Hmmm, seems I've been visiting a lot of parks and gardens lately ^^;

Greenbank Garden is apparently marked as another tourist spot in Glasgow but also a member of the National Trust for Scotland - One of the many places that are being run or preserved by the organisation and if you're not a member of the club, you have to pay to get in.

As small as it may seem when they hand you a little guide, there's quite a lot of detail to take in.

 

Walking further in to the gates of the actual walled garden, the first thing you come across is the sundial. I thought the sculpture itself was it but...

 

Looking more closely I saw the numbers were marked on each of the square faces.

I arrived here around lunchtime at noon.

The garden itself was split into a number of sections, each section had plants from different seasons and the path you walk towards at the end is the Autumn Walk.

Just so happens it's autumn.

I was pretty surprised to find some fresh green apples about... I guess they still grow in autumn?

Of course, never took one because I didn't know if it was allowed or not ^^;

This is the Summer Garden. It might be because summer was over but, not many people were around apart from a few elderly folk.

Think I caught this butterfly at Pollok Country Park. Anyone know what it's called?

Winter and Spring Garden. There are a lot of benches here if you want to have a quiet spot to sit around in...

And a lamb to keep you company if you're alone.

Where could this lead to...?

Reminds me of a video I saw on Youtube about the Ghibli Museum.

Raised Beds and Glass House area.

Had a kind of marshy pond here. Now we just need some frogs for the lily pads!

I liked the rusty looking water pump. Reminds of Ghibli again... The pump Kusakabe sisters used at their new home in My Neighbour Totoro.

Another place you can sit around in peacefully although you'll find the gardeners walking through here back and forth quite a lot.

I think this one's for sitting on too but, not very well cleaned unlike the others.

If you want some scent just pop into the glass house...

The Trials Area.

Not much to see at this time of year but imagine the trees in the background were cherry blossoms or even just the one with the red autumn leaves was. Would be a quite a scene like in 5cm.

The Parterre.

Quite like the layout here and reminds me very much of the little "maze" at Pollok Country Park. I think the other has a better scale, though.

And opposite the sunny bench is another in the shade with two lions guarding it.

Benches of all colours and styles.

Entering the Bergenia Collection. This looks familiar...

Thought they cut a big "Snorlax" Pokemon from the hedges! I'd be more happy if it was the robot from Laputa to be honest ^^;

But this one's definitely a snail.

The bench for this area of the garden.

Bees hard at work. If I didn't watch Beast Player Erin I never would have known that honey was produced from these bees carrying pollen back to their hive and spitting it out of their mouths...

Then it's onto the fountain. You could hear it the moment you step into the garden and I thought I would leave it to last since they're usually the best part. In this case, it was too big to capture in a single shot with a 18mm wide angle lens.

It looks like it's a nude figure dubbed "Foam" with a small pond around it carved with the letters of a compass. Again, just like the Doulton Fountain in Glasgow Green, this was moved from another park namely Bellahouston Park and is a creation of British sculptor Charles d'Orville Pilkington Jackson.

Not quite sure what to make of it... To me, it kind of resembles a female demon but the pose is pretty elegant. At least it's not one of those baby statues ^^;

And if you don't mind gazing at it all day, there's benches around the pond north, south, east and west for you to sit around.

That's the little tour over.

Can't actually go inside this house although the outside still looks pretty good.

Think of how long it would take if the garden we just had a look at was all yours... Of course, you would probably have professional gardeners looking after it if you were

Back outside to the entrance where you can grab something to eat inside or outside.

Then you can wander outside the wall to see more of the unattended greenery.

Those aren't flowers on the tree to the left. They're berries - lots of them.

You'll see lots of little birds pecking away at them.

I wonder if they use these for the fire in winter time...

Wonder what these things are.

Not sure if you can go back inside through here if you change your mind about the walk.

Stream you probably wouldn't want to drink out of.

Greenbank's entrance was a little more difficult to locate when I arrived.

The long path leading in looks like it's for cars only.

Mooooo.

And pass the gates.

Don't bother following these brown signs because they point to a very busy road with no pavement to walk in from. Instead, just get off the 44A bus here where the abandoned white house is and follow the path in.

Quite a nice place if you want some peace and quiet - Less people than at Pollok Country Park where all the benches and tables are almost all taken. In terms of creativity, this garden wins I think.