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Volunteers wanted for Big Garden Birdwatch

This weekend (25-27 January), RSPB Scotland is celebrating over four decades of Big Garden Birdwatch, and asking people to join in with the citizen science...

Becky puts best feet forward for struggling gardeners

An Edinburgh horticulture student will walk more than 150 miles along the Great Wall of China to raise money for struggling gardeners. Becky Cross, who...
The greenhouses in the walled garden. (Photo: Angus Blackburn)

Herbal garden brings a sense of well-being

Have some happy tea,’ says Terrill Dobson. ‘Every visitor to my garden must have some.’ Leading the way into her consulting room she hands me...
The Ellon garden

Garden design firm recognised in national awards

A Scots garden design and landscaping company, Papillon, has been shortlisted for four awards in this year’s Association of Professional Landscapers’ Awards. Three projects in...
The Fifth Room (Photo: Dobbies)

The ultimate guide to 2020 gardening trends

As a brand-new decade begins, Christmas trees are taken down and resolutions are made; the promise of things to come provides the perfect time to...
Pitmedden House was build in 1863  (Photo: Angus Blackburn)

A garden made from blood, sweat and tears

A bloody battle in 1639 provides the backdrop for Pitmedden, a remarkable Aberdeenshire garden brought back to life by the National Trust for Scotland. Nothing...


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