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Box hedging surrounds gravelled areas with plants (lots of lavender) and a stone statue of an angel. A stone outbuilding is in the background.
16 Jun 2020

Virtual garden tour: Fyvie Castle walled garden

Join Fyvie Castle gardeners Stuart Stockley and Gordon Thomson, as they take you on a fascinating tour around the Walled Garden of Scottish Fruits, home to the largest collection of Scottish fruits and vegetables.

A sundial sits on a mown path in a garden, with trees around the edge. A bush with bright orange flowers is directly behind the sundial.
16 Jun 2020

Virtual garden tour: Brodie Castle shrubbery

Join Brodie Castle Head Gardener Ed Walling as he takes you on a relaxing tour round the beautiful shrubbery.

A sundial stands in a grassy circular clearing. The beds around are filled with flowering plants, and rhododendrons bloom in the foreground.
15 Jun 2020

Virtual garden tour: Branklyn Garden

Join Branklyn Garden Property Manager and Head Gardener Jim Jermyn, as he takes you on a short tour round the stunning 2-acre hillside garden in Perth.

A purple flower grows in grassland, surrounded by long grass and other yellow flowers.
10 Jun 2020

Blooming gorgeous: northern marsh orchid

These beautiful purple flowers thrive in the species-rich grassland at St Abb’s Head NNR.

A group of people stand and sit on a cliff top. In the background are dramatic cliffs and a blue sea, with white waves crashing against the rocks.
1 Jun 2020

A huge thank you to our supporters

In the midst of these challenging times, we want to say a big thank you to all those who are supporting us – it means the world to us.

A close-up of little purple-flowering plants growing close to the ground in a grassy area.
10 May 2020

Blooming gorgeous: purple milk-vetch

This little plant brings a splash of summer colour and is an important food plant for many insects.

Three pages of a handwritten letter, photographed side by side.
8 May 2020

90th anniversary of the evacuation of St Kilda

Sunday 10 May 2020 marks the 90th anniversary of the beginning of the end for the inhabitants of the remote Scottish archipelago of St Kilda.

A large stone detached house surrounded by a lawn with clumps of daffodils and a tree with no leaves yet.
5 May 2020

A virtual walk around Canna House Garden

See and hear springtime in Canna House Garden with Archivist Fiona Mackenzie

Black and white photograph of a woodland garden.
4 May 2020

The creation of the woodland garden at Brodick Castle

The plant collection at Brodick Castle has long been held in high regard by horticulturalists and enthusiasts from around the world. Discover how the woodland garden was established a century ago.

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