Nov 6, 2021 | News
Virtual Visit: Royal Greenhouses Laeken From Judy Riley, SGLH Trustee While the glasshouses at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) remain closed, we thought you might enjoy a glimpse of some other glasshouses, in Brussels. The Royal Greenhouses, by Alphonse...
Mar 20, 2021 | News
Kinclaven Bluebell Wood Formerly part of the policies of Ballathie House, Kinclaven Bluebell Wood was purchased by the Woodland Trust in 2017. Planted on Court Hill, to the north of the village of Stanley in Perthshire, this comprises 125 acres of ancient oakwood,...
Mar 20, 2021 | News
Virtual Garden Visit: Branklyn Branklyn in Bridgend, at the foot of Kinnoull Hill on the outskirts of Perth, is a garden best visited in springtime. Created from an old orchard in the 1940s and 1950s by John and Dorothy Renton, it is packed with Himalayan and alpine...
Mar 20, 2021 | News
Virtual Garden Visit: Gibberd Garden, Harlow From a visit by SGLH member Marion Shawcross Frederick Gibberd, the eminent mid C20 architect, was well aware of the relationships between buildings, landscapes and people. So, when in 1949, he was appointed to plan the New...
Mar 20, 2021 | News
Virtual Garden Visit: Biddulph Grange A visit by Matthew Benians in 2014 The gardens at Biddulph Grange, Staffordshire are under the ownership of the National Trust. They were laid out by James Bateman and represent the eclectic tastes of the owner and include a...
