VOLUNTEERS and neighbours rallied round to help after a panel from the restored Edwardian glasshouse at Inveresk Lodge Garden at Musselburgh blew off in Storm Isha.

The visitor attraction, which is cared for by the National Trust for Scotland, was closed on Monday due to the storm.

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A trust spokesperson said: “A panel from the glasshouse blew off in Storm Isha and some of our charity’s wonderful volunteers and neighbours in Inveresk sprung straight into action and cleared the debris very quickly.

“Any remaining debris that couldn’t be seen in the darkness on Sunday night was swept away before 9am on Monday morning and the trust is arranging with contractors for repairs to be carried out on the glasshouse.

“There was no other damage to the garden fortunately.”

The restored glasshouse was first built around the early 1900s.

For more than a century, the Lodge, built in 1683, was one of the homes of the Wedderburn family and, in 1911, it was bought by John Brunton, a Quaker. Musselburgh’s Brunton Wireworks provided the cable for the Forth Road Bridge. During the Second World War, Inveresk Lodge’s garden was needed to grow vegetables in support of the war effort.

In 1958, Helen Brunton left the house and gardens to the National Trust for Scotland. The Lodge is let by the trust for private occupation but visitors can enjoy the garden.

The hillside plant haven is home to colourful borders and a mix of scents including roses, honeysuckle and herbs.

The garden is split into two main areas, with sloping lawns and borders at the top of the hill and the wilder woodland and ponds below.