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“We were blissfully unaware of the hard work ahead”

“This garden is a really good lesson in what you can achieve in inhospitable conditions with limited knowledge and money”
Alan Titchmarsh

town of Buckie, on the north-east Moray coast, what was once a wild hill, overgrown with brambles, has been transformed into a beautiful, colourful haven for all to admire. Elizabeth and Malcolm Schofield are both teachers who, together with their two young daughters, took on the daunting task of creating a garden on

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