Part of the Aberdeen Heritage Lectures 2026 collection, Chris Wardle, National Trust for Scotland discusses How landscape develops in tandem with art and architecture. Having changed career from the military to horticulture, Chris has worked for 25 years for the National Trust for Scotland in a variety of roles from Asst. Head Gardener, Head Gardener, Garden Advisor and Plant Database Manager. His specialism is in trees, woodland and landscape management. Chris is a Chartered Horticulturalist with the IOH and is a member of the PGG. Aberdeen City Heritage Trust recognises the support of Historic Environment Scotland and Aberdeen City Council.

Taught by a time served Stonemason, this two-day practical course is suitable for all abilities and covers an introduction to tools, techniques and uses of basic stonemasonry. Learners can take away their practice stones at the end of the day. This practical course is designed for those individuals with little or no experience in cutting and dressing natural stone; building contractor working on traditional stone buildings and structures and just want to learn the basic masonry skills for cutting and dressing sandstone; or a semi-skilled operative who needs to add to his skills set and be able to produce stone masonry units to plumb, level and plane with traditional tooling finishes.

Do you own a flat in Falkirk? Are you keen to learn more about how to improve the energy efficiency of your building through retrofit? Whether you live in or rent out your flat, come along to this free webinar with Falkirk Council to find out about retrofit in tenement buildings. The webinar will be introducing the basics of retrofit, and explaining how you can work with your fellow owners to carry out energy efficiency improvements throughout your building. Following the presentation, there will be a Q&A with Education and Training Officer, Stephen Kelly.