Life & Style

  • Surviving the hungry gap

    A time when last year's stock of stored vegetables is finished and new crops haven't come on stream, the hungry gap provides few pickings from the garden.

  • Travel: Guernsey

    Topped with raspberries, the mountain of a cake I'm looking at is decorated with grapes, figs and berries, and garlanded with ivy and wild flowers.

  • First look ... Honda Miimo robotic lawnmower

    A couple of weeks ago I tested Roomba from iRobot, a gadget that vacuums while you're out.

Homes & Interiors/Gardens

  • Surviving the hungry gap

    A time when last year's stock of stored vegetables is finished and new crops haven't come on stream, the hungry gap provides few pickings from the garden.

  • The wonders of wallflowers

    When carefully chosen and planted, wallflowers add vibrant colours and scent to the garden throughout and sometimes beyond spring.

  • Unknown pleasures

    In his latest book, Homegrown Revolution, James Wong includes many new and unexpected edibles.

  • How to fight foreign plant diseases

    The free and rapid movement of plants throughout the world has led to the introduction of invasive and troublesome plant species.

  • How to pick the right cherry tree

    The elegant wild cherry trees blanketing a steep bank down to my burn are never less than breathtaking when in flower, and I fully understand why the cherry is Japan's national flower and plays such an important part in its culture.

  • The lowdown on herbs

    Nothing beats a good selection of herbs on the patio, just a step from the kitchen.

  • The colours of spring

    Given all the spring daffodils and primroses, it's no surprise that yellow is the colour most commonly associated with Easter.

  • The lowdown on growing broccoli

    There's a small revolution going on in the world of broccoli.

Outdoors/Leisure

Commercial Supplements

Explore Scotland - March 2013 - Your 64-page guide to the sights, sounds and the flavours of the nation

Your Wedding

New Era - celebrating a healthier, happier Scotland.

Golf Advertising Feature - February 2013.

Technology

  • First look ... Honda Miimo robotic lawnmower

    A couple of weeks ago I tested Roomba from iRobot, a gadget that vacuums while you're out.

  • hands on ... Nook Simple Touch e-reader

    In 1996 – before the advent of movie downloads, e-book readers or Apple's iTunes – Microsoft's Bill Gates made an astute observation: "Content is king: it's where I expect much of the real money will be made on the internet."

  • First look ... Pentax MX-1

    We've got a bit of a bee theme going this week in the mag and I was reminded of the opening line from the film Bee Movie: "According to all known laws of aviation, there is no way a bee should be able to fly.

  • Hands on ... Egg-Bot

    When I really like a product I try to add something extra to my review – some justification my gadget-lusting readers might use to convince their partners they can't live without the latest Bluetooth speaker system or mobile upgrade.

  • A voyage into the unknown

    The hunt for the universe's tiniest particles has required the construction of the largest and most sophisticated machine ever built.

  • Hands on ... Dyson DC41

    As a child, the idea of spring cleaning escaped me.

  • Hands on ... SodaStream Revolution

    Everyone has a SodaStream story to tell, or at least so it seemed when I unboxed the latest electronic Revolution model at Herald HQ.

  • Hands on ... StreamPort Universal

    There's a big problem in the world of home audio.