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. Threave Gardens Sculpture – Mr Fox © 2015 Scotiana Thank you Mairiuna for such a lovely virtual visit of the Kennedy Castle Gardens in your most recent article and I’m pleased to pursue in this series on Great Scottish Gardens and Parks, by opening the gates of the spectacular gardens of Threave […]
The Lily Pond in Kennedy Castle Gardens © 2015 Scotiana Panoramic view of the Lily Pond in Kennedy Castle Gardens © 2015 Scotiana
The old pond – a frog jumps in, sound of water. “Frog poem” (1680s) (Haiku written by Basho and translated by Robert Hass)
Dunmore Pineapple roof close-up © 2007 Scotiana Hi everybody, This incredible architectural “folly”, in the shape of a pineapple, was one of our big “coups de coeur” in Scotland. The Dunmore Pineapple is situated about one kilometre northwest of Airth and the same distance south of Dunmore in the Falkirk council […] Hidden walled gardens of enormous size or strange shape, swaying semi-tropical plants on windy seasides, ferry journeys to secret plant paradises, packed woodlands of towering Himalayan treasures, sculptured stones carved with arcane riddles, vast expanses of aristocratic estates and small town gardens filled with tiny alpine treasures. These are just a few examples of […] |
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