by marketing | Dec 22, 2020 | History, Latest News, Uncategorized, Volunteer Blog
History group volunteer Anne Monaghan discusses Hogmanay traditions as we wave goodbye to 2020 and look forward to 2021: Who remembers when Hogmanay involved “First Footing” and all the preparations done before that First Foot could be welcomed in? Nowadays...
by marketing | Nov 7, 2020 | Gardens, Uncategorized, Volunteer Blog
Bannockburn House Gardener Margaret Pollock reflects on the changing seasons: It was spring when I last walked into the depths of the woodland at the house so it was with some excitement that I made the trip a few days ago, whilst the leaves were still clustered in...
by marketing | Sep 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Bannockburn House Trust has gifted a train planter to local tots to help teach them about growing their own food and plants. The quirky garden gift will be used by the team at Bannockburn Nursery in their outdoor lessons. Ross Caldwell, Events Manager and Volunteer...
by admin | Jun 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
Unusually, for early June it has been raining a lot recently but when out and about, it seems to me that many of our wild animals don’t seem to mind this too much and some creatures and plants positively thrive in the damp, cooler weather. I have watched on an almost...