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Just one more… Jenny Gustafson’s richly planted garden in south-west Scotland is full of inspiration, with not a bit of space wasted

Climbing plants on ancient walls, plump peonies, a waterlily-covered pond and views over herbaceous borders to the 12th-century village church. There’s so much to enjoy at Goodnestone Park Gardens, tu

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HELEN PERCY is a shepherdess in the Perthshire farming community. She finds herself in this peaceful line of work after a tough past as a Church of Scotland minister, but this drastic change of scener

The house next door had stood empty for many months and the weeds in the overgrown garden were spreading into my flower borders, becoming a nuisance. I’d taken early retirement when Jack became too il