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The rattle on the window makes me sit up and look out. The hail and snow are horizontal. Outside on the bird table, the Siskins, Sparrows and Goldfinches are stuffing themselves with homemade fat balls, peanuts and wild bird seed. They are lucky to be so well fed. Preparing for the spring. It’s time to […]
Continue ReadingArd Daraich is an excellent base for those who enjoy walking, whether to conquer our highest Munro, Ben Nevis, or to have a gentle stroll on the beach. The parish of Ardgour has been described as an Undiscovered Walkers Paradise with twelve Corbetts to choose from. On a clear day you get stunning views, ranging […]
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After our last newsletter, it has been lovely to hear from several of you and to receive some last-minute bookings from returning guests. We have also enjoyed meeting some new Ard Daraich visitors and extending our friendship to more people. Just today we said goodbye to a friend returning to Malawi; tomorrow we do so […]
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As a previous owner of this house was famous enough to have a rose named after her, it was inevitable that we would try and grow not only Rosa Constance Spry but also a number of others. Maybe we assumed it wouldn’t work but with the enthusiasm of our dear friend Linda Coggin, who […]
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When you become a gardener one of the first principles you learn is to try and make a plant selection that provides something of interest throughout the year. This is a challenge in any garden but by no means impossible and as you live with your garden over the years you come to look forward […]
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At Ard Daraich we do a particular form of gardening. Norrie calls it Extreme Gardening or Gardening with the Elements. We live at the bottom of a steep infertile hill; blanket peat over granite and we use the topography to inform the design as paths meander up the hill. Where there is little soil […]
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In sixty two years of observation I have noticed that whenever the weather is especially bad in the South we are likely to have sunshine. The last few weeks have been no exception and at a time when we hear that Birmingham was sadly under five feet of water we are basking under cloudless skies. […]
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