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Picture by Peter Teago an carrannach The General Interest Magazine of Lochcarron, Shieldaig, Applecross, Kishorn, Torridon & Kinlochewe Districts NO: 362 March 2018 £1.00 Attadale Garden reopens on Monday March 26th in time for Easter, which is early this year. Perhaps the most exciting thing is that eight red squirrels have been released here in November so do keep your eyes open when you visit. The daffodils should still be out so there will be some colour but it will be a while before the rhododendrons appear in all their glory. Already the proud recipient of a Silver Green Tourism award, the past 18 months has seen further efforts going into establishing both compost bins and the use of leaf mould produced in-house by the garden team, as well as using manure from Stromecarronach. This winter has been a hard one in the garden. However rainfall for 2017 was just over 77 inches, exactly average for the previous 8 years. One of the oldest, largest rhododendrons in the old rhododendron dell has come down - and it is amazing to see how shallow the roots were. It is remarkable it had flourished as long as it did with so little to hold it in position, hardly any earth at all. More light will now reach into the dell and we must hope other rhododendrons will flourish in its place. We were amazed to find it was over a hundred and twenty years old. With three full-time gardeners now working at Attadale, visitors will find it looking perhaps the tidiest and clearest that it has ever been in recent years. Work has continued throughout the winter on various projects. Paths have not only been maintained, but improved still further to ensure access for all, even for those in wheelchairs. After last year’s winter efforts, they are now even better. This year visitors will be able to complete a tour right round the garden, beyond the kitchen garden, on past the fern garden and back through the Japanese garden, before heading off through both the new and older wood without getting muddy. It should encourage all to explore further and enjoy the more hidden parts of the garden behind the Schroders’ grave and beyond. Several areas have been cleared. The large bamboo plantation in the water garden above the pond with the fish sculpture is no longer there. It will take several years to complete as bamboo can be a tenacious plant that comes back. Similarly rhododendron ponticum is being targeted as an invasive species and is slowly being eradicated. This has to be long-term project but already there are new views to be appreciated when walking down the main drive past the Gatehouse. Rhododendrons will now flourish with the additional light. (Continued on page 3) 1 an carrannach Published by An Carrannach Society, Lochcarron. Chairperson: Joanna Macpherson Editorial Content Material for publication must be emailed to Michelle Teago at [email protected] or a phone call to 01520 722688 Sub Editor Joanna Macpherson Area Representatives: Applecross: Lenore Small 01520 744 337 Kishorn: Carol Cocks 01520 733 213 Shieldaig: Lucy Kerr 01520 755 368 Torridon: Glyn Meredith 01445 791 270 Features: A Word from the Church/On Reflection Gardening – To be confirmed Nature Notes – Hatty Arthur – 01520 722 551 Email: [email protected] Advertising: [email protected] Mailing: Hilary “Post” Rooke Distribution: Anthea Zell Treasurer: Tony Caminiti Closed until the 20th March 10 Kirkton Road 2018. Lochcarron IV54 8UF 01520 722 148 [email protected] Opening hours from that date Local Rate: Entertainments, Sales, Services, Trade Whole Page £28, Half page £18, Quarter 10-5, closed Mondays. page £10 Out of Area Rate: Please email us for prices Insertions: Births, marriages, deaths, acknowledgements. Congratulations, thanks notices – No charge Subscriptions: 11 issues post paid, U.K. £25.00 : Australia £66.00 Canada and USA £60.00 Contact [email protected] Material intended for publication must include your name and address. Please note we can now accept copy in any format.. CLOSING DATE FOR THE APRIL 2018 ISSUE MATERIAL MUST BE RECEIVED BY NO LATER THAN 15TH MARCH PLEASE E&OE. The An Carrannach Society does not accept responsibility for the content/accuracy of reports, articles and advertisements received. The views expressed by contributors are NOT necessarily those of the Society. 2 (Continued from page 1) are ably helped by Nick Young, who keeps New projects have included the creation of a the grass under control during the season, a heather bed in the water garden, which will vital and time-intensive job. In the winter he is create colour at different times of year. Some roped into doing all sorts of different jobs from Erica heather flowers in late autumn and new handrails from fallen rhododendrons to winter, while more traditional Scottish Calluna cleaning the conservatory glass. heather flowers in the summer. It will take some years for these new beds to establish We should also acknowledge the generous and provide total ground cover, eventually this help we receive from our volunteers at the will reduce the need for weeding, which is Gatehouse who make such a difference to always welcomed by gardeners. Similarly, our visitors’ experience when they arrive. Do behind the ancient laburnum in front of the get in touch if you would like to join them, we house, a new bed has been developed since welcome newcomers. last year with a scattering of different wildflower seeds and some significant planting of viburnum davidii, both male and female, which means that not only will there Very many thanks to Maureen Lyon for all be flowers but the female plants will have blue your interestng and enjoyable gardening berries in the autumn. In addition, there are columns. hydrangeas, hostas, flowers for cutting as Is there anyone among our readership who well as a new gingko bilboa and low growing would be willing to take on this responsibility. roses. Please let us know if you could help us. Again, for those who visit from further afield by train, as they enter through the pedestrian gate, they can enjoy two beds on either side of the entrance, already much better Macleod established. These include a swathe of Jennifer, Kirsteen and Murdo Levy sincerely hydrangea paniculata Limelight on either side thank relatives, friends and neighbours for the as well as rosa glauca, hostas, nepeta Six Hill many kind expressions of sympathy received Giants, agastche and sedum. Walking up the after the death of Cathmay. drive, there is a choice between the Japanese Thank you to the Rev. Stutter for her lovely, Garden on the left or the old sunken garden in comforting service and to Mrs Hattie Arthur front of the house to the right. In the walls of for the beautiful music, before, during and the sunken garden, there will be new after the service. Thank you to F Macleod, plantings to enjoy. Funeral Directors for their sensitive handling of the funeral arrangements and to all those The kitchen garden always receives plaudits who paid their last respects at the church and from visitors, who admire the hard work that graveside. Thank you also to the Ferguson goes into its maintenance and the planning Medical Centre, the Howard Doris Centre and behind the scheduled arrival of a wide variety Broadford Hospital for all their care of of salads and vegetables in serried ranks Cathmay. throughout the season. Late into the autumn The sum of £321.32 was raised in aid of the both Brussels sprouts and kale are still Howard Doris Centre available until Christmas and beyond. The step-over apples were particularly fruitful last autumn. Thank You Behind the scenes, propagation goes on not Grateful thanks to family, friends and only in the old greenhouse but also the two neighbours for there care, concern and newer ones with all sorts of plants practical help over the last six weeks. encouraged to grow in sufficient quantities for Special thanks to the staff at the Howard use, both in the garden and for sale to Doris Centre who looked after me so gardening enthusiasts who visit the garden. well. I hope to be out and about shortly, Do come and see us soon. Pamela Bruce, weather permitting. Frances MacKenzie and Stephen Miller all Helen Murchison work very hard and enjoy meeting our visitors and sharing their knowledge with you. They 3 Scottish Episcopal Church CHURCH OF SCOTLAND Courthill Chapel, Kishorn APPLECROSS, LOCHCARRON & TORRIDON Services for March Charity No: SCO32334 Sunday Service 10.30 a.m. Times and Places of Worship for March 2018 March 2 World Day of Pray- er th 7.00 p.m. 4 March Lochcarron 10.30am in the Torridon Community Hall 1.00pm th Church of Scot- 11 March Mothering Sunday land Lochcarron 10.30am March 4 Eucharist Shieldaig 1.00pm Rev. Heather 10.30 a.m. Lent 3 Applecross 1.00pm Widdows 18th March Lochcarron 10.30am March 11 Eucharist Rev. Francis Minay Kinlochewe 1.00pm 10.30 a.m. Mothering Sunday 25th March Palm Sunday March 18 Eucharist Rev. John Searl Lochcarron 10.30am Applecross 1.00pm 10.30 a.m. Passion Sunday & Marcus Given Shieldaig 1.00pm March 25 Eucharist th Rev. John Searl 29 March Maundy Thursday 10.30 a.m. Palm Sunday Seder Meal in Upper Village Hall 7.00pm th March 29 Maundy Thursday 30 March Good Friday Rev. Anita Stutter 7.00 p.m. Small Village Hall Seven Words From The Cross Courthill Chapel 2.00pm March 30 Good Friday st Rev. John Searl 1 April Easter Sunday 2.00 p.m.
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