Country Living UK

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Country Living

A note from the editor

September

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

Editor’s choice • “This curvaceous jug’s bright inlaid slip and sgraffito decoration flaunts mid-century style. Definitely too beautiful to hide away in a cupboard.”

SHOWS

THIS MONTH Cutting and drying herbs • 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

HOPE GORDON • With a sports career that spans swimming, paracanoeing and para-Nordic skiing, the Paralympian is now going to paddle the uncharted waters of Paris

Ode TO AN ORCHARD • Makes, bakes and buys inspired by a family outing to a traditional apple orchard

“I’M AIMING TO LIVE TO 120” • Once she was a strict vegan who was always on the go. Now, she takes cold-water dips, barefoot walks and grows her own veg. As she brings out a manifesto for midlife, wellbeing guru Liz Earle MBE reveals how to be happier and healthier than ever at 61

MAGIC OF THE CLAY • Makiko Hastings’ life was blighted by personal trauma – until she discovered that making Japanese-inspired ceramics can be as cathartic as it is creative

PLAY UP THE NEW PRIMARY COLOURS • Paintbox primaries are back in fashion with sophisticated new shades that are bold but never brash. It’s time to punch up your interiors…

HOME SPUN • From her crofthouse on West Burra, designer Donna Smith knits her love of the land and its heritage into every skein of her naturally dyed yarn

MAD ABOUT MOTHS • In an extract from their new book, Clare Foster and Andrew Montgomery visit Old Lands in Monmouthshire, where Sam Bosanquet has created a haven for nocturnal insects among a myriad wildlife

10 OF THE BEST ACCESSIBLE BEACHES • Carefree days by the coast can be a challenge for many disabled people. Here, supporters of our Access for All campaign share the seaside spots they’ve found the most welcoming

THE WOODSTOCK SOFA COUNTRY LIVING AT DFS

LEADING THE FIELD • In Cornwall’s Tamar Valley, Dan Cox is pioneering a soil-centric approach to farming – with heritage sheep, organic veg and a stellar field-to-fork restaurant

FULL SPLENDOUR • This month, the movements of the cosmos align to conjure up a super harvest moon. Here’s when you can see it and what to expect

LESSONS in FLORISTRY • At Tallulah Rose Flower School in Cumbria, Rachel Wardley can turn anyone with passion and drive into a budding florist

For when your heart is in the country

“WHISPERS OF THE PAST ARE EVERYWHERE” • This Norfolk farmhouse has been decorated slowly and subtly, with pale shades and clean lines allowing its original features to shine out

POINT OF VIEW • The garden was scant and the house neglected but the panorama over Cranborne Chase won round Mikey Thomas and Struan Reid. Two decades later, the garden is a sea of colour anchored by bold evergreen planting

A MASTERCLASS in MAXIMALISM for LESS • Chintz, frills, colour, pattern: this Sussex farmhouse delivers it all. But when it comes to costly building work, Sophie Robinson is all about moderation

HOME comforts • DECORATING NOTES

THE BEST OF BRITISH DESIGN COUNTRY LIVING KITCHENS AT HOMEBASE

A CONTEMPORARY COTTAGE GARDEN •...