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A woven basket filled with bundles of different coloured yarn, each one with a label attached naming the plant the dye comes from.
21 Apr 2023

Nature’s dyes

In the garden at Weaver’s Cottage are many plants that can be used to create natural dyes, whose colourful properties have been valued for centuries.

21 Apr 2023

PLANTS project: five favourite daffodil cultivars from Greenbank Garden

You may be surprised at how many different heights, colours, and shapes daffodils come in. Here, the PLANTS project West team pick a few favourites from Greenbank Garden.

Aerial image of the House of the Binns
21 Apr 2023

Bringing Back the Binns: Meet the Regional Conservator

In this third instalment of a series of articles taking you behind the scenes at the House of the Binns, we look at the challenges and opportunities of undertaking our recent conservation project.

18 Apr 2023

Budding young artists fly high at House of Dun

Opening on Earth Day 2023, Flock to House of Dun features the artwork of 159 local primary pupils, capturing their take on birdlife and heritage.

A young child walks away from a model Easter egg hiding under a tree. She holds a trail sheet and a pencil.
17 Apr 2023

Egg-ceptional Easter weekend

This year, we welcomed 23,822 children to take part in our Easter Egg Trails across 32 of our places.

Somebody wearing a grey woollen jumper places a diamond ring over the fourth finger of someone else's right hand. A very calm loch is in the background.

Romantic places to propose in Scotland

The National Trust for Scotland is known for its stunning historic places and breathtaking landscapes, providing many romantic proposal spots throughout Scotland.

A large and chunky-trunked sycamore tree stands in woodland, covered with ferns, lichens and mosses. A gravel path with a wooden way marker runs beside it.
13 Apr 2023

Crathes Garden blog #23: What price a tree; what price a garden?

This month, our expert garden guide considers the different ways we value trees at our places.

Doug Allan and Jackie Bird stand next to each other in a recording studio, smiling at the camera.

Love Scotland podcast – Season 5

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

Five women, all wearing dark National Trust for Scotland jackets, walk in a row towards the camera across the lawn in front of the House of the Binns.
31 Mar 2023

House of the Binns reopens to public

With our project to ‘bring back the Binns’ now completed, visitors can see inside the historic house for the first time since before the pandemic.