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13 Dec 2024

The PLANTS project: Falkland Palace – the Percy Cane garden

PLANTS East Team Manager, Alistair Chalmers explores the historical significance of Falkland Palace’s gardens, including their wartime transformation, Percy Cane’s redesign and the maintenance challenges they present today.

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5 Dec 2024

Amateur gardeners leave lasting legacy for rare Arran trees

A couple with a passion for the rare Arran whitebeam have worked for years to help save the native tree species from extinction.

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