The Herald Scottish Family Business Breakfast in association with Business Gateway event, 'Beyond the Kitchen Table' will focus on the issues faced by family firms looking to expand in the current economic climate.
Washed by the tides, open to the winds and with views that reach to the far horizon, Scotland’s island gardens are very special places. From the inner waters of the Firth of Clyde to the rocky cliffs of Orkney and through the mountainous landscapes and low-lying grasslands of the Hebrides, the waters off the coast are studded with gardens, each with its own, unique character.
Summer is well into its stride at Archerfield Walled Garden, where visitors are greeted by the heady scents of roses and sweet peas. Across this intensively-gardened acre, set within the protective walls of a Victorian kitchen garden, flowers are blooming, fruit is swelling and all kinds of delicious vegetables are starting to ripen.
Set a date in your diary for November 9, when a spectacular fundraising ball is being held in Glasgow which will also serve to mark the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings.
The village of Culross, on the north bank of the River Forth, was once a bustling port and its steep streets and narrow wynds would have been filled with the traffic of horses, people and carts carrying goods to the ships that lay at anchor.
Cambo Gardens is one of the most dynamic gardens in the country and two miles of coastline that make up part of the Fife Coastal Path.
Monteviot House occupies a south-facing position overlooking the River Teviot. For 300 years this spot has been home to the Marquises of Lothian with almost every generation adding something to the characterful building, including a Palladian facade and a Jacobean extension. Michael Kerr, the current Marquis has described the building as it is today as “an eccentric and tangled mixture of architecture.”
After an absence of two years, The Herald Top Employer Awards in association with S1 Jobs are back and once again the search is on to find the best companies to work for in Scotland.
It's once again time to nominate the property sector's most outstanding performers and achievements as the deadline to enter The Herald Property Awards 2024 nears.
Set amongst the rolling hills and wide skies of the upper Nith valley, is a modern masterpiece by the man who redefined the concept of a garden.
