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  • Drumelzier Old Manse

    Drumelzier Old Manse – Open Day

    Posted by Nadine Pierce on Jul 11, 2019Jul 10, 2019

    On Sunday afternoon I was helping out at the Scotland’s Garden Scheme open day at Drumelzier Old Manse – I’d been excited about this one for quite a while as I’d seen photographs and knew …

    Garden Visits, Gardening, Scotlands Garden Scheme
    3 3 comments on “Drumelzier Old Manse – Open Day”
  • Listed greenhouse

    Dunninald Castle

    Posted by Nadine Pierce on May 24, 2019May 16, 2019

    The rain showed no sign of abating but we were not to be deterred from our mission. Following Pitmuies, we headed along to Dunninald Castle, where not only did we get a brief period of …

    Garden Visits, Scotlands Garden Scheme
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  • Pitmuies Gardens

    Pitmuies Gardens

    Posted by Nadine Pierce on May 20, 2019May 16, 2019

    Sadly, the day we’d dedicated to some serious garden-visiting around Angus and Dundee turned out to be a cats and dogs (and bitterly cold) one. Nonetheless, we ventured forth and Pitmuies Gardens were first up. …

    Garden Visits, Scotlands Garden Scheme
    2 2 comments on “Pitmuies Gardens”
  • Victorian Greenhouse

    The Herbalist’s Garden in Angus

    Posted by Nadine Pierce on May 18, 2019May 16, 2019

    Disclaimer – this is actually my boss’s garden and I’ve been dying to visit after seeing it in a recent press article. Handily, our recent tour around Scotland made it the perfect place to pitch …

    Garden Visits, Gardening, Scotlands Garden Scheme
    3 3 comments on “The Herbalist’s Garden in Angus”
  • Fingask Castle and Glendoick Gardens in Perthshire

    Posted by Nadine Pierce on May 16, 2019May 16, 2019

    Last week I was on a bit of a garden-visiting tour of Scotland, starting with a meeting at Fingask Castle at Rait where ‘Alice in Wonderland’ topiary is the order of the day. We also …

    Garden Visits, Scotlands Garden Scheme
    1 One comment on “Fingask Castle and Glendoick Gardens in Perthshire”
  • The Garden of Cosmic Speculation

    The Garden of Cosmic Speculation Open Day

    Posted by Nadine Pierce on May 6, 2019May 16, 2019

    Yesterday was Scotland’s Garden Scheme’s biggest garden opening event of the year – The Garden of Cosmic Speculation at Portrack, near Dumfries. It’s a private garden and only opens one day a year via SGS …

    Events, Garden Visits, Gardening, Scotlands Garden Scheme
    3 3 comments on “The Garden of Cosmic Speculation Open Day”
  • Garden Bagging – Threave

    Posted by Nadine Pierce on May 2, 2019May 16, 2019

    Threave has been on my ‘to visit’ list for a few years, ever since one of my gardening club friends told me about it – it’s the National Trust’s Training Centre for future Professional Gardeners …

    Garden Visits, Gardening, People & Products, Scotlands Garden Scheme
    3 3 comments on “Garden Bagging – Threave”
  • The Explorer’s Garden in Pitlochry

    Posted by Nadine Pierce on Apr 25, 2019May 16, 2019

    Ever since I read Seeds of Blood and Beauty, a fascinating book about the preeminence of the early Scottish plant hunters, not to mention an abundance of untimely and sometimes intriguing deaths, I’ve been fascinated …

    Events, Garden Visits, Gardening, Scotlands Garden Scheme
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  • 101 Greenbank Crescent

    Posted by Nadine Pierce on Apr 11, 2019May 16, 2019

    So, as part of my new job at Scotland’s Garden Scheme, I’ve decided that I’m going to try and ‘bag’ all the gardens – with over 500 open in any one year (some opening every …

    Garden Visits, Gardening, People & Products, Scotlands Garden Scheme
    2 2 comments on “101 Greenbank Crescent”
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