When we came to Abriachan in 1983 there was a small hydro electric scheme operating. The stream it ran off is the Kilianan and has a fa...

    Autumn Reflections We wake up to a changed world in Scotland ...... but reassuringly gardens will continue to grow.   The wa...

When giving a plant as a gift to a friend, I have always enjoyed trying to match up the name of the plant to the recipient. I thought I wou...

I t is always a little sad as you take down the Auricula theatre for the year. However, I don’t think the auricula are sad.   By mid-May...

So our daughter Cat and her partner Brad are on The Falkland Islands…that is bringing back so many memories. Memories of the Camp, the wil...

How can I be sure that this is spring? It is warmer, yes. The beautiful but icy grip of the Scandinavian anticyclone is loosened. It is d...

ABRIACHAN 30 YEARS ON   So, how did that happen? Suddenly it is 30 years on. We arrived at Abriachan in 1983 after 12 years living ...

Our daughter Elizabeth has a garden at Lyttleton on the South Island of New Zealand. It is an overused word, but her garden really is ...