GARDENS OLD AND NEW. 



at this point, running severally from north-west to south-east, 

 and from south-west to north-east. These walks of fine turf 

 may be described as "bars " of the cross, and are so in fact 

 in the design, as may be seen in our pictures. It must be 

 noticed that, with the exception of three of the principal 

 paths, running north and south, which are gravel, all the 

 others crossing the garden are turf walks. One of the gravel 

 ways passes through the centre of the garden, and on each of the 

 four sides the enclosed space is encompassed by gravel paths. 

 . The whole area is divided into parterres, laid out with 

 equal taste and judgment, and arranged to show the arms 

 of Drummond. There are many examples of antique statuary, 

 and many fine vases selected by the late Lord Willoughby 

 de Eresby, all adding point and character to the place, 

 but nothing perhaps is so attractive as the old sundial with 

 its multitudinous faces. 

 Although flowers are 

 in abundance, the great 

 number of green things 

 is noticeable, and gives 

 a subdued aspect to the 

 garden plan. Most, if 

 not all, the garden 

 sculpture is Italian, and 

 some of the examples 

 are very fine. It will 

 be seen from the 

 pictures that many 

 sentinel yews flank the 

 pathways. They are 

 of beautiful and varied 

 hue, and the junipers, 

 hollies, firs, and box 

 edgings are quite 

 characteristic, while the 

 terrace walls are 

 covered with beautiful 

 creepers. The yew 

 hedges at each end of 

 the terrace, which run 

 from top to bottom of 

 the slope, and form a 

 division or termination, 

 as it were, of the 

 terrace proper, are a 

 very notable feature. 



The charms of 

 Drummond Castle by 

 no means end with the 

 garden, however. At 

 the top of the broad 

 avenue is the park, and 

 the " policies," as the 

 extensive grounds are 

 called, are very attrac- 

 tive indeed. They 

 cover 511 acres, and 

 are rich in magnificent 

 specimens of all our 

 ordinary trees. The 

 Broad Oak aroused the enthusiasm of the poet of Ettrick 

 Forest. The largest of the Urummond Castle oaks, how- 

 ever, is on the south side, near the burn, and has a girth 

 of I4ft. Sin. at a height of ift. above the ground. Two 

 other noble oaks, with a grand spread of leafage, have a 

 girth of 1 3ft. 4in. and of ioft loin, respectively. Another 

 magnificent specimen is by the side of the walk which circles 

 round to the sou h of the gardens, and measures i.jft 4in. at 

 a height of ift. above the ground. Very picturesque also i? 

 a peculiar gnarled oak near the burn on the east side of the 

 castle. The ash trees are more splendid even than the oaks, 

 and at least one specimen has a girth of 22ft. But the beech 

 trees are the monarchs of the place, lifting their grey columnar 

 trunks to a mightv altitude, with a noble crest of leafage. 

 One colossal specimen is on tin- east side of the broad avenue 

 to the south of the garden, and has a girth of 29ft. at itt. 



LENGTHENING SHADOWS ON THE GARDEN WALK. 



from the ground, and of i6ft. at 5ft. The extreme height is 

 7itt., and the spread of branches lojft. It would be tedious, 

 however, to describe all the grand trees at Drummcnd Castle. 

 A beautiful purple beech, planted by Queen Victoria on her visit 

 in 1842, attracts much attention, and has a girth of about jft. 

 Some lime trees standing adjacent are also of conspicuous size 

 and beauty, and the Spanish chestnuts and silver firs are very 

 fine. Three noble specimens of the latter are along the side of 

 the walk from the garden, the largest of them having a girth 

 of 23ft. gin. at ift. from the ground, and of i/lt. gin. at ;ft. 

 There are beautiful specimens of araucaria an.l of Wellingtonia 

 oigantea, some of the latter having a girth of i2ft. The deep 

 rich soil is conducive to the perfection of growth in forest 

 trees. The plantations are almost as interesting as the 

 " policies," and are distinguished by great numbers ol 



splendid Scotch firs, 



some of them 

 being noble individual 

 specimens. Tne total 

 extent under wood is 

 3 965 acres, including 

 the 511 acres of the 

 park, and firs, larches, 

 and other coniferous 

 trees flourish wonde"- 

 fully. Most interesting 

 is the wooded heignt 

 of Turlum, which con.- 

 mands the magnificent 

 view which has been 

 described. At the base 

 are dark Scotch firs, 

 now rather thin, then 

 spruce firs, and larches 

 to the top. Here the 

 golden eagle has found 

 a home, and the country 

 is rich in wild birds 

 The far-famed 

 Trossachs also form 

 part of the DrummonJ 

 Castle property, which 

 is one of the most 

 magnificent estates in 

 Scot and. 



A great deal of 

 planting has taken 

 place within recent 

 years, much, h wever, 

 having been done at an 

 earlier time by the 

 ihird and fourth Earls 

 of Perth. The work 

 went on between 1785 

 and 1800 with great 

 vigour, and then it 

 was that Turlum was 

 planted, and the grtat 

 pond made. The 

 value and the beauty 



of the estate have been greatly increased through the care and 

 attention devoted to it, and the art of the land cape g rdener, 

 combined with ihe natural advantages of the situation, has 

 contributed to make it an ideal country home. 



The total area is upwards of 10,000 acres of arable and 

 62,000 acres of hill and plantation. The estat inclu les the 

 parish of Muthill, large portion- of Comrie and Callander, and 

 portions of Crieff and Monzieviard. Within it; bounds are 

 :-ome of ihe finest portions of Perthshire, and in hill anJ dale, 

 wood and meadow, terrace and garden, it stands very high 

 indeed among the great estates in Scotland. Lady Willoughby 

 de Eresby, who died in 1888, effected immense improve rents, 

 spending .45,000 on farm buildings, additions, and alterations. 

 Upwards of 160 miles of fencing was put up, at a cost of 

 ;i6,ooo, and more than .8 ooo was spent in drai age, and the 

 present posse, sor has continued tl e same enlightened policy. 



