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Grow your own pain relieving chillies at home

There's nothing quite like growing your own plants - especially if they can help with your health. We gave you five plants which can help...
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Beat the winter blues with a touch of greenery

Who said you had to be blue this winter, when you can go green instead? Look to plants for your inspiration and surround yourself with...

There’s a lot to be said about allotments

At New Year many of us start to think about ways to improve ourselves and the world around us by growing our own organic fruit and vegetables. For...
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Islands will be the trends in kitchens for 2019

Open plan kitchens continue to dominate kitchen designs where there’s space, with the majority of refurbishments and new builds opting for a kitchen that combines...
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Festive foliage – 7 Christmas styling Ideas

We're starting to decorate our houses now that we're in December, all ready for Christmas. More and more decorated trees are popping up in windows...

A bit of movie magic comes to garden centre

A Scots garden centre is offering some Christmas movie magic for youngsters. Cleaner-cum-carpenter Alex Freeman has created a replica of the Polar Express steam train...
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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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