GEILSTON Garden in Cardross has a new attraction thought up by their gardener who wanted to create an exciting new feature.

The new flowering meadow maze was thought up by interim head gardener Alison Farrell who wanted to create something new from an area of the kitchen garden which had just been grassed over.

The maze was laid out during the spring and soil was produced by raking then it was sown with a ‘Throw to Grow’ seed mixture called ‘Little Carpet Multicolour’.

The flowers quickly filled up the bare soil with a blaze of colour, which changed from yellow and orange as the seasons wore on.

Visitors to the garden already get to see a variety of wildlife and creatures that live amongst the plants but the new feature allows visitors to get up close to the animals that share not only the garden but the flower maze too.

Anita Gaw, Seasonal Senior Assistant, said: “The flowering meadow maze has been a great success in its first year: children love running around exploring the grass paths between the beds of flowers, older visitors love the bright floral colours, bees and other insects love the new food source, and the staff love having an endless supply of fresh cut flowers for sale!

“We hope that it will self-seed to some extent for next year, but will also add some new seed to top up the display. Many of our visitors have commented on how much they are enjoying the new feature.”

To find out more about what the gardens have to offer and seasonal opening times visit http://www.nts.org.uk/Property/Geilston-Garden/