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Alliums, artichokes and teasels in Bannockburn House garden, 16 Sept 2025.
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Tuesday afternoons at Bannockburn
Those Tuesday afternoons. friends to our friendship. old walled garden Tuesday afternoons. learning from one another – our growth is borderless.
Bannockburn garden labyrinth
Yesterday, Bobby and Margaret demonstrated to Sam and Peter how they set out the cut-grass labyrinth in the walled garden. Here are a few images:
Yesterday, at Bannockburn house garden
Low winter sunlight created lovely effects: The garden is an open community, however there are a few places where signs are required: Drummond enjoying the sun in a postprandial break: … Continue reading Yesterday, at Bannockburn house garden
Musket-ball hole: Bonnie Prince Charlie’s lucky escape from assassin
I am a volunteer gardener for Bannockburn House. This week Bannockburn House featured in most of the national newspapers and on national TV. This all relates to the ‘re-finding’ of … Continue reading Musket-ball hole: Bonnie Prince Charlie’s lucky escape from assassin
‘Finsthwaite Princess’
Variously called the “Cumbrian Princess” and the “Finsthwaite Princess,” Clementina has been reputed to be the illegitimate daughter of Charles Edward Stuart, commonly known as Bonnie Prince Charles (1720-1788) the … Continue reading ‘Finsthwaite Princess’
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Branklyn Garden
Yesterday I was fortunate to be able to accompany fellow volunteer gardeners on a visit to Branklyn Garden, Perth. The trip had been arranged by Margaret Pollock, Head Gardener for … Continue reading Branklyn Garden