Send flowers to Winchburgh, West Lothian

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Winchburgh is a small town in West Lothian, Scotland, located some 10 miles west of Edinburgh city centre. The villages of Broxburn and Linlithgow lie a handful of miles to the east. There has been human habitation in the area for the best part of the last thousand years.

There has also been a large redevelopment project in Winchburgh, which is still in progress. The objective is to improve facilities and housing in the area, with the intended aim of making the village a desirable place to move to from Edinburgh and other towns in the Lothians. The development of parks and wildlife areas is part of this process as well as the transformation of the clay pit into what developers expect to be one of the most attractive urban parks in Scotland. This influx of new residents should see the demand for next day delivery flowers in Winchburgh rise significantly.

Not that Winchburgh is short of attractive flower displays now. The town has a number of interesting features called 'shale bings.' These are a remnant of the town's oil shale mining industry of the 19th century. Some of these bings have turned into attractive hills, covered with beautiful wild flowers, bushes and heather. Rabbits and occasional deers can be seen among the bings.

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Beautiful gardens can be found in the town, as well as a well-known local man who won the West Lothian Gardening Competition in 2012. Niddry Castle has been the site of extensive archaeological investigations and was also the home of 17th century gardener John Reid, who wrote his book 'The Scots Gardener' in 1683. The castle's tower dates back to the 15th century and Mary, Queen of Scots, briefly stayed here in 1568, after her escape from confinement at Loch Leven Castle. There is also an impressive and attractive golf course situated in the grounds of the castle.