Pumpkins and Orange Peel

Pumpkins and Orange Peel

So half-term is over, the clocks have gone back an hour and Hallowe’en is upon us!   During October the final warm days of Autumn vanish, leaves carpet the garden and the wind grows colder but, surprisingly, the soil still holds some warmth – so this can be...
Pumpkins galore

Pumpkins galore

At the start of September our own swallows upped and left for their long journey south. But as compensation, for at least the next ten days or so, we had mixed groups of swallows passing through the gardens and feeding around ‘The Broccoli Tree’. ‘The Broccoli Tree’...
Autumn Gleanings

Autumn Gleanings

Twice this week we have had geese flying low across the orchard, so close that we can almost feel the ‘whoosh’ of air through their feathers as they pass by and even though it has been several months since we last heard them, their approaching sound is unmistakable....
BANNOCKBURN HOUSE RETURNS TO ITS TARTAN ROOTS

BANNOCKBURN HOUSE RETURNS TO ITS TARTAN ROOTS

  A month-long celebration of all things tartan will take place in Stirling this August, marking 200 years since a ‘ban’ on traditional Highland dress was lifted by King George IV.   Tartan Fest celebrations will kick off on Saturday 6 August with a two-day...
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