Drummond Castle and Gardens -- Our visit there
These lovely gardens were just below the castle and gate house. There were flowers, shrubbery, vegetable gardens, and various garden statues.
The castle is the structure on the right. On the left you are seeing the gatehouse, stables, and servant quarters. The day was warm and I was breathing hard going back up.
The castle was built in 1491 for the Drummond family. It is now a private residence of a Drumond family descendant. I haven't seen this move, but “Rob Roy, legends of the mist” was filmed using the castle as the residence.
See the castle Web site for more information and their pictures (link)..
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Mrs. Jim and Karen posed briefly by this garden statue of Adonis. That helped give some size perspective to my picture. (Adonis Wikipedia link)
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This walkway outside the green houses provided a friend for Karen.
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The cat was very friendly. After all this attention it tagged around with us for quite a while. It paid off good for her (the cat), she got more petting.
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We weren't allowed to pick fruit, the apples looked really good. I know, these are tomatoes. Take a peek at what they are growing in. I guess if we could get that many tomatoes I could spring for sack of this stuff.
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It looks like more than one plant can be planted in these things.
For a couple of other pictures of the Drummond Castle, take a peek at my Three Beauties blog for Friday, below. If it isn't there, click here.
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3 Comments:
WOW! The castle & gardens are amazing!!!
I am so glad you experienced them firsthand.
What beauty!
The bag looks like it would be a great idea for growing a little something next year on my balcony. I could probably grow several crops of spinach or other greens, for a very minimal investment.
Jim - Before really reading your post (and just glancing at the pictures) I thought this was where you were staying... NICE PLACE! All the comforts of your place right? ~ jb///
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