Caroline Stacey

4 new ways to cook pumpkin this Halloween
Make the most of a distinctly seasonal British ingredient with these new ideas on how to cook pumpkin.

How to make the most nutritious compost
Follow this how to make compost video tutorial for a great homemade soil improver to give plants and seedlings a great chance at success.

Video: How to prune a wisteria
Following these steps will help your wisteria look its best next year.

9 reasons you should visit the Country Living Spring Fair 2016
Our annual shopping, crafting and lifestyle event is back with a bang

The Country Living General Store has now closed

February tips for keeping chickens
Include a health-boosting tonic to keep flocks in fine fettle

Pancake day recipe: Flavoured sugars
Try these souped-up sugars to add an instant zing to pancakes.

Boozy blackberry pancakes with orange and almond
This sumptuous dish with its boozy dark sauce, dotted with seasonal fruits, is based upon the classic crêpes suzettes

12 romantic desserts for Valentine's Day and beyond...
From double chocolate mousse to triple chocolate cake, give in to these sweet treats this February

All aboard the world's most famous locomotive!
The Flying Scotsman is back on the tracks

Record numbers of seal pups born in Norfolk
Good news for these native creatures with more than 2,000 new arrivals recorded for the first time as they thrive in perfect habitat conditions

How to make napkins

November at Walnuts Farm
"We have lots of bonfires at this time of year as we do our hedge cutting and maintenance in the winter, and save any of the dry bits to use as kindling," says Nick.

Prepare for your Great British Bake Off application with Mary Berry's baking tips

Should we cull grey squirrels to conserve reds?

Is Britain's oldest tree undergoing a sex change?

November tips for keeping chickens
Keeping chickens for the first time? Follow our monthly tips from expert Suzie Baldwin to make sure they're always in fine fettle!

Cat body language and how to read it

Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall declares a War on Waste

Chickens are evolving at an unprecedented rate

Raspberry sponge cake with vanilla

Stylish seating: How to make a bench cushion

Video: How to make bacon
Learning how to make bacon is easier than one might think. All that's required is a decent cut of pork, carefully chosen seasoning and time to cure and dry.









