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Although the garden has been around since 1957, it’s not the easiest place to find, nestled between the new Royal Bank of Scotland and the Park and Ride at Heriot Watt. So where exactly are we, well here’s an aerial shot, although we are an inch to the right, google haven’t quite found us either -
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It’s not all hard work, some people come along and just enjoy the day out
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It was a hard day setting up the beatle at the site.
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We’ve been extremely busy in the garden over the last month. Our gardening classes took part in Gardening Scotland.
We entered three containers – Blackburn Support Centre, the Portobello Project and Cedarbank School, two pallet gardens – Cedarbank School and Pinewood Day Centre and along with Oatridge and Perennial, Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Society we entered a show garden.
Here are the students from Pinewood Day Centre preparing their garden. The design involved an old drawing board – on one side was a drawing of the plan of the garden they would like to create and on the other the finished garden.
The students planted and drew the design themselves.
Placed the pots into the frame on the design board and on the other side wrote down the names of the plants.
Julie and Gillian from Suntrap helped to set it up on site at Gardening Scotland.
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What a perfect Summer’s day we had. The weather was beautiful, the garden was busy.
But, I think Eubee, the snowy owl, might have been the star attraction for many.
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We’re ready and looking forward to your visit.
Guided Garden Tours with John Smith, Team Leader at Suntrap,
11.00 am, 12.00 noon, 2.00 pm and 3.00 pm
Demonstrations
11.00-12.00 How to plant containers with Ann Burns from Oatridge College
12.00-1.00 How to care for Bonsais with the Scottish Bonsai Association
Garden Advice throughout the day with Brian Williams and Ann Burns
Buy some plants from MacPlants, Friends of Suntrap or from the Suntrap Garden Centre
Scavenger hunt, children’s games and face painting
Meet Eubee the 18 month old snowy owl
Relax with a cup of tea or coffee and some home baking from the Friends of Suntrap
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I thought I would check out the weather for Sunday, it’s set to be dry and sunny.
It looks like the perfect weather for a trip to our Open Day.
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Weeding and Edging
Moving Plants
Watering
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The annual open day will take place this year on Sunday 24 May 2009 from 10.30 am to 4.30 pm.
Entry is £2.00 for adults and £1.00 for concession with proceeds going to Perennial, the Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Society.
It will feature the usual range of events, garden tours with John Smith at 11.00, 12.00, 2.00 and 3.00, teas and coffees, plants sales and of course, our beautiful garden almost in full bloom.
It’s always a delightful occasion with the garden full of visitors.
How to find us
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Dalmeny Estate is holding it’s annual open day on Sunday 22 February between 2.00 pm and 5.00 pm. Admission is £3.00 and 40% of the proceeds will go to St Columba’s Hospice.
It is well worth a visit. You can also have a walk through the estate and see the beautiful views across the Forth.
Dalmeny Estate is off the A90 road, taking the B924 signposted Dalmeny, South Queensferry.
