4 Brodie Castle
By bulbaholic
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Can I slip a second blog in today, I wonder? I promise no more this week.
I want to recommend the Shrubery Gardens of Brodie Castle, near Forres. It is a fifteen minute walk from my house and I visit regularly, particularly over the next few months.
BRODIE CASTLE
The castle has an extensive shrubery garden planted with an assortment of trees and shrubs many of which are rhododendrons. In the grass beneath the shrubs are extensive plantings of bulbs. At the moment snowdrops and Leucojum blanket the ground along with some Crocus tommasinious that I found. Still to come will be daffodils, erythronium and fritillaria.
At the turn of the last centuary the then Brodie was interested in raising daffodil cultivars and at one time they were famous. Unfortunatly most have been lost but there is a small planting of some that remain. The rest of the shrubery garden will be, of course, blanketed with daffys in due course. Some are in bud already.
The castle is a National Trust for Scotland property. The garden is always open and there is no entry fee to the grounds or the garden. Should you be up this way any time from now until early June, say, then I would recommend a visit to this garden. It will still be worth looking at later but the main flower power will have past.
17 Feb, 2009
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That is correct Terratoonie. I also have a picture of it in my garden blog today but I think it looks much nicer in a natural setting. But then, most plants do.
17 Feb, 2009
I've just compared with your other blog, and this picture shows the crocus with a blue tint, rather than purple, or is that just the shadow making them look blue ? It's a really lovely photo. :o)
17 Feb, 2009
Part of the problem could be my photography skills, or lack of. If you look at the photo above you will see three different colours as you go from bright sun to dark shade then to mottled sunlight.
C tommasinious comes in several varieties and cultivars. They are readily available at garden centres or from bulb merchants and quickly multiply in the garden. Just another of my favourite bulbs.
17 Feb, 2009
That looks a great place to visit. Somehow I don't think I'd make it in a day from here.
17 Feb, 2009
I reckon it's photographic skills making the lovely picture with all those different blue/purple shades.
Well done. Pretty bulbs :o)
Hywel, even galloping on one of those wonderful horses in your photos you would need more than a day. Lol.
17 Feb, 2009
Well the bulbs look super...have high hopes for our few pockets now LOL
17 Feb, 2009
I know I wouldn't make it in a day from here. But it looks lovely. Thanks for this blog bulbaholic. Very interesting.
18 Feb, 2009
What a Wondeful Castle&Gardens Bulbaholic ,This Blog is Just Super thanx for showing the Lovely Pics & Giving so much info :)
18 Feb, 2009
Over the next few months I will try and take some more photos and put up a compilation blog at the end of the season.
18 Feb, 2009
Thatl be Great Bulbaholic il keep my eyes open for them/that :)
18 Feb, 2009
Great photos & blog, thanks for sharing.
18 Feb, 2009
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Wow, that's good !
Please don't apologise for another blog.
It's a lovely one with wonderful photos....
and really good paragraphs ... Lol.
The pretty bluish crocus in the lowest photo ~
is that the crocus mentioned in your text ?
17 Feb, 2009