crafts garden of Wyndcliffe Court, Monmouthshire.

GARDENS: Why we should all be growing plectranthus.

Country Life is unlike any other magazine: the only glossy weekly on the newsstand and the only magazine that has been guest-edited by HRH The King not once, but twice. It is a celebration of modern rural life and all its diverse joys and pleasures — that was first published in Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee year. Our eclectic mixture of witty and informative content — from the most up-to-date property news and commentary and a coveted glimpse inside some of the UK's best houses and gardens, to gardening, the arts and interior design, written by experts in their field — still cannot be found in print or online, anywhere else.

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