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A close-up of a statue of a water nymph standing in the centre of a fountain with water falling around her.

28 Sept 2022

Why we love Greenbank Garden

Hear from our Greenbank team, as well as many visitors, about what makes this green oasis in the Southside of Glasgow so special.

A small sandpiper bird perches on a rock by the edge of the sea. It has a very round body, with brown upper feathers and a white tummy. It has a very short tail and yellow legs.

27 Sept 2022

From the edge of the world 2022 – part 7

Our seabird and marine ranger shares a summary of the migrant and vagrant bird highlights recorded so far this season on St Kilda.

Jackie Bird sits on a bench in a garden, with trees behind her. She is smiling.

26 Sept 2022

Our new President: Jackie Bird

Journalist and broadcaster Jackie Bird has been confirmed as the new President of the National Trust for Scotland.

A view of the Golden Garden area at Crathes Castle, featuring a square of lawn surrounded by well-established conifers and shrubs. The castle can be seen in the background, with a white flag flying.

26 Sept 2022

Crathes Garden blog #17: A passion for plants

Our expert garden guide considers the challenges of identifying plants in a richly diverse garden.

The parterre garden at Pollok House, seen from the high bank behind it. The patterns created by the box hedging can be clearly seen. Small, brightly coloured bedding plants grow in between the hedges. There is a tall stone garden wall to the right.

21 Sept 2022

Why we love Pollok House

Find out why this special place in Glasgow inspires a lifelong love of history ... and why you should definitely pop into the Edwardian tearoom!

A view of the front of the Alexander Greek Thomson-designed Holmwood. It is a stone villa with columns and an angular roof, with a dome at the centre. It is not symmetrical. Wide stone steps lead up to the front door.

31 Aug 2022

Why we love Holmwood

The property team share why this very special villa in Glasgow is the perfect place to discover the amazing architecture and designs of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson.

Looking through the opening of an old stone grotto towards a tree growing in the middle of a gravel area. It has a very wide trunk, apparently made up of lots of smaller trunks. The main canopy of the tree can't really be seen.

26 Aug 2022

Plant of the month: Thujopsis dolabrata

Our PLANTS team continue their blog series with a look at a very special tree at Culzean.

A view of a walled garden in summer, with bright pink flowering shrubs in the foreground and a white glasshouse in the background.

17 Aug 2022

Why we love Geilston Garden

Some of our team members share the reasons why they love this hidden gem of a garden in West Dunbartonshire.

A old handwritten diary lies open on a white cushion. The page on the left has an envelope folded over part of it. The page on the right is filled with dense lines of writing.

15 Aug 2022

Research volunteering at Newhailes

Hear from one of our volunteers about his fascinating work transcribing a historical travel diary.

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