Lake District grounds and gardens
This is my final post on the Lake District houses we visited in March / April. I showed the interiors of the houses a few weeks ago, and now it’s the… Read more Lake District grounds and gardens →
Scottish Snapshots: Branklyn Garden
A garden in Perth.
Pollok Park and the Burrell Collection
Pollok Park on Glasgow’s Southside contains woodlands, gardens and two outstanding cultural destinations – the Burrell Collection and Pollok House. Sir William Burrell (1861-1958) was a successful shipping agent in Glasgow who,… Read more Pollok Park and the Burrell Collection →
Culzean Castle
Culzean Castle, which has a beautiful cliff-top setting on the Ayrshire coast, was the home of the Chief of Clan Kennedy until the family donated it to the National Trust for Scotland… Read more Culzean Castle →
Keukenhof part 4: the park
Our visit to Keukenhof is almost two months ago now, I’m very behind with posting. As I mentioned before, the weather was incredibly cold for April, so we didn’t wander… Read more Keukenhof part 4: the park →
Keukenhof part 3: the UK theme
Keukenhof’s theme this year was the UK: Land of Great Gardens. The Juliana Pavilion had an exhibition from the Royal Horticultural Society and the Oranje Nassau Pavilion was meant to… Read more Keukenhof part 3: the UK theme →
Keukenhof part 2: the bulbs
I mentioned in my previous post that the bulbs in the fields and the park were sadly lacking because of the cold spring, but the Willem-Alexander Pavilion was dazzling: mainly… Read more Keukenhof part 2: the bulbs →
The orchids of Keukenhof
Keukenhof is a park amongst the bulb fields near Amsterdam which puts on a lovely display each Spring – well, except this one! We have been before at this time… Read more The orchids of Keukenhof →
Halifax and Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia
(For more photos, see my Nova Scotia Pinterest Board and John’s photo journals.) Halifax is just over an hour’s flight from Montreal. We arrived on a balmy Saturday evening to… Read more Halifax and Peggy’s Cove, Nova Scotia →
Glasgow Orchid Fair
This weekend sees the 15th Glasgow Orchid Fair which takes place in the Kibble Palace (above) at the Botanic Gardens. We visited this morning, and it’s on again tomorrow if… Read more Glasgow Orchid Fair →
Memories of Phoenix
For the last few years, our holiday pattern has been the same. Just after Christmas, we look at the BA website to see which North American city near a National… Read more Memories of Phoenix →
We have lunch at the Vanderbilts’……
Biltmore House.
The Glasgow Gallivanter 