tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429598916730451708.post7723897005564796536..comments2023-09-22T10:54:27.653+00:00Comments on The Walled Garden blog: Poyntzfield Herb Nursery, Echinacea and butterfliesSusie Whitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11629948945983143355noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4429598916730451708.post-51005069072051247392007-09-18T11:30:00.000+00:002007-09-18T11:30:00.000+00:00Scotland has not had anything like the rain that w...Scotland has not had anything like the rain that we have had in England this year. During the early summer when we were having far more than 100% of our average rainfall the north of Scotland was actually having less than its average. Maybe English butterflies have migratd north for a bit of decent weather. Poyntzfield looks lovely. I must make a visit sometime. <BR/>I had an interesting botanical trip to Scotland myself. I went to see an area on and near Ben Lawers where the NTS is restoring plant habitats desperately damaged by serious overgrazing. A little of the cash for this big long-term project was raised by myself and some friends in memory of a good friend who was an outstanding botanist. It was good to see that the restoration work was going well. I also visited a garden on Speyside being run by one man who had a huge variety of both native and introduced plants covering a very wide area. I rarely visit Scotland without lighting upon some botanical gem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com