I’ve written about Fyvie Castle before, but those posts, about the loch and Christmas and snowy castles, were all a bit wintery. Today, we visit the beautiful walled garden of the castle in autumn.
First we walk past a patch of black-eyed Susans (above), and take a wee peek at the castle itself.
There’s a big tree, nestled in the corner of walls that are mismatched in height. Built at different times, the one on the right hides the walled garden.
Through the gate we go…
There’s apples. So many apples.
They can be purchased for a donation in the fruit store.
Up and down the paths we walk. Tiny apple trees grow alongside marigolds. Apples and oranges of a sort.
The dahlias are amazing.
Back down the path we go, between fruits, between flowers…
And we’re off for a quick amble along the leafy lanes by the loch.
Autumn is not quite at full ‘crunch’ yet. But it is beautiful.
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Brilliant! Is it near Edinburgh?
No, it’s north of Aberdeen.
My aunts, who lived in Aberdeen most of their lives, often talked about Fyvie. It’s great to see the photos and read your blog. I can hear the Aberdeen accent as I read.
I’m glad you liked it 🙂
Awesome place and fantastic photos.
It is a lovely place to visit.
It certainly is.
This post is wonderful, Ailish! The walled garden in Fyvie Castle is beautiful! With all the leaves down inside the gate, it sure appears that autumn is under way there.
My favourite season 🙂
I wanted to give you a smile, Ailish, but for some reason my laptop left it blank. Here’s the smile.
It left the smile out again.
The only way to get a smile on this blog is to type colon then closing bracket. 🙂 I’m not sure why.
🙂 I hope it works.
Yay!
My favorite season, and a gorgeous place the visit. Those apples made my mouth water.
There are some really lovely old varieties growing at Fyvie. Fragrant and waxy.
What lovely photos, Ailish.
It was a magical feeling visit.
This is so beautiful.
It was.
So lovely!
It really was.