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Old Manse for sale
29 June 2019
Familiar apple in a new location
30 May 2019
A flowerful back wall
25 May 2019
Activity in the pond
01 May 2019
It's time to mow
08 April 2019
A snowy morning
22 January 2019
The glory of autumn
04 October 2018
Best dahlias ever
22 September 2018
A first - and one and only
06 September 2018
Looks like an early harvest
30 August 2018
Colourful water lilies
08 August 2018
Nearly finished
11 July 2018
All too soon
16 May 2018
Spring is here!
14 May 2018
Snow in winter
16 January 2018
Welcome to Christmas
24 December 2017
Autumn is here
17 September 2017
Visitors come to 'Cromarty's Hidden Gardens'
18 June 2017
Getting the plants ready to pot
22 May 2017
Orchard in sping
14 May 2017
Pheasants enjoy their garden nibbles
23 April 2017
A Christmas addition to the orchard
26 December 2016
An unwelcome visitor
16 November 2016
A sunny afternoon for 'Peeking in on the neighbours'
10 October 2016
Late arrivals to the garden
20 September 2016
Revisiting a gardening week in Cromarty
13 September 2016
Old Orchard buzzing today
09 July 2016
Selling the suplus
28 May 2016
First thunder and then the deluge
21 May 2016
Spring bursts in bloom for Easter
25 March 2016
Selling apples in the courtyard
27 October 2015
Blazing colour in the autumn sunshine
03 October 2015
Enjoying the autumn sunshine
30 September 2015
Visit from Sutherland gardeners
24 September 2015
A wandering agapanthus
07 September 2015
Bramley joins the planting activity
25 May 2015
Spring arrived - while I was otherwise engaged
10 April 2015
February is a strange month
18 February 2015
Busy day at the bird feeders
26 December 2014
A celebration of local talent
26 October 2014
Indian summer and abundant harvest
25 September 2014
Remnant of Hurricane Bertha comes to Cromarty
11 August 2014
The pond in summer
31 July 2014
A hanging wall of Montana
12 June 2014
It's out with the bedding plants for summer blooms
01 June 2014
Apple blossom time
12 May 2014
More signs of Spring
06 April 2014
A sight of blossoming spring
22 March 2014
A change along the verge
13 January 2014
Time to cosy-up with catalogues
06 January 2014
A marathon juicing session
16 October 2013
Peeking at the Old Orchard
06 October 2013
Old Orchard to feature in Beechgrove Garden programme
24 September 2013
Butterflies - in abundance
03 September 2013
Afternoon tea on the patio
24 August 2013
Off to church with flowers
27 July 2013
Sunday afternoon visit by Inverness garden group
13 July 2013
New covers are proving their worth
05 July 2013
Another pond puzzle
20 June 2013
Getting ready for summer
25 May 2013
Will this solve a problem?
18 April 2013
It's here - at last
14 April 2013
Still waiting!
25 March 2013
Waiting for spring
02 March 2013
In the bleak midwinter
27 December 2012
A sunny break for lunch
20 October 2012
First frost
16 October 2012
Last days of Indian summer
01 October 2012
The never-ending repair of old wall
07 September 2012
Garden blossoms in summer sunshine
18 August 2012
A brief spell of sunshine
06 July 2012
Feeding time for the fledgling
21 June 2012
A surprise visit
04 June 2012
'Change-over' day in the garden
24 May 2012
Wedding photos between the showers
05 May 2012
It's 'all' go' in the garden
21 April 2012
Has Spring already come and gone?
04 April 2012
All the signs of spring
05 March 2012
New kitchen garden - a work in progress
08 February 2012
A frosty start to the first project of 2012
27 January 2012
Planning ahead, a little later than usual
08 January 2012
First the gales and then the snow
09 December 2011
Ed's 'talkies' come to the Old Orchard
07 December 2011
Getting ready for winter
18 November 2011
Rain couldn't keep the apple enthusiastis away
01 October 2011
Butterflies with new lavender and roses
30 September 2011
Sunny afternoon for garden club visit
29 September 2011
Watch for this story in the Courier
28 September 2011
Apples harvested in preparation for Apple Day
24 September 2011
Unexpected visitors at back door
03 September 2011
Pond stonework completed
24 August 2011
A summer favourite flower
13 August 2011
Rosy apple cheeks
07 August 2011
Flash flood down the Causeway
09 July 2011
A welcome buzz in the herb garden
24 June 2011
'And for my next project ....'
09 June 2011
Visit from Edderton Garden Club
07 June 2011
Researching old orchards
02 June 2011
House Martins 1 Dupars 0
25 May 2011
To rent: one 'des res' for feathered family
19 May 2011
Surrounded by apple blossom
29 April 2011
And the sun came out
10 April 2011
The rain came down.... and down
02 April 2011
Clearing sky and the 'supermoon' appears
19 March 2011
Don't count your crocuses ....
09 March 2011
Hopeful signs of spring
03 March 2011
With a little help from our neighbours
26 February 2011
Farewell to a familiar giant
19 February 2011
Looking ahead to summer
27 January 2011
An early winter scene (before autumn is out!)
29 November 2010
Revealed by the falling leaves
09 November 2010
First frost
03 November 2010
Signs of winter to come
23 October 2010
Autumn harvest
02 October 2010
Apple tours in the rain
12 September 2010
'A most fruitful passion'
01 September 2010
Butterfly time again
24 August 2010
Rain delays play
10 August 2010
'Grace Darling': heroine at sea (and in the garden)
08 July 2010
Late start for summer bedding
08 June 2010
It's lilac time
05 June 2010
All the seasons at once!
12 May 2010
Solving a mystery
08 April 2010
Starting over
05 April 2010
A clearer view of our mermaid
25 March 2010
Getting the greenhouse ready for action
08 March 2010
A welcome to prospective tenants
05 March 2010
Welcome signs of spring
10 February 2010
New visitors to garden
16 January 2010
It's been a cold and frosty few weeks
04 January 2010
It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas
20 December 2009
Time for replacements
19 November 2009
Autumn glory
25 October 2009
All hands to the apple press
15 October 2009
It's time to start baking
04 October 2009
First apples of the season
20 September 2009
A welcome return visit
13 September 2009
Ready for harvest
06 September 2009
Picking plums
01 September 2009
A visit in the rain
27 August 2009
Butterflies are back
23 August 2009
The culprit?
13 August 2009
So far .......
17 July 2009
Berry harvest
15 July 2009
The moment of truth
15 June 2009
Garden launch
13 June 2009
Feeding the family
09 June 2009
One contented dog
29 May 2009
Just 'one of the boys'
26 May 2009
Getting ready
24 May 2009
Bright and breezy
14 May 2009
Waiting for the harvest
09 May 2009
Bramley on the alert
26 April 2009
Cherry blossom time
16 April 2009
Summer in a box
01 April 2009
Welcome spring blossoms
09 March 2009
Ivy maintenance
05 March 2009
It's time for frogs
25 February 2009
200 years of Bramley apples
06 February 2009
The real thing
05 February 2009
A ginkgo tale
31 January 2009
Dreaming of summer
24 January 2009
A frosty Hogmanay
31 December 2008
Now, this is a surprise!
30 December 2008
Where is Cromarty?
29 December 2008
Frosty morning
03 December 2008
Yes, three more apple trees!
02 December 2008
A taste of winter
22 November 2008
The Old Orchard - in print
16 November 2008
Nearing the end of the apple harvest
02 November 2008
A most pressing engagement
25 October 2008
Autumn indoors
30 September 2008
A welcome visit
24 September 2008
Now that looks interesting!
22 September 2008
A phoenix of an apple
15 September 2008
One frustrated dog
13 September 2008
An orchard obstacle course
09 September 2008
Potato harvest
24 August 2008
Late arrivals
14 August 2008
Night-time in the garden
06 August 2008
A summer's day
24 July 2008
A wander in the rain
06 July 2008
No photo of the photographer
04 July 2008
Gotcha! part 3
28 June 2008
It's that time of year again
27 June 2008
This is summer?
22 June 2008
17 months later
18 June 2008
Going, going, gone
31 May 2008
Muggy and buggy
29 May 2008
The 'seductive tree peony'
25 May 2008
A glimpse from hidden depths
18 May 2008
Orchard in May
17 May 2008
First apple blossom
06 May 2008
A work in progress
05 May 2008
No more brick path
29 April 2008
"What is this?"
14 April 2008
Spring - and a few snow flurries
06 April 2008
A wild weekend
21 March 2008
The new undergardener
13 March 2008
A long time coming
08 March 2008
Sign of spring
23 February 2008
Sunshine and showers
22 February 2008
Fun in the sunshine
11 February 2008
It's Bramley everywhere!
08 February 2008
White on white
02 February 2008
Introducing Bramley
26 January 2008
Winter doldrums
20 January 2008
Gotcha!
26 December 2007
Merry Christmas from the Old Orchard
23 December 2007
Frosty nights
19 December 2007
A visit from The Apprentices
10 December 2007
Yet another addition
03 December 2007
Rowan
29 November 2007
Last mow of the year?
21 November 2007
Bare pond
15 November 2007
Leaf-busting in the rain
09 November 2007
Sunrise over the Old Orchard
25 October 2007
Wrestling with an apple tree
16 October 2007
Planting and pruning
15 October 2007
A favourite acer
07 October 2007
Colours of autumn
30 September 2007
Another addition
25 September 2007
Ken and the 'Bloody Ploughman'
14 September 2007
Another mystery
07 September 2007
Is it (or isn't it) summer at last?
26 August 2007
Remembering Jill
15 August 2007
Stray agapanthus
14 August 2007
Cuttings from the garden
08 August 2007
Progress report
04 August 2007
Coming to fruition
28 July 2007
Burgers on the patio
21 July 2007
Windy day at the Food Festival
14 July 2007
Summer?
06 July 2007
Taking a break - to Sea Cromarty Sparkle
28 June 2007
Anyone for tennis?
24 June 2007
Brrr - it was warmer in April!
16 June 2007
My very favourite geranium
09 June 2007
After the rain
06 June 2007
Surprise in the Sunday paper
27 May 2007
Mackie to the rescue (again)
22 May 2007
Getting ready
20 May 2007
Bursting into bloom
13 May 2007
A view from the top
30 April 2007
Here comes Octopussy 1465
29 April 2007
From just one cowslip ...
27 April 2007
Bliss!
25 April 2007
A sign of improvement
24 April 2007
More glorious sunshine
14 April 2007
Spring sunshine
01 April 2007
It's plug plant time in the greenhouse
29 March 2007
This is more like it!
24 March 2007
We were warned.
20 March 2007
It's beginning to look a lot like ... Spring!
15 March 2007
Sign of the time
12 March 2007
Time to tackle that moss!
03 March 2007
A few signs of spring
24 February 2007
This image tells a story
16 February 2007
Hailstones and a butterfly
05 February 2007
Ready for sowing
25 January 2007
Build it up
19 January 2007
Gales, again
11 January 2007
What's ahead in 2007
03 January 2007
Plants on order
30 December 2006
An apple theme for Christmas
25 December 2006
Gotcha
22 December 2006
First frost
16 December 2006
Another new project
08 December 2006
Let it rain
30 November 2006
Our latest addition
22 November 2006
Fluttering in the heather bank
19 November 2006
'Come and get it'
02 November 2006
Then, the Gale (and more rain)
28 October 2006
First, the Flood
26 October 2006
Shades of crimson and gold
25 October 2006
Now you see them
21 October 2006
Another glorious autumn day
15 October 2006
Sea buckthorn on trial
11 October 2006
Autumn changeover day
10 October 2006
More apples to store
04 October 2006
Blissful
30 September 2006
Apple juice by the gallon
23 September 2006
The 'fruit room'
21 September 2006
Small and perfectly formed
17 September 2006
Apples for sale
09 September 2006
The view across the water
08 September 2006
A very twenty-first century view
07 September 2006
New plums in an old garden
06 September 2006
From plugs to pots
04 September 2006
Garden a-flutter
01 September 2006
A harvest to come
24 August 2006
Butterflies on a sunny afternoon
15 August 2006
Tea on a drizzly afternoon
13 August 2006
Waiting for a north wind
09 August 2006
Blue on blue
06 August 2006
First the sun, and then ......
01 August 2006
Blythswood supporters' visit
29 July 2006
Oh, dear
29 July 2006
A scented arbor
26 July 2006
Another record-breaker?
20 July 2006
Marine Home visitors
13 July 2006
A wild corner
11 July 2006
'Contact the Elderly' visit
09 July 2006
Summer life in the pond
06 July 2006
Blooming 'Tomcat'
30 June 2006
Midsummer evening
21 June 2006
Light in a shady corner
16 June 2006
Welcome sunshine!
11 June 2006
Countdown to Sunday
09 June 2006
Changeover time
27 May 2006
Changeover time/part 2
26 May 2006
A very patient mother-to-be
17 May 2006
Forget about Spring, it's Summer already!
06 May 2006
Ready to replant herb garden
24 April 2006
First Cut
15 April 2006
Ghostly apple trees
10 April 2006
Back to work in the greenhouse
06 April 2006
Sunny start to April
02 April 2006
Wet, wet, wet
29 March 2006
Willow gets the chop
16 March 2006
Invisible frogs
15 March 2006
Old problem, new bench
10 March 2006
Winter arrives - in March
02 March 2006
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