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A composite, collage-style image of 5 photos of gardens. In the top left is a photo of long grassy path, with herbaceous beds either side. Top middle is a photo of the villa at Holmwood with cream roses in the foreground. Far right is a large photo of white, bell-shaped Cassiope flowers. In the bottom left is a photo of some tall Wollemi pines, against a deep blue sky. And in the bottom middle is a photo of two people wearing blue t-shirts taking a close look at a large fern in a border.
25 Feb 2025

The PLANTS project: 10 reflections

The PLANTS project team reflect on three years of documenting Scotland’s gardens, sharing unforgettable experiences that have shaped the National Trust for Scotland’s botanical legacy.

A grid showing photos of different plants to grow in your garden to attract birds
1 Nov 2024

The PLANTS project: top 12 plants for birds

The PLANTS project team recommend 12 of the best plants for attracting birds to your garden.

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 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 photo of a garden on a summer's day with a blue cloudy sky and lots of trees and flowers in full bloom. A glasshouse sits at the bottom of the garden.
13 Aug 2024

The PLANTS project: roses at Malleny Garden

Roses bring a lot of colour to your garden in the summer. Here, the PLANTS project inventory team pick a few favourites from Malleny Garden. 

A bride and groom stand in a rose garden, which is in full bloom. Crathes Castle is in the background. The bride wears a long white dress with a tartan shawl; the groom is in a matching kilt. The bride holds a bouquet of red roses and ivy.
8 Aug 2024

Eric & Carol’s Crathes Rose Garden Elopement

Find out about a blooming gorgeous elopement at Crathes Castle, with a special clan connection to the Burnetts.

A close-up of a bright pink rose growing on a bush. It has a large flower with delicate, almost paper-thin, petals.
19 Jun 2024

The PLANTS project: National Plant Collections

We take a look at the 17 National Plant Collections held within the National Trust for Scotland and highlight our quest to care for these plants for future generations.

A view of Brodie Castle in the background, with a grassy bank covered in daffodils in the foreground. A long stone wall runs beside a path that leads to the castle.
24 May 2024

The PLANTS project: Five favourite Brodie narcissus

While the PLANTS Project North team audited the garden at Brodie, the First Gardener selected five daffodil cultivars as some of his personal favourites.

A lawn with a border of flower plants to the left and a greenhouse pictured at the back.
15 May 2024

Malleny glasshouses renewed in major conservation projects

Loved by gardeners and visitors alike, the Malleny Garden glasshouses have been brought back into use by the Trust.