Visit to Branklyn Gardens, Perth

A couple of us are intending to visit Branklyn Garden in the spring, when it will be open again. It's a National Trust for Scotland garden, just a small one, specialising in alpine plants and rhodies, and azaleas, but with lots more.

This is the link to the site, but the garden is closed for the winter, so what you can see is limited. They do have a seed-list, where you can either swap or buy what they have. I can recommend the sorbus reducta!

http://www.branklyngarden.org.uk/

We haven't fixed a date yet, and are pretty flexible, so if anyone else would like to join us, can you pm me? All arrangements will be made that way, rather than on open forum, as that seems a more secure way of doing it.

It would be nice for some of us who are less likely to make it down to Chelsea, etc, to be able to meet up somewhere nice up here, with or without badges :rolleyes:

We thought it would be a good idea to include a partner or friend, or even join up to travel together, depending on where people live.

 

Francis if it a day like it is to day just be perfect at Brankly maybe even a just a little bit warmer.

 

Well there are 4 going now - any other takers? We're thinking of April, maybe the week or two ofter Easter, probably on a weekday.

I think opening hours are approx 10-4.

 

I've just confirmed that the garden is open from 31st March to 31st October, from 10-5. We'll be going soon after the kids go back to school, so if anyone else wants to join the little group going, do drop me a pm or e-mail. :D

 

Not long now hope its a nice dry day if its tipping it down we may have to reshedule as its been so dry for weeks up here.

 

Fingers crossed for a nice dry day! :D

 

Looks like Tuesday could be reasonable and a better bet than Monday or Wednesday.

http://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/uk/ta/ta_forecast_weather.html

 

See you on Tuesday Dave.

 

It will be nice to fit faces to names! And my nice nurse says that if I'm good she'll think about letting me out again :D

 

Just to give a taste of what it was like there today.....













Think you'll agree - it was a good day for the rhodies! :D

 

Good day for us too!
Thanks for organising it Dendrobium.

 

Dave sorry we did not make it planning to reshedule.Photos are wonderful.

 

Yes sorry you couldn't make it Scotkat, Dendrobium explained about your forced change of plans. We'll just have to do it again in 2008!

 

I will be going over with my husband in the next few weeks so will get the chance to see.

Yes Dave hope we all can make 2008.