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A view inside a glasshouse with a white wooden frame and many glass panels in the roof and walls. Inside are a variety of potted plants, including one with bright red flowers in the foreground.
27 Apr 2022

Crathes Garden blog #12: A Victorian legacy

Our expert garden guide at Crathes talks in this month’s blog about the much-admired glasshouses in the walled garden.

19 Apr 2022

Earth Day 2022 at Inverewe

This Earth Day, the team at Inverewe Garden & Estate will be showcasing their innovative approaches to working in harmony with the environment, and giving visitors a chance to get their hands dirty too!

A cuckoo perches on a moss- and lichen-covered branch. It has a grey and white stripe pattern across its chest, and its long grey tail hangs down behind the branch.
13 Apr 2022

Cuckoos in Glen Rosa

Join our ranger Kate for a closer look at the cuckoos that thrive in Glen Rosa, on the Isle of Arran.

A wetland habitat
12 Apr 2022

Spring brings signs of recovery as Threave landscape project progresses

More than 1,000 trees have been planted already on the Dumfries and Galloway site.

The hillside of Ben Lomond on fire, and a thick cloud of dirty-white smoke obscures the view of the loch below.
5 Apr 2022

Video: The impact of a wildfire

Alongside drone footage of the hillside, Property Manager Alasdair Eckersall takes us through the damage done by a wildfire to Ben Lomond’s woodland project.

A close-up shot of a black Labrador sitting by a pond, its tongue hanging out. He looks as if he's smiling.
5 Apr 2022

The chemistry of attraction

We might be strongly influenced by our sense of smell, but our human response pales into insignificance when compared to that of the animal world. Ranger Roddy Hamilton puts his nose in the air and explains more.

1 Apr 2022

Fire damage at Ben Lomond

Property Manager Alasdair Eckersall examines how a hill fire has set back the woodland regeneration project at Ben Lomond.

Man planting a tree
28 Mar 2022

Planting trees for the jubilee

An oak tree planted at Haddo House marks the beginning of our charity’s participation in The Queen’s Green Canopy.

A Portugal laurel tree grows in the middle of a garden, with a paved area directly surrounding it and then neat hedges and shrubs. It is almost mushroom-shaped, with a thick trunk topped by a dense, dark green domed canopy.
25 Mar 2022

Crathes Garden blog #11: An enigmatic champion

In her latest blog, our expert garden guide takes a walk around Crathes estate and shares the stories of some of the champion trees here.