This week in Country Life we preview the Chelsea Flower Show and discover that remarkable stonework from Chatsworth and very English plantsmanship are bringing a welcome shift of emphasis this year, we explore the beautiful gardens of Rockcliffe in Gloucestershire, we celebrate one of the greatest private collections of clocks and watches from the golden age of British clock-making and Simon Hopkinson reveals how to transform a simple seasonal lunch.
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Fit for a queen: The story of Queen Victoria's state bed at Arundel CastleA state bed commissioned to receive Queen Victoria at Arundel Castle has just undergone a transformative restoration, as Annabel Westman explains. Photographs by Paul Highnam for Country Life.
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A billionaire's thatched cottage is for sale in Surrey, once owned by the oil magnate J. Paul GettyChestnut Cottage is a joyous little home — albeit one with the most unusual bedrooms to acreage to price balances we've ever seen. Toby Keel takes a look inside.
