Embracing green skills at Walled Garden drop-in days

Later this month Glenfinart Walled Garden’s resident gardener Glyn Toplis begins a series of horticultural masterclasses for aspiring walled garden volunteers and visitors alike. The topic of the first session, which takes place on Saturday May 24th at 2pm, is ‘Weeds and Weed Control’. This will be followed in June with a masterclass on 'Summer …

Eggsquisite Glenfinart Garden opens in style

Glenfinart Walled Garden looked stunning over the Easter weekend as Ardentinny Community Trust volunteers welcomed many visitors. The season opening of the garden was part of Forestry Commission Scotland's 'Easter Eggstravaganza' at Glenfinart Bay, Ardentinny. Throughout the afternoon the garden was bathed in bright sunshine with families taking full advantage of the weather and the beautiful surroundings. …

National Park volunteers dig in at Walled Garden

Preparing for the season opening of Glenfinart Walled Garden on Monday, volunteers from Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park were hard at work "doing the weeding" this past week. Thanks go to John, Ian and Roy who were assisted by resident gardener Glyn. Also on hand was children's garden creator, Claire and her son Finlay (11) as …

Walled Garden team looks forward to new season

Glenfinart Walled Garden's plans for participating in Forestry Commission Scotland's Annual Easter Eggstravaganza at Ardentinny on 21 April are well underway.  After the winter storms which flooded parts of the garden, the volunteers (with the help of the Payback Team) have been hard at work constructing paths, installing edging in the vegetable plots and constructing raised …