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THE LATEST IN SCOTTISH PROPERTY, INTERIORS
AND GARDENS

Search is on for Scotland’s Home of the Year

Take a peek inside some of the country’s most stunning properties as three judges travel the length and breadth of the nation in search of...

Learn traditional skills of gardening in Scotland

Those interested in creating and maintaining a Scottish garden will be interested in a course taking place late next month. Gardening in Scotland: Principles and...

10 Scots who were welcomed to the jungle

Scots get all over the world in the name of science. These heroic explorers risked life and limb to travel around the globe and discover...

Bring spring into your home with houseplants

Now that spring is on its way, we'll be starting to think of plants in our homes and gardens. It won't be long before the...

Put a spring in your step with expert essential tips

Spring officially started this week, and the UK’s leading garden centre, Dobbies is helping remind us of the reasons why springtime officially makes us happier....
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3 stylish ways to embrace earthy tones this spring

With longer, lighter days getting ever closer, it’s time to turn your attention to the re-emerging natural beauty of the spring, drawing inspiration for your...
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Hamish Martin: ‘I have always been grateful for cleavers, it’s the best at getting rid of the nasties and supporting the immune system’

This month gardening columnist Hamish Martin explains the healing properties of cleavers, or sticky willie as most of us know them, and why we should recognise...
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Scotland’s Christmas Home of the Year revealed

A traditional Victorian home in Lesmahagow has been crowded the winner of Scotland's Christmas Home of the Year 2024. Interior designers Anna Campbell-Jones, Banjo Beale...
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Scottish castle visited by Robert Burns in line for £2 million restoration after being sold to new owner

A historic Scottish castle visited by Robert Burns could be in line for a major restoration after being sold to a new owner. Baltersan Castle is thought...
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Meet the couple leaving a lasting legacy for a rare tree species on Arran

A couple with a passion for the rare Arran Whitebeam has left a legacy for the island through their work to help save the native...
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Life With St Andrew Botanic Gardens: ‘The answers to society’s biggest challenges all involve a different relationship with plants’

Harry Watkins, director of St Andrew Botanic Gardens, on growing up with gardeners as a child, experimenting with new ideas and how what we thought...
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Hamish Martin: ‘Known as the tree of knowledge, hazel was one of the first trees to colonise these lands on the retreat of the ice age’

Gardening columnist Hamish Martin delves into the history of the hazel tree this month and explores how it became entrenched in our ancient history, beliefs...


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