#Gardener in Scotland

[etherealyearning]

Abbotsford House

[livesunique]

Abbotsford, Melrose, United Kingdom,

The Home of Sir Walter Scott,

[visitheworld]

Armadale Castle Gardens / Scotland (by Brede Marthinsen).

[sherrylephotography]

Garden at 120 in London

Japanese anemone are spunky large flowers that seem to say a bright happy hello.

[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Wednesday 16 October 2024

The sparkling white flowers of Nerine bowdenii ‘Alba’  (Bowden lily, Cornish lily, Cape flower, Guernsey lily) bloom before the leaves appear. This is a frost hardy perennial that thrives on a well-drained soil in a sunny location. This bulb is a native of South Africa.

Jill Raggett

[happyheidi]

- x - x / x - x 🍃

[adventuresofalgy]

After his amazing Hogmanay Hootenanny had finally drawn to a close, Algy slept for many, many hours, and when he awoke he found that all his party guests had vanished, no doubt returning to the many magical places around the world from which they had come.

Feeling that he needed a wee bit of fresh air and exercise after such extensive partying, Algy flew around his assistants' garden several times. But he found that it was unpleasantly cold… It was early January, after all; the ponds were covered with thin sheets of ice, and the garden was hushed and quiet.

Suddenly, the sun burst through the wintry clouds, and although it was still exceedingly low in the sky, only just managing to clear the rocky ridges of the surrounding hills, parts of the garden were bathed in a beautiful golden light… at least for a few minutes, for the sun could evidently feel the chill too, and soon retreated to warmer climes.

It was glorious while it lasted, however, so Algy found himself a perch on a sunlit tree stump and indulged in a harmonious duet with a wee robin friend nearby, until the light faded into greyness once again. And while the two fluffy birds sang in wordless harmony, Algy took deep gulps of the January air and thought:

Something’s moving in, I hear the weather in the wind, sense the tension of a sheep-field and the pilgrimage of fins. Something’s not the same, I taste the sap and feel the grain, hear the rolling of the rowan ringing, singing in a change. Something’s set to start, there’s meadow-music in the dark and the clouds that shroud the mountain slowly, softly start to part.

[Algy is thinking of A Poem for the New Year by the contemporary English poet Matt Goodfellow.]

[thesixthduke]

B A L M O R A L

[edinburgh-by-the-sea]

Dirleton Castle & Gardens (2)

[wgm-beautiful-world]

DUNROBIN CASTLE - SCOTLAND

[rotteneldritchhorror]

I desperately need more botany/gardening/solarpunk/foraging posts that aren’t so fucking American-centric

“European plants are invasive” okay, in America— but which ones are invasive HERE, like are Spanish species invasive to England? Are French plants invasive to England??

[etherealyearning]

Dunsborough Park

[livesunique]

Aldourie Castle, Loch Ness, Inverness, United Kingdom,

Chris Horwood Photography

[sherrylephotography]

At The Garden 220 in London

Are these roses? They certainly are impressive. Maybe a Rosa Alba, or Easy Spirit, 'Floribunda Rose'. Not sure, but maybe you know?

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[jillraggett]

Plant of the Day

Friday 11 October 2024

The hardy South African bulbous perennial Nerine bowdenii (Bowden lily, Cornish lily, Cape flower, Guernsey lily) was forming an impressive display in the front garden of a house in Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland.

Jill Raggett

[heelanhomestead]

We’ve had some lovely sunshine in the garden today and our Buddleja (butterfly bush) is definitely living up to its name. I’ve never seen so many butterflies fluttering around it … a beautiful sight and I’m enjoying every minute … 🥰🦋