Where the Wildflowers Grow…
Usually May is a quiet and reliable month which gradually leads us into summer with longer days, warmer temperatures and blossom. The early leaves have sprung on most trees, butterflies are on the wing...
Bannockburn House Scotland Blog
“Sex in the Garden”
As I write this, it is almost Easter. The month is passing rapidly, and we will soon be in the middle of April. April is month of great change in the garden, and in...
Bannockburn House & Coronavirus (COVID-19)
Following considerable consultation with Trustees, contractors and volunteers, Bannockburn House Trust has formulated the following position based on current Government and medical advice as well as the interests of Bannockburn House and our local...
Rain, rain go away, come again another day!
February is the shortest month but as we have crammed so much into the month it feels as if it must have been at least six weeks long. A Busy Month We have had...
Grey skies are just clouds passing over
To me, poor February seems to be stuck in the middle between Winter and Spring, not sure whether it is one season or the other! Signs of Spring The days are starting to be...
The Key to Stirling
Wednesday the 15th of January 2020 saw a historic day commemorated at Bannockburn House. A Brief Come Back The brief return of the Ancient Key of Stirling, which had lain hidden within the House...
New Beginnings
A new decade needs to be approached with a degree of organisation. Consequently, on our first day of volunteering in 2020, the garden team thought it would be a good idea to clean out...
Deck the halls with boughs of holly
As I write this, the late autumn rain is falling, and the wind is blowing hard but in the next few weeks we will reach the Winter Solstice – the turning point of the...
Dull November brings the blast, then the leaves are falling fast . . .
November is the month of geese as they fly south to reach our country for a warmer winter just at the time of year when we begin to feel cold and find frosty mornings...
Leopards, Toads and Scarlet Elf Cups
I have to admit that October is my favourite month of the year . . . The colour shades of autumn Once passed the Autumn equinox the encroaching winter darkness begins to make its...
WANTED: Partridge for a Pear Tree
September is the ninth month of the year and is usually called the harvest month. Accordingly, we have been harvesting some of our fruit and vegetables but not always at the time of our...
