Tag Archives: gardens

Billy Visits Scotland – Crathes Castle and Gardens

Posted on January 18, 2022 by imagesbytdashfield

Happy place! Happy place! Happy place! If you ever visit Scotland and find yourself in Aberdeenshire when it’s the growing season then this is the castle and gardens you must visit! Crathes Castle is a 16th century tower house with … Continue reading →

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Finding a place to just be… and bee

Posted on July 31, 2020 by imagesbytdashfield

This is the last day of July and yet another month under the cloud of a virus and all of the other things that have made this year what it has been.  I won’t go into that but you know! … Continue reading →

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Crathes Castle and Gardens

Posted on August 9, 2018 by imagesbytdashfield

Crathes Castle is a 16th century tower house with beautiful walled gardens containing yew hedges planted as early as 1702.  I went inside of this castle for a moment and saw the amazing ceilings and oak everywhere.  But it was … Continue reading →

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Could it be a Peony?

Posted on July 20, 2018 by imagesbytdashfield

The one unopened bud certainly reminds me of one but I’m not quite sure.  Would any of you happen to know what kind of flower this is?  It resides in the same gardens as the blue poppy in Scotland at … Continue reading →

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Pay Attention

Posted on April 14, 2017 by imagesbytdashfield

I cannot begin to imagine how many bulbs are planted in the 121 acres here (here being Inniswood Metro Gardens still)  but it’s quite a few! They do a magnificent job of tending to all of the flowers and plants … Continue reading →

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The Chinese Cup Gardens

Posted on June 24, 2016 by imagesbytdashfield

After leaving the streams we came upon this section of the gardens.  It is called the cup gardens because two cup shaped gardens are carved out of the hillside featuring large boulders and of course the myriad of trees and … Continue reading →

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