Deck the halls with animal baubles, a seasonal wreath and your very own northern lights
Delicate display
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Continue reading...Our gardening expert picks a screening plant that’s also pretty and an edible treat
I like my neighbour, and I like my neighbour’s garden, but I also like my privacy. I want to remain cocooned in my world a little longer before I have to say good morning. So I erected some trellising, then searched for a plant that would keep me hidden without sprawling too much into next door. And as this is my world, that plant needs to have some delicious treat and look pretty with it.
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Plant this If you need a barrier but find berberis too reminiscent of car parks, try anchor plant (Colletia paradoxa; ). This semi-evergreen South American shrub is covered in flattened spines that resemble anchors, and scented white flowers in autumn. Needs a sheltered wall in full sun. Height and spread: 3m x 3m.
Dig this If your compost bins are full, dig a trench for organic kitchen waste instead. In a spot where you want to plant a “hungry” crop such as beans next year, dig a 50-60cm deep trench, piling the soil to one side. Add veg peelings and cover with soil, repeating until the trench is full. Mark with sticks so you know where it is.
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Everything feels different, as though the light this far north comes from a different sun
What’s going for it? Every time I step off the sleeper at Inverness, it feels as if I’ve dozed off south of Crewe and woken up in Reykjavik or Trondheim. Everything feels different, as though the light this far north comes from a different sun, cooler and lower. It makes the city exotic to this southern softie. The more so when I clock the turrets of the castle, the mountains in the distance or dance a tipsy jig in Hootananny bar. Reports often cite the citizens of Inverness as the happiest in the country, perhaps owing to all this and the city’s casually ordinary beauty, the things it probably takes for granted, like the fresh (sometimes teeth-janglingly so) air, wildness on its doorstep, or the promenades along the beautiful banks of the river Ness. A decent economy helps, too: the city has long been one of the fastest growing in the UK thanks to the hi-tech and healthcare sectors. Or maybe it’s the dolphins in the Moray Firth. Just the sign of a nose breaking the water’s surface is enough to cheer me up.
The case against Not a lot. Even the hours you have to put in to get to other big towns or cities seem worth it when you’re home.
Continue reading...Everything feels different, as though the light this far north comes from a different sun
What’s going for it? Every time I step off the sleeper at Inverness, it feels as if I’ve dozed off south of Crewe and woken up in Reykjavik or Trondheim. Everything feels different, as though the light this far north comes from a different sun, cooler and lower. It makes the city exotic to this southern softie. The more so when I clock the turrets of the castle, the mountains in the distance or dance a tipsy jig in Hootananny bar. Reports often cite the citizens of Inverness as the happiest in the country, perhaps owing to all this and the city’s casually ordinary beauty, the things it probably takes for granted, like the fresh (sometimes teeth-janglingly so) air, wildness on its doorstep, or the promenades along the beautiful banks of the river Ness. A decent economy helps, too: the city has long been one of the fastest growing in the UK thanks to the hi-tech and healthcare sectors. Or maybe it’s the dolphins in the Moray Firth. Just the sign of a nose breaking the water’s surface is enough to cheer me up.
The case against Not a lot. Even the hours you have to put in to get to other big towns or cities seem worth it when you’re home.
Continue reading...Old-school baubles for the modern tree
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