“The council let us buy the land on condition that we also buy the 870m 2 of heavily sloping wild land adjacent to it”
oasting a microclimate that is both warmer and drier than that of most of Scotland, the Moray coast may seem like a hospitable place for a pair of keen, green-fingered enthusiasts to learn the ropes of gardening. Yet Malcolm and Liz Schofield – the owners of Cuthberts Brae, an old fisherman’s cottage that nestles on a hillside in the coastal village of Buckie – would certainly beg to differ. The journey they have been through to create the colourful and vibrant outdoor oasis that they enjoy today has been a particularly steep
