Our May issue is ON SALE TOMORROW! Meet the teachers who became flower farmers and allowed us to shoot this beautiful cover in a field of dahlias on their property at Lyonville, Victoria. Along with dahlias, Janae and Chris Paquin-Bowden of @fleurs_de_lyonville grow sweet peas, hydrangeas and ranunculus, as well as native flowers such as Billy buttons, waratahs and kangaroo paws, all of which are bee friendly and chemical free. In Binalong, NSW, we meet a young family adding their own chapter to the tale of Mylora, an historic sheep property that was immortalised in a poem by Banjo Paterson. There’s also the stories of @littleredbarndoonan, a family retreat in the Noosa Hinterland, and a sprawling iris garden in Tasmania. Orange-based cook, author and deer farmer Sophie Hansen of @myopenkitchen shares recipes from her new book A Basket By The Door and a reader relinquishes her mum’s patty cakes recipe. With Mother’s Day in mind, interior designer @sibellacourt and @emmallane of The Farm Byron Bay pen heartfelt letters to their children, plus there are gift ideas and floral fragrances for mum. Photography @markroperphotography Styling @lyndagardener @bellebrightproject #countrystyleloves #dahlias #flowers #mothersday

Our May issue is ON SALE TOMORROW! Meet the teachers who became flower farmers and allowed us to shoot this beautiful cover in a field of dahlias on their property at Lyonville, Victoria. Along with dahlias, Janae and Chris Paquin-Bowden of @fleurs_de_lyonville grow sweet peas, hydrangeas and ranunculus, as well as native flowers such as Billy buttons, waratahs and kangaroo paws, all of which are bee friendly and chemical free. In Binalong, NSW, we meet a young family adding their own chapter to the tale of Mylora, an historic sheep property that was immortalised in a poem by Banjo Paterson. There’s also the stories of @littleredbarndoonan, a family retreat in the Noosa Hinterland, and a sprawling iris garden in Tasmania. Orange-based cook, author and deer farmer Sophie Hansen of @myopenkitchen shares recipes from her new book A Basket By The Door and a reader relinquishes her mum’s patty cakes recipe. With Mother’s Day in mind, interior designer @sibellacourt and @emmallane of The Farm Byron Bay pen heartfelt letters to their children, plus there are gift ideas and floral fragrances for mum. Photography @markroperphotography Styling @lyndagardener @bellebrightproject #countrystyleloves #dahlias #flowers #mothersday