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May

discover…

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

SHOWS • Join us at nationwide spring events to discover original pieces like these from artisans and unique businesses

THIS MONTH Wild garlic • 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

WITH A WILD GARLIC FLAVOUR • If you love wild garlic (Allium ursinum), why not also try one of these similar-flavoured plants?

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SALLY’S WILD GARLIC, ALMOND & PECORINO PESTO • Wild garlic pesto is so versatile. Stir through pasta, toss with freshly cooked vegetables, add to salad dressings or swirl into a stew or soup

COUNTRY LIVING MARKETPLACE • DISCOVER THE JOYS OF OUTDOOR LIVING WITH OUR RANGE OF ARTISAN-MADE GARDEN DECORATIONS AND ACCESSORIES. FROM CHARMING PIECES TO REVIVE YOUR SPACE TO PLANTS AND SEEDS, WE HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO CREATE A SANCTUARY RIGHT OUTSIDE YOUR DOOR

PRESERVING PETALS • Ferment early blooms for a traditional potpourri to fill rooms with glorious spring and summer scent all year round

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40 avant GARDEN TRENDS • AS PART OF OUR 40TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS, WE SHOWCASE THE TECH, TRENDS AND EVENTS TAKING ROOT IN THE WORLD OF GARDENING THIS SUMMER – AND ANNOUNCE AN EXCITING COLLABORATION WITH HORATIO’S GARDEN AT THE CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW

WIN TICKETS to the RHS CHELSEA FLOWER SHOW

10 QUESTIONS WITH… ANGELLICA BELL • The TV and radio broadcaster will once again be presenting BBC One’s coverage of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and she can’t wait to smell the roses…

THE ART OF STYLING • INSIDER SECRETS ON HOW TO ACCESSORISE YOUR COFFEE TABLE, SOFA OR BED FOR A CHIC AND CONSIDERED LOOK

The SHOPPING LIST • For everything from bedding and bolster cushions to trays and down duvets, here are a few of our favourite places to shop

TAKE A BOUGH • The hawthorn tree has long been the focus of May Day celebrations – just don’t bring it inside on any other day

SWEET HARMONY • At Easter, Pump Street Bakery and Chocolate combines what it does best to create the ultimate seasonal novelty – a chocolate chicken and hot cross bun mash-up

AN OFF-THE-WALL IDEA

THE EASTER BUNNY • Simon Barnes springs a big surprise about a much-misunderstood fixture of our Easter traditions

COUNTRY LIVING MODERN RUSTIC

MOVING TO… Margate • Hankering after a life in the countryside? Don’t leave home without our expert guide for house-hunters

WHAT YOU COULD BUY

LIVE LIKE A LOCAL…

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FURTHER AFIELD • If you step out into the surrounding countryside, here are just some of the highlights you’ll discover

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GOAT COUTURE • In Angus, Jillian and Neil McEwan are producing the first Scottish cashmere in 30 years, reviving a long-lost industry one scarf at a time

The extraordinary CUNNING of the CUCKOO • This workshy parent has a host of tried-and-tested techniques to trick another bird into raising its chicks. John Lewis-Stempel takes up the story

COME AND MEET OUR ARTISANS • AT THE MARS BADMINTON HORSE TRIALS...