Country Living UK

Whether you live in the town or countryside, in Country Living you’ll find a wealth of ideas for your home and garden, learn about traditional crafts, keep informed of rural issues, enjoy irresistible dishes using seasonal produce and, above all, escape the stress and strain of modern-day life.

Country Living

A note from the editor

June

emporium • Handcrafted gifts and pretty seasonal buys from our favourite artisans, small businesses and high-street brands

THIS MONTH Growing cut flowers • There’s never been a better time to go self-sufficient. In our ongoing series, Sally Coulthard shares tried-and-tested tips from her Yorkshire smallholding

4 summer BLOOMS

GET THE KIT

HOW TO MAKE A HAND-TIED POSY

10 QUESTIONS WITH… PAUL WHITEHOUSE • The comedian on the secrets behind his hit TV show about “two old blokes fishing”

10 OF THE BEST PLACES TO SEE THE SUNRISE • To celebrate the summer solstice, we pick some of the most magical places to greet the sun’s arrival on the longest day of the year. Don’t forget that flask of coffee…

MORE DAZZLING DAWN DESTINATIONS

THE MAKING OF THE GREATEST FLOWER SHOW ON EARTH… • …with star of the show Clare Matterson, director general of the Royal Horticultural Society

CHELSEA BY NUMBERS

RISE TO FLOWER POWER

PATERNAL PARTNERSHIPS • As Father’s Day approaches, we celebrate creative collaborations between dads and their children

INTRODUCING WIMBORNE FROM COUNTRY LIVING AT DFS

THE NEW SCANDI • Move over, white-on-white minimalism: modern Scandi design is all about rediscovering the colourful history of this classic interiors aesthetic

CAPTURING THE PATTERNS OF NATURE • In her Speyside studio, Angie Lewin transforms sketches of the landscape into prints and paintings with the help of an old press, some trusty watercolours – and a wooden spoon

LET’S GO OFF-GRID • Switch off from the daily demands of high-tech living to embrace no-tech adventures in the open air

LUXURY WITH A RUSTIC TWIST COUNTRY LIVING AT THE FLOOR ROOM

the RUFF GUIDE TO… MINIATURE SCHNAUZERS • In our ongoing series for dog-lovers, we celebrate another of Britain’s best-loved breeds

SUSTAINABLE FOOD

ASK THE DOG EXPERT • Bill Lambert is dog health expert at The Kennel Club

FOLLOW THAT DOG

Other BEARDED BREEDS

BEST IN GLASS • Flora Jamieson was working in admin at Madame Tussauds when she found a book about stained glass. Now, she creates her own designs, bathing a medieval art form in a bold new light

WORLD OF PANE: A SHORT HISTORY OF STAINED GLASS

For when your heart is in the country • Subscribe to the digital edition of Country Living magazine and escape into an appealing world of rural beauty and tranquillity. You’ll find a wealth of ideas for your home and garden, learn about traditional crafts, discover inspiring rural businesses and enjoy delicious recipes using seasonal produce.

ZEN AND THE ART OF HOMEMAKING • Inspired by Buddhist traditions, ceramicist Georgina Lorton has curated a peaceful family home in which a few statement pieces shine out against a calming, muted palette

LOVE IS ALL AROUND • Passionate gardener Andrew Salter has surrounded his house with a kaleidoscopic tapestry of plants “like a web made by spiders on LSD”

Conifer REVIVAL • Andrew’s favourites…

SUFFOLK PUNCH • How a passion for bold colour and vibrant pattern has transformed a Victorian flint cottage in the lush East Anglian countryside

EVERYTHING’S COMING UP ROSES • For a few fleeting weeks in early summer, the world-famous walled garden at the National Trust’s Mottisfont in Hampshire is filled with more than a thousand old-fashioned...