Posts Tagged ‘gardens’
Celebrating 40 years of the Beechgrove Garden
For 40 years, the team at the Beechgrove Garden have been advising us on how to keep our gardens in shape. It has been a perennial fixture on the mantlepiece of Scottish life since 1978. To celebrate, BBC Scotland is to screen The Beechgrove Garden Story next Sunday, 19 August. Old video tapes have been…
Read MoreSearch our castles to find marching butterflies
Scottish history aficionados are being asked to take a closer look at castles this summer. It’s part of a bid to track the changing fortunes of one of the UK’s most striking and overlooked butterflies. The Small Copper is in long-term decline, with almost half of the UK’s population being lost over the last 40…
Read MoreHow one Scots family’s idea has helped thousands
Five years ago, a family sat around a kitchen table in Edinburgh with an idea that would change the way we all think about accessibility. The MacDonalds’ idea was to create a website where disabled people could recommend accessible places to go, but little did they know that Euan’s Guide would become an award-winning charity…
Read MoreHandy hints to keep your garden going during the heat
The effects of this summer’s blistering heat and dry weather has been showing up on the greens of Carnoustie with The Open. The normally verdant fairways have been a shade of burnt yellow, with green areas hard to find, showing just what a warm summer it’s been so far. The weather has hit many Scots…
Read MoreGaelic events celebrated at Glasgow festival
A cultural festival is taking place in Glasgow next month, to tie in with the arrival of international athletes at the Glasgow 2018 European Championships. Festival 2018 will run from August 2-12, and will feature a dynamic cultural programme, which includes a number of great events from Gaelic Arts. Naming the Tree (Ag ainmeachadh na…
Read MoreCoveted prize for two Dundee heritage sites
Dundee’s Verdant Works and Discovery Point – two of Scotland’s favourite visitor attractions – have won the coveted Sandford Award. Independently judged, the Sandford Award is a stamp of approval for education at a heritage site. It recognises the hands-on learning, workshops and facilities at Verdant Works and RRS Discovery, which both make social history…
Read MoreKeep your garden looking at its best this July
It’s mid-summer and the garden is now at its most colourful. The frantic rush of exuberant growth has passed and garden plants are showing off their glorious foliage textures and flower displays, filling borders and patio containers with colour and fragrance. Here, Louise Golden, resident plant expert at Dobbies Garden Centre, gives her top tips…
Read MoreEdinburgh’s Floral Clock marks 100 years since Armistice
Marking 100 years since the signing of the Armistice, the finishing touches have been added to Edinburgh’s Floral Clock. The West Princes Street Gardens landmark was created in partnership with Poppyscotland as part of their year-long fundraising campaign, The 1918 Poppy Pledge. Edinburgh’s Lord Provost Frank Ross was joined by Poppyscotland’s chief executive Mark Bibbey…
Read MoreWhisky stories are just at the end of the phone box line
For two weekends this summer, starting today, Thursday, visitors to Edinburgh’s Fireside Arches will be transported to the home of Jura Single Malt Whisky. They will be connected, island style, via experiential phone boxes that will let guests sample the new Jura range. Nestled off the west coast of Scotland, Jura has one road, one…
Read MoreA prestigious home in an original estate setting
An outstanding executive home occupying a large private site within the original walled garden of a prestigious development is now for sale. The Walled Garden in the Daviot Estate, near Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, is presented for sale by Galbraith. As you enter the electric gates the property stands handsomely with a south facing position surrounded by…
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