As well as articles on property and interiors, our Ace of Spades Joe MacIndoe from the Mill Garden Centre provides advice for the garden. Read our month by month guide to gardening or search our Pick a Plant series for advice on specific plants.

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Peaches and Apricots

Peaches and Apricots are both stone fruits. They are very similar in the way they grow and flower and with the warmer summers we’ve been getting you just might want to give them a try.

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We’re All Going on a Summer Holiday

Or did you? Have you been put off by the ash cloud, the French air traffic controllers’ strikes, holiday companies going bump and the general uncertainty of the economic climate? If you are not going away why not spend the time improving your home?

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Eye-Watering Alliums – pick a plant

Allium has no less then 500 species, each prettier or more unusual in shape then the last. Also known as ornamental onions, allium is ideal for making colour and height combinations in the border.

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Long Term Plans – Edinburgh’s Garden District

Edinburgh’s Garden District is Murray Estates’ proposal for a new city district to complement the ongoing physical renewal and growth of Edinburgh. The Garden District is a once in a generation opportunity to create a sustainable new community in conjunction with major recreation and visitor attractions.

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