Country Life August 15 2018

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published 15 August 2018

Country Life August 15 2018 goes snail racing, plants a garden to get maximum colour and takes a look at the best things that America has to offer.

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ARCHITECTURE: A eastern-inspired house in the Catskill Mountains goes under the microscope.

SNAIL RACING: James Fisher investigates whether this country eccentricity really is as exhilarating as it sounds.

PROPERTY: Two superb country houses with links to Tennyson and Milton. Penny Churchill explains.

FAVOURITE PAINTING: Sir Tim Rice chooses a classic Holbein portrait.

LIVING NATIONAL TREASURE: The sheep shearer.

ICE CREAM: The secret history of everyone's favourite dessert.

GARDENS: A Somerset delight by a Dutch master.

EXPLORERS: It's 250 years since Captain Cook set out – we look at his achievements, plus those of Lewis and Clark, Darwin and more.

RECIPES: Sticky toffee cake with plum and ginger. Your thanks will go to Melanie Johnson.

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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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