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A variety of rowan leaves and flower heads are displayed against a dark mat.
27 Sept 2024

The PLANTS project: Sorbus

Niki Douglas from the PLANTS North team takes a look at the Sorbus tree family (including rowans and whitebeams) and shares her personal favourites.

A tall column shaped tower with a saltire flag flying high above it and a blue cloudy sky surrounding it
20 Sept 2024

Raising the flag at the House of the Binns

To celebrate 80 years since acquiring the House of the Binns, the Trust is hoisting a flag on the prominent Binns Tower.

Inverewe House and garden on a sunny day. A curved path runs round the outside of the lawn in front of the house. Wooden benches are positioned along the edge of the path.
20 Sept 2024

Inverewe House herbaceous border restoration

The team at Inverewe Garden have completed a project to restore the flower bed in front of Inverewe House.

Three girls sitting next to each other in a dark room look towards the camera as a film featuring a scene with mountains plays on a large screen behind them
17 Sept 2024

Five fun activities to enjoy with the kids at Glencoe and Glenfinnan

Discover tales of Jacobite history during the October holidays at these two beautiful and historic sites nestled in the Highlands.

16 Sept 2024

Pink gin flies off shelves and into award shortlists

Pink Castle Gin, inspired by the Trust’s fairytale Craigievar Castle, has been nominated for prestigious industry awards.

A large Cryptomeria japonica tree
13 Sept 2024

The PLANTS project: champion trees in the South and West of Scotland

During recent surveys of our gardens in the South and West regions, the PLANTS project identified several national ‘Champion Trees’. The West team’s Fran Culverhouse discusses the biggest and ‘best of their kind’ trees growing in her region.

A neat kitchen garden with planted beds and a vertical bed for vegetables. An information board is pictured, but the print is illegible from the photograph.
12 Sept 2024

Growing in small spaces

Leith Hall’s Head Gardener, Sarah Ramsay, provides a closer look at the kitchen garden and shares her top tips for growing in small spaces.

A living room full of furniture. The walls are coloured duck egg blue and there is a fireplace with a log burning stove next to a window.
11 Sept 2024

Cosy cottages

Escape to a Trust property and enjoy shared moments to remember in a dream winter getaway.

The front cover of the Yokohama Nursery catalogue
10 Sept 2024

Plant Journeys blog post #12 – Plant collecting and Yokohama Nursery

Plant Journeys is a blog series, exploring East Asian plants in the garden of Broughton House.