by marketing | Jul 23, 2024 | Latest News
Important Jacobite Historical Discovery Made at Bannockburn House Professor Murray Pittock is Bradley Chair of English Literature and Pro Vice-Principal, University of Glasgow and Dr Murray Cook, Archaeologist Stirling Council.image by C.Bradley Musket Ball Hole...
by marketing | Jun 29, 2024 | Gardens
June is here Now that June is here, our roses are flowering and although, as yet, we only have a few, they are a welcome sight as they bring colour and perfume into the garden. More than that though, they signify that this plot of land is turning into an established...
by marketing | May 30, 2024 | Gardens
Maia, the Roman Goddess May is possibly named after ‘Maia’, the Roman Goddess who supervised plant growth. It is the month when the garden changes the most. Beds that were empty have acquired an impossible amount of vegetation in a few weeks of relative warmth, light...
by marketing | May 2, 2024 | Gardens
Bats and Bat boxes The two wooden bat boxes in the pictures were made by Eric Flemming, one of our volunteers at Bannockburn House, and were made using a design found on the Internet. These were made from untreated Larch which was sourced from a local timber yard....
by marketing | Apr 29, 2024 | Gardens
To be a successful gardener To be a successful gardener, it is important to be an optimist. You have to believe that every seed you plant will grow into the most stunningly beautiful cabbage or cornflower and when you plant spring bulbs, surely only an optimist would...