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

May • “But he calls down a blessing on the blossom of the may, Because it comes in beauty, and in beauty blows away”

WEEKENDERS

emporium • Our hand-picked selection of favourite pieces from individual makers, the high street and small businesses

Editor’s choice • “This elegant scooped elm chair, with steam-bent ash rails, is designed so you can flip it over to ensure a dry seat after a spring shower.” Home and crafts editor Alaina Binks

Going GREENER • Our quick and easy guide to sustainable living

ASK AN ECO EXPERT • This month Mark Gregory, the Chelsea gold medal winner behind King Charles III’s new topiary garden

THIS MONTH Growing salad • 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 seasons OF SALAD LEAVES

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HOW TO MAKE Salad dressing • Salads are transformed by a delicious dressing, but different blends work better with different leaves. Always go for the best-quality oils and vinegars to make your salad sing. Whisk your ingredients into an emulsion before applying to the leaves and serving immediately.

7 questions …with a microgreen supplier • Sean O’Neill runs Good Earth Growers in Cornwall, cultivating salads and microgreens for some of the country’s finest restaurants

View from here • Thinking of powering up the lawnmower now spring’s in full swing? Kick that thought into the long grass, says Susy Smith

SERVING the NATION • Bring out the bunting and festoon the table with flowers, candles and cakes for a showstopping Coronation celebration

THE MODERN country DOCTOR • As a GP, Amir Khan knows how valuable nature is to our wellbeing. Now, as president of the RSPB, he is on a mission to help everyone feel the benefits. We meet him at his home in Yorkshire

KING and COUNTRY

10 QUESTIONS WITH… • As King Charles III inherits the ancient right to own swans, we talk to The King’s Swan Marker

CORNISH YARG • In our ongoing series highlighting delicious produce around the country, we meet the artisans and farmers helping to bring it to our table. This month:

5 OF THE BEST CORNISH CHEESES

CHEESE BY THE BOOK…

BEYOND THE BOARD • Creamy, zingy Cornish Yarg is too versatile to limit to the cheese course. Try these easy ways to make a meal of it

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THE BEST OF BRITISH DESIGN COUNTRY LIVING AT HOMEBASE

by ROYAL APPOINTMENT • From the Carmarthenshire cheesemonger to the Balmoral kiltmaker, we present our pick of producers awarded the King’s Royal Warrant

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THINK YOU KNOW YOUR KING & QUEEN? • Wise up on their royal highnesses – their homes, hobbies, horses and dogs – in our Coronation quiz

PATTERN ON pattern

SMALL & dainty

BIG & bold

GRAPHICS & geometrics

TONE & tone

DREAMS COME TRUE WITH COUNTRY LIVING AT DFS

A CUT above • Ninety per cent of our cut flowers are imported, carrying a heavy carbon footprint. But on a plot in Norfolk, Cel Robertson grows stems in a way that supports nature

LESSONS FROM THE DODO • To mark Endangered Species Day this month, Stephen Moss asks: why did the dodo disappear and how can we stop others going the same way?

CAN WE RESURRECT OUR BIRDS? • Earlier this...