HOMES & GARDENS
HOMES & GARDENS
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Early bird offers at new housing development
Premium family housebuilder, Mactaggart & Mickel Homes, are offering a selected number of ‘early bird’ properties at their new development. Lethington Gardens is nestled on...

Use your garden to boost your home’s value
Want to add value to your property? Most of us are aware that there are some tired and tested ways. You can convert your loft...

Green fingers earn gold medals for students
Edinburgh-based students have flourished at this year’s Gardening Scotland event. The students, from Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC), won two pop-up gold awards, six pop-up silver...

Finding fantastic floral fragrances and colours
Now that summer is finally here and daylight hours are at their longest, the garden will be putting on an exuberant burst of growth and...

Stunning home with an imposing tower, walled gardens and an orchard hits the market
This stunning B-listed home with an imposing tower, overlooking beautiful walled gardens and an orchard has hit the market. Dating back to around 1800, the...

Gardening Column, Hamish Martin: ‘Mullein isn’t just amazing for us but it serves as a valuable resource for wildlife’
The sheer structure and standing of the truly beautiful Mullein flower means it stands head and shoulders above all the other plants – not unlike...

Aberdeenshire home inspired by Californian mid-century architecture crowned winner Scotland’s Home of the Year
An Aberdeenshire home inspired by Californian mid-century architecture has been crowned winner of Scotland’s Home of the Year. Hilltop House near Pitmedden, Aberdeenshire – a...

Former lighthouse with panoramic views over the Pentland Firth and out to Orkney hits the market
A remote former lighthouse with panoramic views over the Pentland Firth and out to Orkney has been put up for sale. Holborn Head Lighthouse, a...