Posts Tagged ‘trees’
Scottish landscape architects win gold at Chelsea Flower Show with stunning garden
Scottish landscape architects Nicola Semple and Susan Begg have won gold at the Chelsea Flower Show after creating a stunning garden inspired by children’s art. The pair’s Elsewhere garden has been sponsored by Teapot Trust, a Scottish children’s charity that uses art therapy to help youngsters suffering from chronic or long-term health conditions. Their design…
Read MoreArtist Lex McFadyen on his upcoming solo exhibition
Scottish artist Lex McFadyen spent years perfecting his colour combinations before suffering a brain haemorrhage in 2018 which caused him to forget them. Ahead of his new solo exhibition in Stirling, Lex talks to Scottish Field about his recovery and how his work has changed following his brain injury. Lex McFadyen was just days…
Read MorePrivate island with links to Robert The Bruce on the market for £1million
A private island with historic links to Robert The Bruce has gone up for sale for nearly £1million. Inchlonaig Island sits in the heart of Loch Lomond and comes with a cottage, jetty, woodland and bothies. It lies just north of Inchconnachan, one of the most tranquil islands which is also home to Scotland’s wallabies.…
Read MoreAsh dieback trees turned into furniture
DESIGNERS are being commissioned to turn trees that were killed by ash dieback into pieces of furniture. The Ash Rise project aims to highlight the threat from ash dieback in Scotland through a nationwide exhibition and education programme. The nationwide tour is due to begin later next year. Twenty designs will be selected for the…
Read MoreReturn of the lynx discussed in parliament
REINTRODUCING lynx to Scotland is being discussed at the Scottish Parliament today. Ariane Burgess, a Green MSP for the Highlands and islands, has sponsored a reception that was organised by conservation charities Scotland: The Big Picture, Trees for Life, and The Lifescape Project. Today’s reception follows a debate last Thursday, during which a motion by…
Read MoreLoch Ness hosts world’s first rewilding centre
DUNDREGGAN, the world’s first rewilding centre, opens tomorrow at Glenmoriston near Loch Ness. The site will act as a visitors’ centre for the 10,000-acre Dundreggan estate, where conservation charity Trees for Life is restoring the Caledonian forest to help wildlife. The centre includes a café, a space for events, and 40 bedrooms. Steve Micklewright, Trees…
Read MoreJapanese Garden in bloom at Tigerlily Edinburgh with House of Suntory
Welcoming the change of season with open arms, Morag Bootland heads to Tigerlily on Edinburgh’s George Street to bask in the glow of its Japanese Garden. SPRING has officially sprung, there are lambs in the fields, and blossom on the trees. And nowhere is this more evident than at Tigerlily, where its cherry-blossom filled Japanese…
Read More£7,000 for The Capon Tree
THE Capon Tree, one of the few survivors of the ancient Jed Forest, has received £7,000 of funding to help with its conservation. The ancient sessile oak is estimated to be between 700 and 1,000 years old and is recognised by The Tree Council as “one of Britain’s 50 greatest trees”. The cash came from…
Read MoreScots want ‘wilder’ national parks
A MAJORITY of Scots want our national parks to be “wilder”, according to a survey by the Scottish Rewilding Alliance. An opinion poll conducted by market research agency Survation found that 74% of Scots agreed with a call to make national parks wilder, while 6% were opposed to the idea. In February, NatureScot – the…
Read MoreEdinburgh hospitality venues host art exhibitions
TWO art exhibitions have opened at a hotel and members’ club in Edinburgh. Spring-inspired “Gilded Attestation” opened to the public at the beginning of last week in the city centre’s Kimpton Charlotte Square Hotel. “Scottish Light”, a solo-showcase for local artist Madeleine Gardiner, opening on Saturday in Gleneagles Townhouse’s exhibition space, Lobby 37. Stockbridge gallery…
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