From glamour to dereliction and back
The garden of Lochnaw castle, as featured in Scotland on Sunday, 24th January 2021:
Tag: gentle gardener
‘Kick the sleepers away’
In August 1952 the historic mansion of Carnbroe, Lanarkshire, was demolished: Carnbroe had a fine walled garden that nestled within a bend of the North Calder Water. Beside this walled … Continue reading ‘Kick the sleepers away’
the Carse
These, now inert indicators of life, have been ‘retrieved’ from ‘the Carse’. I intend not to ‘restore them’ but to arrange them in oor gairden. A new way of life … Continue reading the Carse
Somewhere on the other side of the afternoon’s horizon
Peter and Sian had a break in the Scottish Borders, September 2020. We stayed in Kelso, at Ednam House. This is a short film.