Category: Glenfinart Walled Garden

The Ardentinny Community Trust team, supported by enthusiastic volunteers, had the factor 30 out over the weekend as the temperatures soared in Glenfinart Walled Garden. These dedicated folks are bringing new life to the Victorian garden which had, until its acquisition by the Trust in 2012, remained largely neglected over many years. The energy expended …

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Tern TV was in Ardentinny on Saturday filming the 'before' shots for Beechgrove's programme on Glenfinart Walled Garden. In the meantime, their landscape designer, Lynn Harris had taken away 'the wish list' for possible inclusion in the garden design. Lynn and Beechgrove researcher, Stacey Shear, had earlier attended a meeting with Ardentinny Community Trust's Walled Garden …

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Glenfinart Walled Garden's patron and friend, Sophie Thompson/Lumsden recently planted a plum tree in the garden's fledgling orchard. She was also kind enough to share her thoughts on this special garden project: The Glenfinart walled garden feels like it is reclaiming something so utterly nourishing for the local community, literally getting down to the roots …

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Ardentinny residents and visitors warmly welcomed a team from Beechgrove Garden on Wednesday, 6 March. The Glenfinart Walled Garden's application for inclusion in this year's Beechgrove programming had been shortlisted and the programme's producer, their garden designer and a researcher came along to give a small presentation on what could be expected, if our garden …

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Glenfinart Walled Garden newsletter - Issue 2 (PDF)

Continue readingGlenfinart Walled Garden newsletter - Issue 2