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THE LATEST IN SCOTTISH PROPERTY, INTERIORS
AND GARDENS

How Granny’s copper coin inspired flower innovation

IT'S a Granny's trick passed down from generation to generation - and used by plenty of church flower arrangers too: stick a copper penny in...

Letterbox vase maker Potr seals Bloom & Wild deal

A SCOTTISH couple who designed a vase that can fit through a letterbox has won a contract from one of Europe's biggest online flower delivery...

Tartan Blanket Co makes TV dream come true

THE Tartan Blanket Co in Leith is making one weaver's dream come true in a new BBC television show. Jess Anne Clements was one of...

Dunvegan Garden scoops RHS award

DUNVEGAN Castle & Gardens has been selected as this year's top Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) partner garden in Scotland. The RHS said that the award...
HWU Students at Great Tapestry of Scotland, Galashiels, Scottish Borders, 16/06/2022:
Heriot Watt University textiles and interiors students (from left) are: Kaci McEwan, Emma Kilpatrick and Claire Kennedy. 
Photography for Live Borders from: Colin Hattersley Photography - www.colinhattersley.com - cphattersley@gmail.com - 07974 957 388.

Fashion news round-up: The Big Cushion Push and more

Peter Ranscombe measures up the latest fashion news round-up. INTERIOR designers Antonia Burnett and Terian Tilston are organising the "The Big Cushion Push" to raise...

North Berwick and Linlithgow win bloomin’ gold

A PAIR of Scottish towns triumphed at the Royal Horticultural Society's (RHS's) Britain in Bloom finals. North Berwick in Bloom won a gold medal and...
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Best places to live in Scotland revealed – did your area make the list?

Ever wondered where the best place to live in Scotland is? Well, Garrington Property Finders has unveiled their list of the best places to live...
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Methven Castle: Medieval castle once home Queen of Scotland Margaret Tudor hits the market

Methven Castle - once home to Margaret Tudor, the Queen of Scotland - is on the market. Set in rural Perthshire, the medieval property is...
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Remote off-grid home on Knoydart peninsula with its own private beach hits the market

Looking for some peace and quiet? Well this incredible off the grid home on Knoydart peninsula, complete with its own beach, might just be for...
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Gardening Column, Hamish Martin: ‘It is easy to see why gorse has always been so closely linked to the sun’s energy and light’

Gorse tends to start to flower early and can be seen even in March but it isn’t till May that it comes into full bloom...
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Scots baronial mansion designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh up for sale – and it has some of the best views in Scotland

This incredible Scots baronial mansion on Wemyss Bay beach, which was designed by Charles Rennie Mackintosh and is said to have some of the best...
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Life on the Loch: Former timber bothy on shores of Loch Tay hits the market – and comes with a private beach

If you have ever wanted to live on a Scottish Loch, this might just be the property for you - and it comes with a...


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