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Looking from above at a close-up of the upper parterre in Pitmedden Garden. A manicured hedge encloses a designed garden space filled with plants and flowers. A winding pathway of grass cuts through the middle.
30 Aug 2022

Of parterre importance at Pitmedden Garden

Hear how the stunning new parterre at Pitmedden is transforming the way we think about and care for our gardens.

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 across the walled garden of Inverewe Garden. The dark shapes of mountains loom in the distance, and in the garden visitors walk along the pathways.
19 Aug 2022

From interview to Inverewe: 100 days of PLANTS

Our first update and behind-the-scenes look from the PLANTS Project Manager, Dr Colin McDowall.

A photo of a man composing an orchestra, his back to the theatre. He holds a baton in one hand and gestures with his other hand. He is looking down at the music.
19 Aug 2022

‘I always want to try different things’

This year’s Haddo Arts Festival in October will see the premiere of a new piano quintet by celebrated Scottish composer Sir James MacMillan. We spoke to Sir James to find out more.

A portrait of a man in armour has been added to with new features drawn in including black glasses, a bright blue bow tie and he is holding a snooker cue. The portrait has been hung in a tree.
18 Aug 2022

Pollok House art goes wild!

Some of the beautiful artworks usually found inside the house have been given a light-hearted new look and relocated throughout Pollok Park, as part of a new Art Gone Wild trail.

Two men stand in a country landscape of fields and trees. They both wear a sun hat and a National Trust for Scotland grey top, and each raise a small empty whisky glass in a toast
18 Aug 2022

Big dig at The Glenlivet distillery

An archaeological dig discovers details of historic whisky production at former The Glenlivet distillery, part of our Pioneering Spirit project.

A view of the front exterior of Gladstone's Land on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, showing old stone arches dividing the building from the pavement. A set of external stone stairs run up beside the building to a first floor door.
18 Aug 2022

Gladstone’s Land makes the most of Edinburgh festival visitors

Here’s a round-up of events taking place at Gladstone’s Land on the capital’s Royal Mile in August 2022.

Very colourful flower beds line a gravel path in a walled garden. In the background stands Crathes Castle.
18 Aug 2022

15 gardens to visit this summer

There are many gorgeous gardens up and down the country within the Trust’s care, representing almost every style of Scottish garden throughout history.

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.