Homes & Gardens
Top tips if you’re planning to revamp your kitchen
Spring is here and many of us will be looking to revamp our homes – but when it comes to our renovating your kitchen, where do we start? Experts Kitchens International have a list of handy tips and advice on where to start and how to ensure your kitchen is perfect for you. Most importantly…
Read MoreScotland’s Home of the Year back for a third run
The search for Scotland’s Home of the Year is on again. The eagerly anticipated third series returns with the judges – interior designer Anna Campbell Jones, architect Michael Angus and blogger Kate Spiers – searching for outstanding homes across Scotland. In their quest to find Scotland’s Home of the Year 2021, Anna, Michael and Kate…
Read MoreBelmont House traces its diaspora connections
VISITORS from around the world are helping to piece together the history of Belmont House on Unst. The island, which forms the northernmost tip of the UK, has links with many countries through the Scottish diaspora. Built in 1775 by Thomas Mouat of Garth, a Shetland landowner and businessman, Belmont House was rescued from ruin…
Read MoreWinton Castle restores ‘cherished chimneys’
WINTON Castle in East Lothian is using the quieter months during the coronavirus pandemic to restore its 400-year-old chimneys. The 20 chimneys – each standing as tall as an African elephant – were comissioned by George Seton, 3rd Earl of Winton and 10th Lord Seton. For the six-month restoration project, Niall Braidwood, a sonservation architect…
Read MoreForth Grass Machinery: Garden machinery specialist
FORTH Grass Machinery is a family business based in Dalgety Bay, Fife. We’ve been supplying clients across Fife, Perth, Edinburgh and the Lothians with high quality garden machinery, plant and chainsaw equipment since 2009. We offer a full range of services from sales, hire, parts and service all backed by friendly, expert advice. We’re fully…
Read MoreHive of activity as World Bee Day takes flight
Perthshire is all abuzz for World Bee Day, with Kinross-based Webster Honey placing more than 100 new hives at sites including Crieff, Dunning and the Strathallan Estate. As well as producing honey, the hives will be used in beekeeping workshops for schools and nurseries once they reopen, and to give businesses sponsorship opportunities. Meik Molitor,…
Read MoreGarden of plenty
With the lockdown meaning that people are spending ever more time in their gardens, Ed Walling, the head gardener at the National Trust for Scotland property of Brodie Castle in Morayshire, has compiled two how-to videos. In the first Ed takes viewers behind the scenes around the historic Morayshire estate and gives viewers a guide…
Read MoreScottish Field’s property expert answers your questions
When we’re renovating our homes, or buying and selling them, or even thinking about day to day wear and tear, questions will inevitably arise. Thanksfully for Scottish Field readers, we have Ewan M. White on hand, who provides impartial, expert advice on a wide range of building and preservation issues. Ewan’s role is to ensure…
Read MoreOur property expert answers all your questions
When we’re renovating our homes, or buying and selling them, we all have questions. Scottish Field has, on hand, Ewan M. White, who provides impartial, expert advice on a wide range of building and preservation issues. Ewan’s role is to ensure there is a thorough scientific justification for any works to be carried out, and…
Read MoreGarden design firm recognised in national awards
A Scots garden design and landscaping company, Papillon, has been shortlisted for four awards in this year’s Association of Professional Landscapers’ Awards. Three projects in the north-east have been shortlisted across four categories, that include: a sensory garden at CLAN Cancer Support; a steading garden in Ellon and a large country garden in Hatton of…
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