Drone captures famous garden’s stunning fall foliage from up high

By Elizabeth Hunter

Incredible drone pictures show one of Scotland's most famous gardens entering autumn.

Drummond Castle Garden dates back to 1630 and has been described as "one of Europe's most important and impressive formal gardens."

The formal gardens seen today were planted in the 1950s, preserving the details from a redesign featuring the Drummond coat of arms, which occurred in the 19th century, ahead of a visit from Queen Victoria in 1842.

Stunning drone pictures have shown the incredible geometric design of the gardens, near Crieff, as the leaves on 11 miles of box hedges begin to turn orange.

The impressive gardens have served as a stand-in for the Palace of Versailles in season two of Outlander, as well as appearing in the 1995 film Rob Roy, which starred Liam Neeson.

They are maintained by a core team of four full-time gardeners, and up to five part-timers, led by Head Gardener Edith Barnes, who has worked on the grounds since 1980, before earning her new title in 2014.

The castle itself is not open to the public; however, over 20,000 visitors tour the gardens each year between May and October.