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Gardens & Nature
U2’s Adam Clayton: Guitarist, rock god and visionary gardener
Purchasing a historic estate with 17 acres of gardens and landscaping at the age of 28 is no small feat, but Adam Clayton did just …
There are over 1,000 different citrus fruits out there — and you owe it to yourself to try something a little different
There were once only four wild citrus species, but farmers and horticulturists have selected them for centuries for their amazing variety and abundance, says Charles …
Curious Questions: What’s the difference between a labyrinth and a maze?
Perhaps it never occurred to you to think about what distinguishes a labyrinth from a labyrinth. But, as Martin Fone explains, it’s kind of like …
Celandine: The delicate flower, harbinger of spring, which Wordsworth thought more beautiful than daffodils
The appearance of the first celandine and the return of the swallows to our shores, praised by Wordsworth for their “brilliant face,” are Ian Morton’s …
Horatio’s Garden: The life-changing gardens that ‘give you hope and take away the darkness’
George Plumptre visits the extraordinary Horatio Garden in Salisbury, an “inspiring place” that demonstrates the power of horticulture. Recently, while visiting a friend in the …
How to start your own cutting garden, by three of Britain’s most successful flower growers
Nothing compares to home flowers in beauty, variety and fragrance. Tiffany Daneff asks three UK growers for the best advice on starting your own cut …
The best garden designers in Britain, from Country Life’s secret address book
A beautiful country house is as much about its surroundings as its bricks and mortar, something that the best garden designers in Britain all understand. …
The Top 100 builders, architects, interior decorators and garden designers in Britain
It’s been six years since the original Country Life Top 100 was published, but the goal hasn’t changed: we name the very best architects, interior …
How to grow fritillaries – Country Life
The exotic snake-headed fritillary is the only British native of this charming family of 130 bulbs, many of which deserve a place in the garden. …