Pupils from Milne's Primary School in Fochabers visited Gordon Castle, on the outskirts of the village, yesterday to hone their gardening skills. Pics by Gordon Lennox
Pupils from Milne’s Primary School in Fochabers visited Gordon Castle, on the outskirts of the village, yesterday to hone their gardening skills. Pics by Gordon Lennox

A group of green-fingered Moray youngsters have planted hundreds of bulbs to brighten an estate garden for decades to come.

Pupils from Milne’s Primary School in Fochabers visited Gordon Castle, on the outskirts of the village, yesterday to hone their gardening skills.

Almost 30 children, aged between five and nine, donned woolly hats and gloves as they braved drizzle and cold temperatures to dig out small plots for the flowers.

L-R: Lily Lou Ward, Isla Hay, and Laurie Mackenzie.Isla McGregor makes sure...