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  • In a nutshell: the daisy or ‘day’s eye’

    May 31, 2014 /

    Known as the 'day's eye', because the flowers open only in full sunlight and close up again at dusk. Perhaps we should feel guilty about mowing their heads off!

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  • In a nutshell: ‘The Curse of Scotland’

    March 15, 2014 /

    Glen Coe is one of the most hauntingly beautiful glens in Scotland. What does it have to do with the Nine of Diamonds?

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