Landscape Magazine

LandScape magazine is a breath of fresh air, capturing the very best of every season. Every two months, join us to: - Celebrate the joy of the garden - Learn simple seasonal recipes - Enjoy traditional British crafts - Wonder at the beauty of nature and the countryside The magazine is a haven from the pressures of modern living; a chance to slow down... and most importantly, a reminder of the good things in life. Take time to appreciate everything that nature creates and inspires.

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Readers’ Letters • Sharing your news and views of country life

Landscape Magazine

Our LandScape • The best of the season to inspire and admire

AUTUMN LIGHTS UP A GARDEN OF CONTRASTS • Bathed in burnished hues, a Hertfordshire cottage haven is a marriage of formal and wild planting

The garden in… November • Kari-Astri Davies praises a hard-working rose and plants up muscari bulbs for the coming spring

LIVING BOUNDARY TAKES SHAPE • Privet makes a resilient, versatile hedge that is easy to care for and beneficial to wildlife

In the garden • Seasonal ideas for your outdoor space

BLAZE OF AUTUMN GLORY • The season’s fiery palette is intensified by glimmering candles in displays to light up November

SOFT AND SATISFYING POTATO FAVOURITE • Comforting, creamy mash, with added flavour, warms up chilly, late autumn days

BLANKETED WITH EARTHY SPICES • Golden cauliflower and warming flavours bound in soft parcels make for a tasty, light meal

In the kitchen • Inspiring seasonal ideas and recipes

LADEN WITH RICH JEWELLED FRUITS • Now is the perfect time to prepare for the feasting ahead with these treats bursting with seasonal flavours

RUINS SHAPED BY POWER AND BETRAYAL • Corfe Castle has towered over a Dorset peninsula for 900 years; its stone walls seeing kings crowned, civil wars fought and saints made

BOILING SKIES BORN FROM THE BONFIRE • Julie Oldfield harnesses flame and forces of nature to create works of art on copper canvases ablaze with storm clouds and sunlight

In the home • Seasonal decorative touches to bring the outdoors in

BEAUTY WITHIN A GNARLED SHELL • Walnuts are a favourite snack during the festive season, and their casings can hold tiny treasures to sparkle on the Christmas tree

EARTHY COLOUR IN A CROP OF COLLAGES • Humble staples of the vegetable plot are the heroes of these seasonal artworks

YESTERDAY’S WORLD RESTORED TO LIFE • Past and present entwine at the Black Country Living Museum, where history is close enough to touch and stories of the past unfold

The countryside in… November • Karen Youngs encounters squabbling herons and glimpses an elusive predator on a waterside walk

THE FASCINATING AFTERLIFE OF TREES • Fallen branches and rotting stumps may look forsaken, but deadwood plays an essential role in the woodland

Readers’ crafts • These pages are dedicated to sharing projects and showcasing the talents of our popular Makes & Bakes group