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Food demonstrations at the Ideal Home Showz Scotland (Photo: Alan Peebles)

Free tickets for all for Ideal Home Show Scotland

The Ideal Home Show Scotland returns to the SEC Glasgow from 24-27 May to showcase the latest trends in interiors, renovation, DIY, gardens, technology and...

Search is on for Scotland’s Home of the Year

Take a peek inside some of the country’s most stunning properties as three judges travel the length and breadth of the nation in search of...

Learn traditional skills of gardening in Scotland

Those interested in creating and maintaining a Scottish garden will be interested in a course taking place late next month. Gardening in Scotland: Principles and...

10 Scots who were welcomed to the jungle

Scots get all over the world in the name of science. These heroic explorers risked life and limb to travel around the globe and discover...

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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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...
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...


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