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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...

Designs on success with 30 years of experience

Selan Design is a design led family run business with 30 years of experience. They pride ourselves in producing sleek, stylish, highly functional kitchens that...

Garden tourism will be blooming lovely this year

Scotland’s garden tourism industry is set to bloom this summer. A further as £37,000 funding has been awarded to national garden tourism group, Discover Scottish...
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This walled garden is an all-year-round haven

Margaret and Iain Gimlet ’s garden lies in the Strathtay valley opposite Farragon Hill in Perthshire. Windswept and quite high it is not an easy...
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Former WW2 control tower converted into stunning family home on market for £1.65m

A WW2 control tower in a former Perthshire airfield that has been converted into a modern family home has gone on the market.  The Control...
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Gardening Column, Hamish Martin: ‘The beauty of ragwort lies in what she gives to every other being’

Just the mere mention of Ragwort usually results in a mass frenzied response, with people grabbing their pitch forks, spray packs and any implement they...
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A new dawn? Isle of Rum’s Kinloch Castle back on the market after locals agree sale

It was once an opulent Edwardian mansion, built for Sir George Bullough as a Highland hideaway for industrialists in the 18th century. But now, after years...
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Historic castle in Scottish Borders on sale for £3 million – and comes with its own private chapel and railway

A historic 17-bedroom castle in the Scottish Borders has gone on the market for more than £3 million - and it comes with its own...
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Gardening Column, Hamish Martin: ‘Mugwort was held sacred by many cultures and thought to be the oldest of plants’

Gardening columnist, Hamish Martin, on the ancient history of mugwort and how this plant can be used today.  I feel a very strong association with...
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Lamb’s House, Leith: One of Scotland’s most historically significant homes hits the market

One of Scotland’s most historically and architecturally significant homes which dates back to the 17th century has gone on the market. Lamb’s House located at...


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