STAFF of The King's Foundation laid a floral tribute at Dumfries House to remember Queen Elizabeth II on what would have been her 100th birthday.
Education gardener Julie Dougall created a wreath from foliage found on the estate using some of the Queen's favourite flowers, including Lily of the Valley.
The wreath was poignantly positioned under a 400-year-old Sycamore tree in the estate's Queen Elizabeth II Walled Garden, which Her Late Majesty opened in 2014.
“I was very honoured when asked to make the wreath,” said Julie.
“I am very proud to work for The King’s Foundation and I know His Majesty King Charles III had great affection for his mother.
"So, it seems fitting that we, as a charity, paid tribute to her in this way, in a garden named in her honour.”
The wreath structure is formed of willow from the estate, expertly plaited by Julie, who has crafted a weave of conifer, cryptomeria, skimmia, variegated holly, pieris, camelia buds, larch cones, holly berries and Lily of the Valley.
The finished piece was placed on an easel made by Dumfries House estate carpenter Alex McCluskie.
Visitors to the Queen Elizabeth II Walled Garden at Dumfries House estate can view the wreath today (April 22).
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