BLOGS

Here, around Appletree Cottage on Shandon Farm, we try hard to cultivate attractive flower and herb beds.  Over the years, we have planted many bulbs and shrubs.  However, we do have one persistent problem – hungry roe deer! Daffodils in front of Appletree Cottage Roe deer love to experiment.  They will have a chew at almost any living plant.  However, one species which they always avoid munching on is the daffodil.  It seems to be one of the very few plants which deer will n

We visit the famous Hill House in Helensburgh, having learned that there were some major refurbishment works in progress at this venue. Hill House in Helensburgh is less than a thirty-minute drive from Appletree Cottage.

The sun was shining, the sky was clear, so we put on our walking boots and took a stroll up to the nearby village of Drymen. Appletree Cottage is situated on a quiet back road, single track for most of it and very little traffic. 

A lovely moderate winter walk up the famous Whangie, between Milngavie and Drymen