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The parterre garden at Pollok House, seen from the high bank behind it. The patterns created by the box hedging can be clearly seen. Small, brightly coloured bedding plants grow in between the hedges. There is a tall stone garden wall to the right.

21 Sept 2022

Why we love Pollok House

Find out why this special place in Glasgow inspires a lifelong love of history ... and why you should definitely pop into the Edwardian tearoom!

A view of the front of the Alexander Greek Thomson-designed Holmwood. It is a stone villa with columns and an angular roof, with a dome at the centre. It is not symmetrical. Wide stone steps lead up to the front door.

31 Aug 2022

Why we love Holmwood

The property team share why this very special villa in Glasgow is the perfect place to discover the amazing architecture and designs of Alexander ‘Greek’ Thomson.

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 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.

A old handwritten diary lies open on a white cushion. The page on the left has an envelope folded over part of it. The page on the right is filled with dense lines of writing.

15 Aug 2022

Research volunteering at Newhailes

Hear from one of our volunteers about his fascinating work transcribing a historical travel diary.

A narrow gravel path runs between a lawn and a flower bed bursting with colourful plants. Behind the flower bed is a hedge, and behind it is the grand Haddo House. Tree branches frame the top of the photo.

12 Aug 2022

Ferns and finds at Haddo House Garden

As the PLANTS North team wrap up their work at Haddo House, it’s a great opportunity for Philippa Holdsworth (Team Manager) to reflect on the project and the path forward.

A rock garden is built on a gentle slope, with several terraced paved areas. Small plants are dotted all across the slope, many in flower. A bench sits beside a dark green hedge at the top of the slope.

Love Scotland podcast – Season 3

Listen to the third season of the Trust’s podcast, which explores some of the stories behind our people and places.

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.

3 Aug 2022

Why we love Inverewe

Hear from a wealth of people about the many reasons why they love Inverewe, our astonishing garden in the North-West Highlands.

A group of people stand around a fire in a large barrel on top of a cliff. It is dusk. The people are all wrapped up in coats and hats.

29 Jul 2022

From the edge of the world 2022 – part 6

In her latest blog our St Kilda ranger talks about the huge range of experiences enjoyed when spending the whole summer season on the islands.

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