Country Living UK

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Country Living UK

A note from the editor

July

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

THIS MONTH Pressing 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

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MATT BAKER • He’s fronted the nation’s favourite countryside show for 16 years. Matt Baker on rescuing sheep, life-changing farmer dramas and feeling like a duck out of water

BECAUSE WE DO LIKE TO BE BESIDE the QUAYSIDE… • A daytrip to the harbour has a timeless allure for all ages. We set the scene with brilliant accessories and makes

10 QUESTIONS WITH… ALAN TITCHMARSH • He left school with one O-level but is now our best-loved gardening guru. As he launches his YouTube show, Alan Titchmarsh reveals the down-to-earth secret of his success

THE CALL OF THE COASTLINE • From the south coast to the Firth of Forth, our favourite seaside strolls take in epic views, spectacular wildlife and iconic historical sites

COUNTRY LIVING MARKETPLACE • CREATE YOUR OWN BREEZY BEACH HOUSE LOOK WITH OUR RANGE OF NAUTICAL-INSPIRED HOMEWARE. HANDCRAFTED BY ARTISANS, THE NEUTRAL TONES, BLUE HUES AND SUBTLE STRIPES ARE DESIGNED TO BRING A SENSE OF COASTAL CALM TO EVERY HOME.

WAYS TO ROCK A MODERN COASTAL style • To celebrate our 40th birthday, fresh and classic ways to get a breezy beach-house look

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SMALL but MIGHTY • Numbers of minke whales – the UK’s most petite whale species – have peaked in the Hebrides in recent years. Here’s how to spot them

The QUEST for the KING’S ROSE • The path from tiny seedling to brand-new rose was a thorny one for the bloom crowned ‘The King’s Rose’ in 2025. Sharon Amos takes up the story

FABULOUS FERNE & DAISY BAREFOOT X COUNTRY LIVING

FROM BOAT to TOTE • On the Isles of Scilly, one family have turned their passion for sailing into a fashionable business, creating canvas bags with a cult following

THE DUVET DUCK • The duck has been Country Living’s mascot for four decades. James Rebanks travels to the edge of the Arctic in search of the eider duck, a bird treasured for its down

WHAT YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT… SLUGS • Gardeners’ enemy number one or under-the-radar ally? Sally Coulthard reveals why it’s time to get better acquainted with these remarkable gastropods

“Embroidery helps you see the beauty in the detail” • After illness forced Louise Watson to give up her job as a teacher, she turned to embroidery. Now, she embraces the slow art of sewing as part of a more meditative way of life

ESCAPE the EVERYDAY with COUNTRY LIVING

TO THE LIGHTHOUSE GARDEN • When Suzanne Cobb moved from the home counties to the Hebrides, she could not have chosen a more remote and challenging place in which to grow a new garden. This is how she defied the sceptics…

SWEET PETITE • Sarah Stewart proved a little can go a long way when she transformed a tiny and dark Cornish cottage into a bright and airy coastal retreat

RURAL CHIC FOR YOUR HOME COUNTRY LIVING AT DFS

HOME comforts • DECORATING NOTES

MASTERCLASS in MOVING a GARDEN • This month, our charity partner Horatio’s Garden prepares to open its Chelsea Flower Show garden in its permanent new home in Sheffield. We ask the award-winning landscape designers Harris Bugg...