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AND GARDENS

How Granny’s copper coin inspired flower innovation

IT'S a Granny's trick passed down from generation to generation - and used by plenty of church flower arrangers too: stick a copper penny in...

Letterbox vase maker Potr seals Bloom & Wild deal

A SCOTTISH couple who designed a vase that can fit through a letterbox has won a contract from one of Europe's biggest online flower delivery...

Tartan Blanket Co makes TV dream come true

THE Tartan Blanket Co in Leith is making one weaver's dream come true in a new BBC television show. Jess Anne Clements was one of...

Dunvegan Garden scoops RHS award

DUNVEGAN Castle & Gardens has been selected as this year's top Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) partner garden in Scotland. The RHS said that the award...
HWU Students at Great Tapestry of Scotland, Galashiels, Scottish Borders, 16/06/2022:
Heriot Watt University textiles and interiors students (from left) are: Kaci McEwan, Emma Kilpatrick and Claire Kennedy. 
Photography for Live Borders from: Colin Hattersley Photography - www.colinhattersley.com - cphattersley@gmail.com - 07974 957 388.

Fashion news round-up: The Big Cushion Push and more

Peter Ranscombe measures up the latest fashion news round-up. INTERIOR designers Antonia Burnett and Terian Tilston are organising the "The Big Cushion Push" to raise...

North Berwick and Linlithgow win bloomin’ gold

A PAIR of Scottish towns triumphed at the Royal Horticultural Society's (RHS's) Britain in Bloom finals. North Berwick in Bloom won a gold medal and...
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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...
Bernat Klein Studio, May 2025. Credit: Scottish Historic Buildings Trust

Bernat Klein Studio saved after being bought at auction by Scottish heritage and design organisations

A coalition of leading Scottish heritage and design organisations have been successful in buying the Bernat Klein Studio at auction, saving the modernist masterpiece for...
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Stunning 16th century estate near Edinburgh on the market for £5.25 million

This stunning 16th century estate just 30 minutes from Edinburgh has gone on the market for £5.25 million. Stevenson House sits within 21 acres of...
Couston Castle, Scotland, Knight Frank, OIEO £2,650,000 (2)

Scottish castle on shores of Otterston Loch on sale for £2.6million

A historic Scottish castle on the shores of Otterston Loch which dates back to the 16th century has hit the market. The fairytale Couston Castle, in...
D137 P9. East Coast Looking North, Insh Island, Slate Islands, Argyll and Bute Savills

Insh Island: One of Scotland’s last untouched private Islands hits the market

Insh Island, one of Scotland's last untouched private islands has gone on the market - for just £500,000. The island is only accessible by private...


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