一年四季，12個月，每個月都有一個鄉村好生活。

This is a practical month-by-month guide to getting the greatest enjoyment from living in the country. It talks about the wildlife, the seasons, weather notes, and enables to grow your own tips on country crafts and country pursuits ideas. This is the holistic country guide, packed full of ideas to get you going in the country. It includes delicious traditional country recipes for foods from the forest - fungi, elderflowers and crab apples - foods from the garden and, of course, home-brewed wines, sloe gin and beer. It focuses on: growing and preparing delicious produce in the kitchen garden - the asparagus bed, salad leaves all year round, storing and drying herbs for the kitchen; tisanes, flower waters and oils; seasonal garden projects; the earliest flowers of the season - the highly scented flowers of winter and autumn; making a wildflower meadow; and mulching and compost. This is a comprehensive guide for lovers of the country everywhere.