February is a great month to start preparing the garden for spring and summer. While it may seem too cold and rainy, there are plenty of jobs that can be done in February. Gardening expert Sarah Raven ...

It can be extremely frustrating to see your plants falling victim to feasting slugs or snails, especially when you've done all you can to deter them. That's why we were all ears when professional ...

Gardening during the late autumn can be a bleak task, with the vibrant colours of summer a thing of the past. While many of us shy away from the piling autumn leaves and empty branches, few of us ...

Sitting in her farmhouse, cradling a cup of Empress Grey tea in her hands, Sarah Raven is reflecting on a long relationship with Country Living. “I’ve had a subscription almost from the start,” she ...

As the days slowly get longer in February, our gardens start to wake up from their winter slumber, with our spring-flowering bulbs usually being the first signs of life. With this renewed energy and ...

Raven uses four colour palettes for her pots. “I use crimsons and mahogany, deep purple and bronzes.” They suck up the light and she thinks of them as the velvet colours you envelop yourself in. They ...

When Sarah Raven arrived on the gardening scene 18 years ago her preference for rich jewel colours (her “Venetian” palette), quickly became a style signature. It was while she was expecting her first ...

I can see that this will be one of my favourite cookbooks (as I own hundreds, this is a major accolade). The reason is that it works on so many levels: not only as a recipe book full of suggestions ...

Few things in life can compare to the joy of strolling through an English country garden at the height of summer, when roses, lavender and hydrangeas are all spectacularly on show. Our superb four-day ...