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Ardchattan Manse

Ardchattan Manse

Ardchattan, Oban, Argyll PA37 1RG
Mr and Mrs Colin Campbell-Preston
Sunday 8 February, 11am - dusk (2026)
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T:07745 345 680 r.campbellpreston@btinternet.com
Ardchattan Manse is situated on the south-facing shores of Loch Etive and has a mild climate compared to many plant collections further inland. Snowdrops open early here, often in the first week of February. The snowdrop collection has been established over several years and has been moved to the garden at Ardchattan Manse relatively recently where it is now building up numbers. There is information on different species and cultivars and the owners will accompany the groups round the collection.

Directions: From Connel, follow the signs to Ardchattan Priory on the B845. Ardchattan Manse is the next house on the right after Ardchattan Priory. Find using what3words/sponge.rotations.diet

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: TAC: a community centre nearby 60%
Tinnisburn Plants

Tinnisburn Plants

Upper Millsteads, Canonbie DG14 0RY
Helen Knowles
Saturday/Sunday, 14/15 February, 10am - 3pm for Snowdrops and Winter Walks. (2026)
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T:07544 373815 helen@tinnisburn.co.uk
Developed over the last 39 years, this one-acre, plantswoman's garden is home to an eclectic mix of truly hardy perennials, trees and shrubs. Planted for year-round colour and interest and to provide habitats for wildlife, there is something new to see each month. There is a woodland garden, rockery, bog garden, herbaceous borders and much more. Meconopsis grow well here and more are being planted out every year. In addition to the garden, there is a small orchard, wildlife ponds and mown paths through the wildflower meadows and, if you're lucky, you may spot red squirrels.
National Plant Collection: Scilla (Chionodoxa) and Meconopsis (George Sherriff Group & related M.gakyidinia)

Directions: Take the B6357 north from Canonbie. At Harelaw turn left onto the B6318 and after one mile turn right onto our track. It is 1.5 miles long and is untarmacked but suitable for all vehicles. Just drive slowly and carefully.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Fauna & Flora International 30% & Eden Valley Hospice 30%
Lindores House

Lindores House

by Newburgh KY14 6JD
Robert and Elizabeth Turcan & John and Eugenia Turcan
Saturday 14 February, 11am - 1pm (2026)
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T:01337 840369
Situated between Lindores House and Lindores Loch, and with stunning views over the loch, the garden has been developed by the current owners over the last 45 years. It now includes extensive lochside and woodland walks with banks of snowdrops, leucojum, hostas, gunnera manicata, primula, astilbes, crocuses, fritillaria, spring and autumn cyclamen, hellebores and a notably impressive collection of trilliums. As well as the much older established trees - and in particular the splendid 17th century yew (believed to be the largest in Fife which you can actually walk inside) there are more recent plantings of interesting specimen trees and shrubs. The herbaceous beds are mainly laid out formally around the old tennis court overlooking the loch. There is a one-acre walled garden, mainly used for growing fruit and vegetables, and a new garden in front of the recently converted stable building.

Directions: Off A913 two miles east of Newburgh. Bus from Cupar.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Dunbog Primary School Parent Council 60%
Danevale Park

Danevale Park

Crossmichael DG7 2LP
Lucy and Charlie Simpson
Sunday 15 February, 12pm - 4pm (2026)
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T:07852515011 lucysimpson078@gmail.com
First opening for snowdrops in 1951, these mature grounds have a wonderful display of snowdrops as well as aconites and many other wildflowers. Walks through the woods and alongside the River Dee make this a memorable afternoon. We will have snowdrops for sale and homemade teas in the house.

Directions: On the A713 two miles from Castle Douglas and one mile short of Crossmichael.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Crossmichael Community Trust SCIO 60%
Teasses Gardens

Teasses Gardens

near Ceres KY8 5PG
Friday/Saturday, 20/21 February, 4pm - 7pm £30 per car. (2026)
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events@teasses.com
Teasses features beautifully designed drifts of planting, with extensive views to the borrowed landscape beyond, as well as gorgeous spring and summer borders around the greenhouse, where one can sit and enjoy the views and refreshments. A wonderful and romantic setting.
Snowdrop Opening: A magical candlelit snowdrop walk. Details are updated as follows: entrance is from 4pm with final admission at 6.30pm. There is a refreshment cafe which will be open until 8pm. The cost is £30 per car with refreshments charged additionally. Booking in advance is essential, car parking spaces are limited so book early to avoid disappointment, booking link details below.
Hellebore Opening: Wonderful walks throughout this 60- acre romantic garden with over 150 hellebores planted in clusters throughout the restored Victorian walled garden, formal gardens and decorative woodlands. Early bulbs including thousands of early daffodils carpeting the woodland garden will be in flower too.

Directions: Between Ceres and Largo. Access via farm entrance on Woodside Road.

Admission: £30.00, children free
Charities: All proceeds to SGS Beneficiaries
Princeland House

Princeland House

School Road, Coupar Angus, Blairgowrie PH13 9AU
Helen and Alastair Carmichael
Saturday/Sunday, 21/22 February, Saturday 28 February & Sunday 1 March & Saturday/Sunday, 7/8 March, 10am - 3pm. PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL TO BOOK A TIME SLOT. (2026)
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T:07864778170 carmichaelhf@hotmail.com
Sited on the edge of Coupar Angus, the wider grounds of Princeland House garden are currently under active renovation and replanting by Mrs Carmichael. There is a wooded area around the drive and entrance with an extended area of beautiful and different snowdrops planted in drifts among mature trees. Strong winds may affect openings.
Accommodation can be booked on princelandcottages.co.uk

Directions: From the outskirts of Coupar Angus, take the A94 Blairgowrie Road to the mini crossroads with School Road. Turn through 2 sandstone pillars marked Princeland House past a lodge cottage on the left of the entrance. Parking on School Street is available for visitors, but those with disabilities and mobility difficulties can park by the house. Buses 57 and 59 from Perth and Dundee stop locally.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: MND Scotland 60%
1 Alburne Park

1 Alburne Park

Glenrothes, Fife KY7 5RB
John and Marie Kay
Saturday 28 February & Sunday 1 March, 1pm - 4pm (2026)
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johnxzz@talktalk.net
This smaller-sized garden packs a punch in late winter/early spring with a fine display of hellebores. A collection of over 100 of these beautiful plants has been built up over the last few years and nursery-grown hellebores are constantly being supplemented by plants grown from collected seed. The collection includes hellebores in a wide range of colours in both the single and double forms. Home-grown double whites are a particular favourite. The garden is bordered by trees on its long side which provide a backdrop to the garden and supply the partial shade which hellebores love. Other plantings, including acers, magnolia and rhododendrons, all add to the woodland feel.

Directions: Please park on the roadside adjacent to Preston House Care Home, Alburne Park KY7 5RB. Follow the pavement about 250m further down the road to the house which is first on the left. Limited closer parking is available on request as is Saturday bus information.

Admission: by donation
Charities: Fife Gingerbread 60%
Kailzie Gardens

Kailzie Gardens

Peebles EH45 9HT
Louise and Richard Vardy
Sunday 1 March, 10am - 4pm (2026)
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T:01721 728402
Kailzie Gardens sits at the heart of the Tweed Valley just a mile east of Peebles occupying a beautiful position on the River Tweed. At its heart lies the stunning walled garden with plantings of many unusual shrubs, laburnum arches, an enchanting rose garden and spectacular herbaceous borders and one of the best examples of a Mackenzie and Moncur glasshouse still in existence, filled with fuchsias, pelargoniums and exotics. The garden also features prize winning show vegetables. The surrounding woodlands have one of the best laid arboretums in Scotland, with champion trees and specimens (including the oldest larch), providing acres of captivating woodland and burnside walks and spectacular vistas.
Champion Trees: Larch planted 1725

Directions: A mile east of Peebles on the B7062.

Admission: details can be found on the garden's website
Charities: Tweed Togs SCIO 60%
Willowhill

Willowhill

Forgan, Newport-on-Tay DD6 8RA
Eric Wright and Sally Lorimore
**Special event - Hellebore Opening** - Sunday/Monday, 15/16 March, 1pm - 4pm (2026)
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T:01382 542890 willowhillfife@btinternet.com
An evolving three-acre garden. The house is surrounded by a series of mixed borders designed with different vibrant colour combinations for effect in all seasons. A ‘no dig’ 160-foot border in shades of white, blue, purple and pale yellow was created in 2019/2020. The most recent addition to the garden is another ‘no dig’ border in shades of peach, burgundy, yellow, chocolate and acid yellow. Visit in March for over 200 hellebores, May for late spring bulbs and flowers, June and July for roses and high summer colour and August for late summer colour. Visitors are welcome to bring their own refreshments and picnic in the garden. A season ticket for all these dates, and by arrangement (available at the garden or online) is £25 and admits the ticket holder plus guest.

Directions: 1½ miles south of Tay Road Bridge. Take the B995 to Newport off the Forgan roundabout. Willowhill is the first house on the left-hand side next to West Friarton Farm Strawberry Shed.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Rio Community Centre 50%
Humbie Dean

Humbie Dean

Humbie EH36 5PW
Frank Kirwan
Wednesday 18 March, Wednesday 15 April, Wednesday 6 May, Wednesday 20 May, Wednesday 3 June, Wednesday 8 July & Wednesday 12 August, 10:30am - 4pm (2026)
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frank.kirwan@gmail.com
Humbie Dean is an informal two-acre ornamental, woodland and vegetable garden on a variety of levels, sandwiched between two burns at 600 feet, developed since 2009. The garden is densely planted for year-round interest, not just from flowers, but foliage, bark and berries. The woodland gorge part of the garden is accessible only by a series of steps.

Directions: Enter Humbie from the A68, pass the school and the village hall on the left then immediately turn right just before the Humbie Hub. Take the second left and Humbie Dean is on the left between two small bridges. Limited parking. Find using what3words/shorthand.frog.limbs

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Mamie Martin Fund 60%
Kinblethmont House

Kinblethmont House

by Arbroath, Angus DD11 4RW
The Ramsay family
Saturday/Sunday, 21/22 March, 10am - 4pm (2026)
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info@kinblethmont.com
Kinblethmont is an historic estate which, with its advantageous elevated position, has been settled since Pictish times. In the centre is the Victorian mansion house surrounded by beautiful policy woodlands where specimen trees and daffodils abound. Paths take you through the woods past the old pet cemetery and to the walled garden with children’s play area. A longer walk will take you up around the solar park with spectacular views over to the Angus hills and the North Sea.

Directions: From Forfar/Brechin, take the A933 towards Arbroath, turn left to Friockheim. Drive through Friockheim and continue along the road, past the crematorium, until you reach a T-junction. Turn right and continue along this road, past a crossroads, until you enter Kinblethmont estate on your left.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Friockhub 60%
Tinnisburn Plants

Tinnisburn Plants

Upper Millsteads, Canonbie DG14 0RY
Helen Knowles
Saturday/Sunday, 21/22 March, 10am - 4pm for Scilla (Chionodoxa) National Plant Collection (2026)
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T:07544 373815 helen@tinnisburn.co.uk
Developed over the last 39 years, this one-acre, plantswoman's garden is home to an eclectic mix of truly hardy perennials, trees and shrubs. Planted for year-round colour and interest and to provide habitats for wildlife, there is something new to see each month. There is a woodland garden, rockery, bog garden, herbaceous borders and much more. Meconopsis grow well here and more are being planted out every year. In addition to the garden, there is a small orchard, wildlife ponds and mown paths through the wildflower meadows and, if you're lucky, you may spot red squirrels.
National Plant Collection: Scilla (Chionodoxa) and Meconopsis (George Sherriff Group & related M.gakyidinia)

Directions: Take the B6357 north from Canonbie. At Harelaw turn left onto the B6318 and after one mile turn right onto our track. It is 1.5 miles long and is untarmacked but suitable for all vehicles. Just drive slowly and carefully.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Fauna & Flora International 30% & Eden Valley Hospice 30%
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Kirklands

Saline KY12 9TS
Peter and Gill Hart
Saturday/Sunday, 21/22 March, 2pm - 4:30pm for hellebores (2026)
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T:07787 115477 peter@kirklandsgarden.co.uk
Kirklands, built in 1832, has been the Hart family home for 48 years. The walled garden was reinstated from a paddock to include terracing and raised beds. In 2023 we introduced two bee hives. The woodland garden comes into life in February with snowdrops followed by bluebells, hellebores, trilliums, fritillaries, rhododendrons, meconopsis, candelabra primulas and irises. The rockery displays dwarf rhododendrons and azaleas. The herbaceous borders reach their peak in the late summer with bright yellow rudbeckia, verbena and echinacea. Down by the Saline Burn there are 30 species of many-coloured primula and 20 acres of naturally regenerating woodland with a pathway by the stream. To keep the grandchildren occupied, Peter built a tree house, climbing frame and rope swing, though we hope they will take an interest in gardening too!

Directions: Junction 4, M90, then B914. Parking in the centre of the village, then a short walk to the garden. Limited disabled parking at Kirklands.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: WFW 60%
Millfield House

Millfield House

Millfield House, Falkland, Fife KY15 7BN
Sarah, Rob & Aaron Marshall
**Hellebore Opening** Saturday/Sunday, 4/5 April, 2pm - 5pm. Plant stall with Ashwood Nursery Garden Hybrid hellebores. (2026)
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Millfield is set on the edge of the beautiful and historic village of Falkland. Millfield is opening for hellebores with fine displays throughout the walled garden and along woodland paths. Also in flower early April will be hundreds of naturalized bulbs in the meadows, and other early season delights throughout the gardens and in the greenhouses including pulmonaria, erythronium, primula, hepatica and primula auricula.

Directions: From the A912 turn into the village, travel straight past the central fountain. Follow the road until it makes a sharp left - Millfield is straight ahead.

Admission: £7.00, children free
Charities: Falkland in Bloom: Falkland Gardening Group 60%
Auchmacoy

Auchmacoy

Ellon AB41 8RB
Mr and Mrs Charles Buchan
Sunday 5 April, 1pm - 4pm (2026)
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Auchmacoy House is set in south-facing grounds with mature trees and rhododendrons. In the spring, the attractive policies feature spectacular displays of thousands of daffodils. Meadow walk, walled garden with ponds & orchard. We do not use chemicals and during the summer months, the garden grows naturally to encourage wild birds, insects and mammals.

Directions: A90 from Aberdeen. Turn right to Auchmacoy/Collieston. 

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: New Arc Wildlife Rescue 60%
The Tower

The Tower

1 Northview Terrace, Wormit DD6 8PP
Peter and Angela Davey
Friday/Saturday, 10/11 April, 1pm - 4pm (2026)
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T:07768 406946 adavey541@btinternet.com
Situated four miles south of Dundee, this one-acre Edwardian landscaped garden has panoramic views over the River Tay. Set on a hill, a series of paths meander around ponds and a small stream, rockeries featuring hellebores and low-level planting, a curved lawn and larger borders. Original woodland paths lead to a granite grotto with a waterfall pool. At the rear of the house the vegetable garden features raised beds made from granite sets. The garden is colourful throughout the summer, with many architectural plants accentuating the clever hard landscape design.

Directions: From B946 park on Naughton Road outside Spar shop. Walk up the unmade path outside and to the left of the shop. The garden entrance is the second gate on the right.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Brain Tumour Research 60%
Blair Castle & Estate

Blair Castle & Estate

Dalry, Ayrshire KA24 4ER
Siobhan Nanson, Castle Manager
Sunday 12 April, 12:30pm - 4:30pm (2026)
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T:01294 833100 Siobhan@blairestate.co.uk
Blair Castle's private gardens will be open for visitors - allowing them to walk around the beautiful, landscaped gardens which include a collection of trees dating back to the 18th century. The gardens are continually evolving with a wonderful collection of rhododendrons, magnolias and azaleas. April is a wonderful time to see the gardens.

Directions: Exit the A737 at the Highfield roundabout. Take the first exit towards Stewarton on the B707. Follow this road for 0.8 mile and then turn right onto Blair Road. Turn left to enter the estate at the north gates - KA24 4EL for your SatNav. We will be operating a one-way system on the day for visitors.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Calum's Cabin 60%
Harlaw Farmhouse

Harlaw Farmhouse

Eccles near Kelso, Berwickshire TD5 7RA
Jean Wood
Sunday 12 April, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:07883 422519 jean.greenfingers@gmail.com
Harlaw is set in a one-acre garden surrounding a typical Berwickshire farmhouse, in a truly rural setting with lovely Border views. The owner has spent many years building up a collection of over 65 varieties of named daffodils and narcissi, naturalised throughout the garden. It has a mature nuttery with several highly productive walnut and hazel trees as well as Gingko biloba, and an orchard with apple, pear and plum trees. In the summer there is a large cutting garden and vegetable patch. There are two greenhouses with a large cactus collection. The garden owner is a keen plantswoman, propagating most of her own stock.

Directions: From the east drive through Eccles village then take the first turning on the right signposted Loan Knowe. Continue to the cycle route sign, turn left and the house is one mile on the left. From Ednam, go through the village, take the left turn to Hume, go to the T-junction, turn right and continue to the white cottage, take the right fork cycle route and Harlaw is ½ mile on the right. There is parking by the house.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Border Womens Aid 60%
Mercat Cottage Garden

Mercat Cottage Garden

1 The Cross, Pencaitland EH34 5DA
Sheila M. Averbuch
Friday/Saturday, 24/25 April, 1pm - 5pm (2026)
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mailme@sheilamaverbuch.com
A creative take on the courtyard garden to provide a gardening and wildlife haven in a suburban setting.  Imaginatively and densely planted, with extensive use of pots and containers, and borrowed interest from neighbouring properties, to provide interest over a long season. A space from which to draw inspiration for what is possible in a small space. Set behind a 17th century cottage and planted across three levels, features include espaliered fruit in decorative forms; a winter garden; mature fruit trees; new plantings of almond and grape. Emphasis on imaginative wall plantings using climbers, trees and shrubs, with a Massachusetts corner featuring a wall fountain and blueberries. Includes small vegetable patch and more than thirty roses, with a focus on ramblers, English and old roses. Garden includes a number of steps.

Directions: Follow the A68 to A6093 toward Pencaitland; or follow the A1 to B6363 to Pencaitland. Mercat Cottage is opposite the Spar shop at the centre of the village. Enter the garden from the back gate, behind the bus stop: go up the hill and stay left. By bus: 113 to Pencaitland from Edinburgh - alight at the Spar Shop. If driving, park at Dovecot Way (EH34 5HA).

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Advocacy for Neuroacanthocytosis Patients 60%
SGS Kilmacolm Plant Sale

SGS Kilmacolm Plant Sale

Outside Kilmacolm Library, Kilmacolm PA13 4LE
Scotland's Gardens Scheme
Saturday 25 April, 10am - 12pm (2026)
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Please join us at our popular spring and summer plant sales in the heart of Kilmacolm village

Directions: The plant sales are held at the Cross outside the Library & Cargill Centre (where refreshments are available) in the centre of Kilmacolm. Free parking locally and the village is accessible via McGills buses 1A, 1B (to and from Johnstone) or X7 (Glasgow to Greenock)

Admission: by donation
Charities: Pancreatic Cancer Action 60%
Westgate

Westgate

12 Glamis Drive, Dundee DD2 1QL
John and Frances Dent
Saturday/Sunday, 25/26 April, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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This established garden, with many mature trees, occupies a south-facing site overlooking the River Tay and Fife hills. The tennis court lawn is surrounded by herbaceous plants and shrubs. A short woodland walk reveals a miniature knot garden, a bower and other surprise features. There are also rose beds and two oriental-themed water gardens. At the summer opening there will be a chance to relax with tea, cake and live music. In the autumn, all the areas will be displaying their seasonal colours and, as darkness falls, they will be further enlivened by a variety of lighting techniques (torches recommended).

Directions: Buses 5, 22 or 73 from Dundee city centre. Please note there is no roadside parking on Glamis Drive. Limited disabled parking is available at the house.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Dr Graham's Homes Kalimpong (UK) 60%
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

Isle of Lismore, Oban, Argyll PA34 5UL
Eva Tombs
1 May - 1 September (Wednesday & Saturday), 10am - 4pm (2026)
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T:07786 374931 eva.tombs@gmail.com
A unique garden at the centre of a biodynamic farm on the Island of Lismore in the Inner Hebrides. The garden created from a field has a strong geometric layout that reflects the ecclesiastical history of the island. It has a vegetable garden, a tree nursery, a physic garden, an orchard and a polytunnel. The garden is a haven for wildflowers, birds, bees and butterflies. Standing stones, meadows, new woodlands, mountains and the sea encompass the whole. There is also a herd of rare breed Shetland cattle, chickens, ducks and friendly cats.

Directions: Please telephone for directions. Approximately two miles from Port Appin ferry.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Kilmoluag Liosmor 60%
Dr Neil's Garden

Dr Neil's Garden

Duddingston Village EH15 3PX
Dr Neil's Garden Trust
Saturday/Sunday, 2/3 May, 1pm - 5pm (2026)
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info@drneilsgarden.co.uk
A wonderful, secluded landscaped garden on the lower slopes of Arthur’s Seat including conifers, heathers, alpines, a physic garden, herbaceous borders and ponds.

Directions: Park at the kirk car park on Duddingston Road West and then follow signposts through the manse garden.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Dr. Neils Garden Trust 60%
Kames Bay

Kames Bay

Kilmelford PA34 4XA
Stuart Cannon
Saturday/Sunday, 2/3 May, 2pm - 6pm (2026)
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T:07770 817877 kamesbay@talk21.com
Kames Bay garden has evolved from two acres of scrub and bracken on an exposed lochside hill into a natural, almost wild garden spread over 13 acres, which blends into the contours of the coastal landscape. A garden where visitors can wander at peace on the woodland walk, or the hillside walk edged with wild primroses and violets, or around the pond edged with hydrangeas. Relax on hidden benches to enjoy the magnificent views over Loch Melfort and the islands to the west. An enchanting garden full of vibrant colours, especially in the spring, with more than 100 varieties of azaleas and rhododendrons.

Directions: On the A816 Oban to Lochgilphead road. Opposite Kames Bay and the fish farm. Two-and-a-half miles south of Kilmelford and two-and-a-half miles north of Arduaine.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: St Columba's - Poltalloch 60%
Ilha de Deus

Ilha de Deus

Tiroran, Isle of Mull PA69 6ET
John Innes
Sunday 3 May, Sunday 7 June, Sunday 5 July & Sunday 2 August, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:01681705022 johninnes2009@hotmail.com
Half-acre garden with stunning views of Loch Scridain, the Ross of Mull, and surrounded by mountains and community forest. The current owner has been developing the garden over the last four years with a collection of rhododendrons, camellias, fruit trees, roses, ferns, peonies, lilies and a few exotics from the southern hemisphere, together with three small ponds. Dogs welcome on leads. Small selection of plants for sale. Kindly walk on gravel paths and grassy areas only.

Directions: From A849 (Craignure to Fionnphort) turn right at Kinloch junction onto B8035 'Scenic route to Salen'. The Garden is on the left after 4.5 miles immediately opposite Balevulin. The Saltire is flying when the wind is below 30mph.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Open Doors with Brother Andrew 60%
7 Camus Avenue

7 Camus Avenue

Edinburgh EH10 6RF
Sally and Tony Brian
Sunday 3 May, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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family.brian@blueyonder.co.uk
This much-loved, south-facing family garden has been created over the last 25 years with feature dry stone walls and interlinking paths. It is on four levels and designed to be informal with different areas of interest including a lawned area, flowers, shrubs, trees, raised beds, patios and a small greenhouse. The trees add colour with their carefully chosen different shades of leaves. The garden is particularly secluded and private, through the selection and positioning of the plants, and is designed to be 'easy maintenance'.

Directions: Off Morningside to Fairmilehead A702 above Majestic Wine. LRT buses 11 and 15 and Houston Coaches 101 and 102 stop on the main road (Buckstone Road) 100 metres from the garden.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Alzheimer Scotland 60%
Kinmount House

Kinmount House

Annan, Dumfriesshire DG12 5RH
Fiona Birkbeck
Sunday 3 May, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:01461 700406 fiona@kinmounthouse.co.uk
Step into the beauty of Kinmount House and enjoy a day of fresh air, stunning scenery and gentle exploration through our historic estate. Wander the elegant Italian Gardens, where stone terraces, ornamental fountains and manicured hedges create a timeless backdrop before following peaceful woodland trails and lakeside paths alive with birdsong and seasonal colour. Every turn reveals a new view from sweeping parkland to tranquil water reflections and the grand façade of the house itself. Whether you stroll, stride or simply take it all in Kinmount’s gardens offer the perfect setting to support a worthy cause, connect with nature and experience one of Scotland’s most enchanting private estates.

Directions: The Italian Gardens at Kinmount House are located within the main estate grounds of the house. Follow signs from the main entrance off the A75 down the front drive and signposted towards the Italian Garden's gate and lakeland footpath.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Alzheimer Scotland: Dumfries Brain Health & Dementia Resource Centre 60%
Threave Garden

Threave Garden

Castle Douglas DG7 1RX
The National Trust for Scotland
Monday 4 May, 10am - 4pm (2026)
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T:01556 502 575 threave@nts.org.uk
The Threave Garden & Craft Fair SGS Open Day is a one-day event at the home of the National Trust for Scotland's School of Heritage Gardening in Dumfries and Galloway, celebrating all aspects of horticulture. There will be plant nurseries, a craft fair, local producers, and plant-related talks from Threave's Garden Instructors. In addition to this there will be children's activities. Threave Garden Cafe, gift shop and plant sales will be open as normal on the day.
Champion Trees: Acer platanoides 'Princeton Gold'; Carpinus caroliniana; X Cuprocyparis leylandii 'Picturesque' and a further 25 Scottish Champion Trees

Directions: Off the A75, one mile west of Castle Douglas.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: The National Trust for Scotland: School of Gardening Heritage 60%
Dunblane Gardens

Dunblane Gardens

Dunblane FK15 0ER
Maud Crawford; Linda and Steve Bassett, Michael Gotz
Sunday 10 May, 1pm - 5pm (2026)
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St Blane's House High Street, Dunblane FK15 0ER (Maud Crawford): St Blanes, is a well-established two-acre garden with a wide variety of trees, rhododendrons, azaleas and other shrubs with extensive perennial borders including a large bed of meconopsis. There is also a vegetable garden with polytunnels and short walks within a wooded area. Rhododendrons and azaleas from William Campbell's nursery will be on sale.
The Old Smiddy Smithy Loan, Dunblane FK15 0HQ (Steve and Linda Bassett): The Old Smiddy is a constantly evolving, wildlife-friendly garden, full of cottage garden plants, trees and shrubs. Features include a small stream and ponds, a blacksmith-designed gate and handrails. There is a newly established rose area and a very productive set of compost bins. Pots of bulbs and herbs add interest to the courtyard. There will be cottage garden plants for sale. There is limited wheelchair access.

Directions: St Blane's is located opposite the library in Dunblane, and Smithy Loan is close by. Please park on the street, though there is blue badge parking at St Blane's.

Admission: £7.50, children free
Charities: Strathcarron Hospice 60%
Tyninghame House and The Walled Garden

Tyninghame House and The Walled Garden

Tyninghame House, Dunbar EH42 1XW
Mrs C Gwyn, Tyninghame Gardens Ltd
Sunday 10 May, 1pm - 5pm (2026)
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The Walled Garden (Mrs C Gwyn): The formal walled garden combines the lawn, sculpture and yew hedges, an Apple Walk, extensive herbaceous planting including roses and peonies with an informal arboretum.
Tyninghame House (Tyninghame Gardens Limited):Splendid 17th century sandstone Scottish baronial house, remodelled in 1829 by William Burn. The gardens include herbaceous border, Lady Haddington’s Secret Garden with old fashioned roses and an extensive wilderness spring garden with rhododendrons, azalea, flowering trees and bulbs. The Romanesque ruin of St Baldred’s Church commands views across the Tyne Estuary and Lammermuir Hills. Tyninghame has been awarded ‘Outstanding’ for every category in the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes of Scotland.
Champion Trees: Two British and four Scottish.

Directions: Gates on the A198 at Tyninghame Village. Bus 120.

Admission: £8.00, children free
Charities: Muirfield Riding for the Disabled 60%
Dalswinton House

Dalswinton House

Dalswinton DG2 0XZ
Mr and Mrs Peter Landale
Sunday 10 May, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:01387 740220 sarahlandale@gmail.com
Late 18th-century house sits on top of a hill surrounded by herbaceous beds and well-established shrubs, including rhododendrons and azaleas, overlooking the loch. Attractive walks through woods and around the loch. It was here that the first steamboat in Britain made its maiden voyage in 1788 and there is a life-sized model beside the water to commemorate this. Over the past years, there has been much clearing and development work around the loch, which has opened up the views considerably. 

Directions: Take the A76 north from Dumfries to Thornhill. After seven miles, turn right to Dalswinton. Drive through Dalswinton village, past the red church on the right and follow estate wall on the right. Entrance is by either the single lodge or double lodge entrance set in the wall.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Kirkmahoe Parish Church of Scotland 60%
Redcroft

Redcroft

23 Murrayfield Road, Edinburgh EH12 6EP
James and Anna Buxton
Sunday 10 May, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:07989 977701 annabuxtonb@aol.com
When Anna and James Buxton moved into Redcroft in 1986 they acquired a garden which had always been very well cared for. Since then the range of plants has been widened and it now has the feel of a very mature garden. The garden surrounds the Arts and Crafts house and has itself something of an Arts and Crafts style. Carefully trimmed shrubs have become sculptures, the pond is now covered in water lilies and some of the lawn has become long grass with paths. It is a hidden haven off a busy road. May should be very colourful with rhododendrons and other flowering shrubs and wall plants, and a good display of tender plants in the old greenhouse. The orchard will be covered in daffodils and there will be tulips in pots and other spring bulbs. Children and buggies are welcome, and older children will enjoy our treehouse.

Directions: Murrayfield Road runs north from Corstorphine Road to Ravelston Dykes. Easy free parking. Buses 12, 26, 31 to Murrayfield Stadium. Bus 38 to Murrayfield Road.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: St Salvadors Scottish Episcopal Church: Edinburgh: Community Food Initiative 60%
Hunter's Tryst

Hunter's Tryst

95 Oxgangs Road, Edinburgh EH10 7BA
Jean Knox
Sunday 10 May, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:07708 653584 (and leave a message) jean.knox@icloud.com
Well-stocked and beautifully designed, mature, medium-sized town garden comprising herbaceous and shrub beds, lawn, fruit and some vegetables, water features, seating areas, trees and an example of cloud pruning. This is a wildlife-friendly garden that has been transformed from a wilderness 40 years ago and continues to evolve. In 2017 two raised beds were added to the front garden. This hidden treasure of a garden was featured on Beechgrove in June 2015 and on The Instant Gardener in June 2016.

Directions: From Fairmilehead crossroads head down Oxgangs Road to Hunter’s Tryst roundabout and it's the last house on the left. Buses 4, 5, 18, 27. The bus stop is at Hunter’s Tryst and the garden is opposite.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Lothian Cat Rescue 30% & St.Columba’s Hospice Care 30%
Wraes

Wraes

Corseliehill Road, nr Houston PA6 7HU
Tim and Jo Mack
Sunday 10 May, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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A varied seven acre rural garden with far reaching views, established in 2013. A variety of planting areas, designed to take advantage of the natural terrain and be actively wildlife friendly. Several formal(ish) herbaceous beds, 3 wildlife ponds, burnside walks, daffodil maze, spring garden, 3 acre woodland with rhododendron collection (100 species). In May the rhododendrons and bluebells are at their peak, and the daffodil maze may even still be in flower! For those interested in growing their own food, there is a large “no-dig” productive area, with vegetables, fruit cage and orchard. There are lots of comfortable benches to relax on and enjoy the tranquillity while the kids tackle the maze or just have a good run around!

Directions: From Houston follow Barochan Road towards Langbank B789 for about a mile, turn left down Corsliehill Road. From Kilmacolm leave the village on Houston Road, past the golf course, turn left down Corsliehill Road for about a mile.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Breast Cancer Now 60%
Baravalla Garden

Baravalla Garden

by West Loch Tarbert, Argyll PA29 6YE
Baravalla Garden Partnership - Matt Heasman, Director
Thursday 14 May, 10am - 5pm (2026)
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T:07793604609 mtheasman@outlook.com
This wild garden of 26 acres is carved out of typical Argyll woodland, with mature oak, beech, hazel and alder that run down to the shores of the West Loch some seven miles from Tarbert. The 'Two Peters', Sir Peter Hutchison Bt. CBE FRSE and Peter Cox MBE, both botanical travellers, were looking for an area to plant the more tender plants from their colder east coast gardens. They found the site here with the help of the Mackie Campbell Family and some 50 years ago started to create a garden with collections of plants from all over the world, rhododendrons, magnolias, azaleas, camellias, tender shrubs and so much more. The garden now is mature, managed and maintained by the Rhododendron Species Conservation Group. This garden is very rarely open. This is a truly wild garden and stout footwear and clothing for protection against the Argyll weather are recommended.

Directions: From Tarbert Village, through the village take the B8024 past the golf course, turn left on the Kilberry road for about seven miles. SGS signs will direct you to a car park just through the gate on the right hand side. Please do not attempt to come down the forest track but follow the signs and walk down the track to the garden. We will provide guided tours at regular intervals.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Rhododendron Species Conservation Group 60%
Knockmarloch

Knockmarloch

Craigie Road, Kilmarnock KA1 5LR
Mrs and Dr Staines
Saturday/Sunday, 16/17 May, 10am - 4pm (2026)
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The garden extends to two acres, and has been developed to provide different areas of interest. A lawned area behind the house contains a herbaceous border featuring a variety of David Austin roses. Adjacent is a herb garden with small pond. Also behind the house is a Moon Garden. A gate leads to the Garden of Contemplation, an area of relaxation containing the large wildlife pond and a labyrinth. Walk on and you will find the orchard complete with beehives. Over the stream is an area left to nature, a small allotment, an arboretum and a willow dome. There are multiple seating areas. We are a pesticide free garden which has allowed a wide range of pollinators and other wildlife to flourish. Stout shoes advised.

Directions: Enter Shortlees via Caprington Avenue and turn right at the 1st roundabout. Follow Loreny Drive under the dual carriageway. About 1/2 mile on is a white cottage on the left (Knockmarloch Cottage). The driveway to Knockmarloch is about 30 yards further on.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: C.O.G.S: Community Open Garden Shortlees 60%
Kilchoan Gardens

Kilchoan Gardens

Kilmelford PA34 4XD
Kilchoan Estate/ Zsolt Fodor (Head Gardener)
Saturday/Sunday, 16/17 May & Saturday/Sunday, 18/19 July, 10am - 5pm (2026)
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T:07588 404238 Zsolt@kilchoanestate.co.uk
An eclectic private garden, open on specific dates and year-round by appointment.
Kilchoan Gardens consist of a mix of ornamental beds with less formal areas for regenerative gardening. The main areas include an old walled garden renovated with a glasshouse for tender species, and traditional vegetable production; a Himalayan garden with many species of Asiatic origin; an arboretum with plants of high conservation value, including trees through the International Conifer Conservation Programme, and new woodland areas designed for flora and fauna. The more formal gardens consist of herbaceous borders, topiary and various artwork dotted around the paths and planting areas.
The chapel will be open. Teas available on SGS specific dates.

Directions: 4.5 miles along the road from the A816 turn-off south of Kilmelford signed Degnish. Turn left after 1.5 miles at the bridge and Melfort Holiday Village. Follow this for 3 miles and look out for signage.

Admission: £7.00, children free
Charities: The Kilchoan Melfort Trust 30% & Breast Cancer Now 30%
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Colliston Castle

Colliston, Arbroath DD11 3RS
Susan and John Lansley
Saturday 16 May, 1pm - 4pm (2026)
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16th century 'z plan' castle, built by Cardinal Beaton with a later Victorian addition. The gardens, neglected in past years, have been attacked and the overgrown wilderness has regained some form. The garden is in its infancy with a new, small walled garden and the beginnings of a formal garden with box hedging and a rose bed. The rest of the ten acres is mostly parkland with large specimen trees including a Wellingtonia. Large rhododendrons survive from the castle's previous gardens with an abundance of daffodils.
Champion Trees: Wellingtonia, Copper Beech

Directions: A933 from Arbroath towards Friockheim. Drive through Colliston Village, continue past the church. Approximately 500m on the right, take the road signposted West Mains of Colliston. Follow this past the farm and around to the left, the castle gates are on your right.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Church of St Mary the Virgin 60%
Knock Newhouse

Knock Newhouse

Lochgair PA31 8RZ
Mrs Hew Service
Saturday/Sunday, 16/17 May, 1pm - 5pm (2026)
2c467
T:01546 886628 corranmorhouse@aol.com
Like all good gardens, it has evolved over time. The garden is centred on a 250-foot lochan, a small waterfall and lily pond. The first trees and rhododendrons were planted in the 1960s, with major additions in the 1990s. A variety of cut leaf and flowering trees were added after the storms of 2011/12. As a result, the garden now has a wide range of specimen trees, camellia, hoheria, eucryphia, stewartia to name a few in addition to the azaleas and rhododendrons. January flowering is followed by spring flowers and bluebells and then into the autumn by spectacular colours. I am delighted to welcome visitors at any time.

Directions: On the A83. The house is not visible from the road. From Lochgilphead, a ½ mile south of Lochgair Hotel and on the left-hand side of the road, and from Inveraray on the right-hand side of the road a ½ mile after the Lochgair Hotel; the drive opening is marked and enters the woods. Bus Route - Inveraray to Lochgilphead

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: The Lochgair Association (SCIO): Village Hall Fund 30% & Cancer Research UK 30%
Logan Botanic Garden

Logan Botanic Garden

Port Logan, by Stranraer DG9 9ND
A Regional Garden of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Sunday 17 May, 10am - 5pm (2026)
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T:01776 860231 logan@rbge.org.uk
Logan Botanic Garden lies at the south-western tip of Scotland, unrivalled as ‘Scotland’s Most Exotic Garden’. Warmed by the Gulf Stream, Logan enjoys an almost subtropical climate, enabling southern hemisphere plants to flourish. The spectacular walled garden contains a fabulous collection of rare, subtropical plantings creating the feeling of being in the subtropics and the specialist woodland gardens such as Tasmanian Creek and Chile give splendour to the garden. With its 15 species of palms, giant tree ferns, Proteas and a conservatory filled with colour Logan promises a fantastic day out for all. Scottish Hospitality Awards ‘Family Venue of the Year’ 2025 & ‘Best Garden in the UK’ 2021.
National Plant Collection: Gunnera, Leptospermum, Griselinia, Clianthus and Sutherlandia
Champion Trees: Polylepis and Eucalyptus

Directions: Ten miles south of Stranraer on the A716 then 2½ miles from Ardwell Village. 

Admission: details can be found on the garden's website
Charities: All proceeds to SGS Beneficiaries
Mollan

Mollan

Thornhill, Stirling FK8 3QJ
Iain and Ruth Howieson
Sunday 17 May, 12pm - 4pm (2026)
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Mollan is a large, three-acre garden in rural Stirlingshire set in softly rolling farmland. The garden is designed as a series of smaller interlocking gardens, each with a distinct character, packed with rich, colourful planting and meandering paths. There is a formal lawn, a wildflower meadow, two ponds and a productive kitchen garden. This year we are opening in springtime to give an opportunity to see the garden at a different time of year. The rhododendrons that form the backbone of the garden will be in flower, alongside tulips, magnolias and camellias.

Directions: Leaving Thornhill on the A873 towards Aberfoyle, Mollan is on the left-hand side a mile outside the village. There are stone pillars and a knee height sign saying Mollan House at the entrance which leads to a tree lined drive.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Thornhill Playgroup & Toddlers 60%
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Horatio's Garden Scotland

Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit, Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 4TF
Horatio's Garden
Sunday 17 May, 1pm - 4pm (2026)
2c845
chelsea.lowe@horatiosgarden.org.uk
Opening alongside the SGS in spring for the first time, come and enjoy the beauty and tranquillity of this garden sanctuary which rarely opens to the public! Carefully created by acclaimed garden designer and RHS judge, James Alexander-Sinclair, Horatio’s Garden Scotland was created in 2016 and nurtures the wellbeing of people affected by spinal injury from across the whole of Scotland, their loved ones and NHS staff. Horatio’s Garden Scotland features a half-acre woodland garden awash with striking seasonal blooms and framed by a beautiful collection of Betula pendula trees, as well as artfully-planted borders, vibrant courtyard garden, gorgeous garden room, fragrant glasshouse and much more. There’s plenty to explore in this thoughtful, therapeutic garden which is, unusually, nestled right in the heart of a Greater Glasgow & Clyde NHS hospital.

Directions: First Bus: 8,16,77, Stagecoach: X19, McGills: 17,21,23/23A/23B. If arriving by car, please allow extra time for parking, as it is a very large campus. Follow directions to 1345 Govan Road, Glasgow G51 4TF and then hospital signs to Car Park 2 (multi storey) or Car Park 3 which is closer but a smaller open car park. Both are visitor parking, and free but there is a four hour maximum stay. There are large signs on campus that will direct you from the car parks, or use Google maps to navigate towards 32 Langlands Drive G51 4LS. The Queen Elizabeth National Spinal Injuries Unit is no. 4 on this map nhsggc.org.uk/media/238440/qeuh_rhc_campus_map_travel_info.pdf. From there, follow signs to the garden entrance.

Admission: £7.00
Charities: Horatio's Garden 60%
Brechin Castle

Brechin Castle

Brechin DD9 6SG
Lord and Lady Ramsay
Sunday 17 May, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:01356 624566 enquiries@dalhousieestates.co.uk
The uniquely-curving walls are just one of many delightful surprises in store as you wander around Brechin Castle's renowned walled garden. Find charm and splendour in the wide, gravelled walks, secluded smaller paths and hidden corners, whilst you take in the stunning blend of ancient and modern plantings. May sees the rhododendrons and azaleas hit the peak of their flowering to wonderful effect, with complementary underplanting and a framework of beautiful trees to further heighten your experience. This is a lovely garden to visit at any time of year, but it is really something to behold in the spring.

Directions: A90 southernmost exit to Brechin, a mile past Brechin Castle Centre, castle gates on right.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: The Attic: The Attic 30% & The Dalhousie Centre Day Care For The Elderly 30%
Ross Priory

Ross Priory

Gartocharn G83 8NL
University of Strathclyde
Sunday 17 May, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
2c467
Mansion house with glorious views over Loch Lomond with adjoining garden. Wonderful rhododendrons and azaleas are the principal plants in the garden, with a varied selection of trees and shrubs throughout. Spectacular spring bulbs, border plantings of herbaceous perennials, shrubs and trees. Extensive walled garden with glasshouses, pergola and ornamental plantings. Children’s play area near the House.

Directions: Ross Priory is one and a half miles off the A811 at Gartocharn. Bus from Balloch to Gartocharn.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Friends Of Loch Lomond & The Trossachs 30% & Loch Lomond Rescue Boat 30%
Dunesslin

Dunesslin

Dunscore DG2 0UR
Flora and Ivar Milligan
Sunday 17 May, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
2c86
floramilligan@outlook.com
Set in the hills with wonderful views and borrowed landscapes, the principal garden consists of a series of connecting rooms filled with a great and interesting variety of herbaceous plants, beautifully designed and maintained. There is a substantial rock garden with alpines and unusual plants and a very pretty pond. There is a short walk to three cairns by Andy Goldsworthy, through an evolving woodland garden. 

Directions: From Dunscore, follow the road to Corsock. About one-and-a-half miles further on, turn right at the post box, still on the road to Corsock and at small crossroads half-a-mile on, turn left.  What3 words reference : carry.kilowatt.herring.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Dunscore Primary School 60%
Ninewells Community Garden & Maggie's Centre Garden

Ninewells Community Garden & Maggie's Centre Garden

Tom McDonald Avenue, Ninewells Hospital Dundee DD2 1NH
The Trustees of Ninewells Community Garden and the Team at Maggie's Dundee
Saturday 23 May, 10am - 4pm (2026)
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Visit Ninewells Community Garden and Maggie’s Centre, two inspiring gardens just three minutes apart in Dundee. Together, these gardens celebrate the power of green spaces to nurture, heal and connect communities.
Maggie's Dundee (NEW) Tom McDonald Ave, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD2 1NH: The garden at Maggie’s Dundee was created in 2005, designed by Arabella Lennox-Boyd. It offers a calm, restorative space beside its renowned building, supporting those affected by cancer. The centrepiece is a 33-metre labyrinth designed as a place where visitors can come to find a space for contemplation and meditation. A separate small garden, surrounded by roses and scented shrubs and plants, is set aside for private contemplation.
Ninewells Community Garden (NEW) Tom MacDonald Avenue, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee DD2 1NH: The Community Garden is a fully accessible green haven with herbaceous borders, fruit and vegetables, native plants, a wildlife area, sensory and physic gardens, orchard, children’s play space and the award-winning Leaf Room, built from Scottish timber. Volunteers help maintain the garden, promoting health and wellbeing through nature.

Directions: From Ninewells Hospital main entrance take first left to East Block car park (free 3 hours). Garden at rear. Find using what3words/clouds.layers.code Alternatively, follow signs for Maggie’s Centre.

Admission: £8.00, children free
Charities: Ninewells Garden: Ninewells Community Garden 30% & Maggie Keswick Jencks Cancer Caring Centres Trust (Dundee) 30%
Tinnisburn Plants

Tinnisburn Plants

Upper Millsteads, Canonbie DG14 0RY
Helen Knowles
Saturday/Sunday, 23/24 May, 10am - 4pm for Meconopsis. (2026)
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T:07544 373815 helen@tinnisburn.co.uk
Developed over the last 39 years, this one-acre, plantswoman's garden is home to an eclectic mix of truly hardy perennials, trees and shrubs. Planted for year-round colour and interest and to provide habitats for wildlife, there is something new to see each month. There is a woodland garden, rockery, bog garden, herbaceous borders and much more. Meconopsis grow well here and more are being planted out every year. In addition to the garden, there is a small orchard, wildlife ponds and mown paths through the wildflower meadows and, if you're lucky, you may spot red squirrels.
National Plant Collection: Scilla (Chionodoxa) and Meconopsis (George Sherriff Group & related M.gakyidinia)

Directions: Take the B6357 north from Canonbie. At Harelaw turn left onto the B6318 and after one mile turn right onto our track. It is 1.5 miles long and is untarmacked but suitable for all vehicles. Just drive slowly and carefully.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Fauna & Flora International 30% & Eden Valley Hospice 30%
Oatridge College Campus - SRUC

Oatridge College Campus - SRUC

Ecclesmachan, Broxburn, West Lothian EH52 6NH
Oatridge College Campus - SRUC
Saturday 23 May, 12pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:01506 864800 gmcgillivray@sruc.ac.uk
SRUC Oatridge Campus situated within 700 acres of mixed grounds, is a land-based college comprised largely of agricultural with arable areas, but also hosts Horticulture and Landscaping, the Scottish National Equestrian Centre, Engineering and Animal Care departments. Benefitting from formal planted areas with named and labelled specimen plants, the campus presents an inviting and diverse mixture of planting styles to explore. With prairie planting, an alpine rockery, numerous specimen trees, productive allotment areas, a woodland walk and herbaceous borders, the visit is sure to have something for everyone. The student polytunnels and glasshouses offer an additional glimpse of some of the propagation techniques demonstrated by students. Visitors can explore the extensive woodland walks of the National Paths For All demonstration site. This project was developed to show several different materials, design and construction methods to use when creating walking paths.

Directions: The college is well signposted. Turn into Ecclesmachan Village, then immediately left and up the main college drive. The car park is on the left at the top of the drive. Buses 31 and 32 from Linlithgow, Uphall Station and Livingston, then approx a six minute walk.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: SRUC: Oatridge Campus Student Hardship Fund 60%
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Kilbryde Castle

Dunblane FK15 9NF
Sir James and Lady Campbell
Sunday 24 May, 11am - 5pm (2026)
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T:01786 824897 carolaandjames@googlemail.com
Kilbryde Castle gardens cover some 12 acres and are situated above the Ardoch Burn and below the castle. The gardens are split into three parts: informal, woodland and wild. Natural planting (azaleas, rhododendrons, camellias and magnolias) are found in the woodland garden. There are glorious snowdrops, spring bulbs, and autumn colour provided by clematis and acers. Within the wildflower meadow the meconopsis are happily spreading.

Directions: Three miles from Dunblane and Doune, off the A820 between Dunblane and Doune. On Scotland’s Gardens Scheme open days the garden is signposted from the A820. 

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Leighton Library Trust 60%
Corsock House

Corsock House

Corsock, Castle Douglas DG7 3DJ
The Ingall family
Sunday 24 May, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:01644 440250 corsockhouse@gmail.com
Corsock House garden, renowned for its substantial collection of rhododendrons, includes an amazing variety of designed landscape, from a strictly formal walled garden, through richly planted woodlands full of different vistas, artfully designed water features and surprises to extensive lawns showing off the Bryce baronial mansion. This is an Arcadian garden with pools and temples, described by Ken Cox as ‘perhaps my favourite of Scotland’s many woodland gardens’. 

Directions: Off the A75, Dumfries is 14 miles, Castle Douglas is 10 miles, Corsock Village is half-mile on the A712. 

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Corsock & Kirkpatrick Durham Church Of Scotland 60%
Milton of Finavon House

Milton of Finavon House

Forfar DD8 3PY
Sunday 24 May & Saturday 18 July, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
2c857
enquiries@miltonoffinavonhouse.co.uk
Milton of Finavon House is a Grade C listed property in 1.8 acres of gardens. In parts, the house dates from about 1500. The gardens are currently being restored and replanted. There is a small meadow orchard with fruit trees and mown walkways, a formal semi-walled garden with more restoration and new planting, with further woodland walks and a kitchen garden with new and old restoration planting. We hope that you will enjoy seeing the garden evolve over the coming years.

Directions: 2 minutes off the A90, north of Forfar and south of Brechin. Take the sharp turn off the A90 and then again into Milton Lane and then about 1 mile into the village. Park up and then on foot follow the signs. Parking is free in the village and is a two minute walk to the gardens. Blue Badge holders may park in the courtyard, you will be directed on arrival, so please follow the road and turn right at the T junction. A public WC is available in the courtyard. Water bowls for dogs will be available.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: All proceeds to SGS Beneficiaries
Cowhill Tower

Cowhill Tower

Holywood DG2 0RL
Mr and Mrs P Weatherall
Sunday 24 May, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:01387 720304 clara@cowhill.co.uk
This is an interesting walled garden. There are topiary animals, birds and figures and beautiful woodland and river walks. Splendid views can be seen from the lawn right down the Nith Valley. There is also a variety of statues, including several from the Far East. 

Directions: Holywood is one-and-a-half miles off the A76, five miles north of Dumfries. 

Admission: by donation
Charities: Maggie's 60%
Angus Plant Sale

Angus Plant Sale

Hospitalfield House, Westway, Arbroath DD11 2NH
The Organisers of SGS Angus, Dundee & Kincardineshire South
Saturday 30 May, 10am - 1pm (2026)
3c467
sgsangusdundee@gmail.com
By kind permission of the Trustees of the Hospitalfield Trust, our popular Annual Plant Sale will be held in their grounds. The house has monastic origins from the 13th century and was remodelled in the Arts and Crafts style in the 19th century by Elizabeth Allan-Fraser and her husband, the artist Patrick Allan-Fraser. The horticulturalist Nigel Dunnett redesigned the garden which was planted in 2021. His brief, to tell 800 years of garden history, includes a physic garden, orchard and wide mixed borders. The 19th century addition of the Fernery has been restored thanks to the work of Caruso St John Architects. At the sale, Hospitalfield will launch I May Never See You, an artist’s project by Rebecca Chesney which aims to develop a seed bank devoted to kidney vetch and conservation of the Small Blue butterfly. As always, the sale will have a good selection of plants sourced from private gardens and local nurseries. Donations of plants will be welcome either in advance (please use the email address above to arrange delivery) or on the day. If you are potting up plants, please use sterile potting compost; we cannot accept plants in garden soil.

Directions: Comprehensive directions can be found at hospitalfield.org.uk/visit/location

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: All proceeds to SGS Beneficiaries
Dunoon Goes POP Drinks Garden

Dunoon Goes POP Drinks Garden

28 Hillfoot Street, Dunoon PA23 7DS
Lynne Maclagan
Saturday 30 May, Saturday 27 June & Saturday 25 July, 10am - 5pm (2026)
0c59
hello@popshop.scot
From Empire building to herbal lore, every plant tells a story in the Dunoon Goes POP Drinks Garden. Tucked away in the centre of the town behind the POP shop, explore the plants, people and local heritage that inspire their soft drinks enterprise. Packed with over 50 species of flavoursome plants, you can touch, smell and learn about the botanicals used to make drinks. Built using reclaimed or durable materials, this intimate walled garden has a drinks hedge, hops tunnel, trained fruit trees, many rhubarb varieties and a unique blend of aromatic plants that our pollinating friends adore. Discover more on a tour and taste some of their soft drinks inspired by Dunoon’s People of Place (POP).

Directions: Behind the POP shop on Hillfoot Street, follow the underpass to the right of the POP shop, the garden is directly ahead, past their workshops.

Admission: by donation
Charities: POP shop enterprises CIC 60%
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Dundonnell House

Little Loch Broom, Wester Ross IV23 2QW
Dundonnell Estates
Saturday 30 May, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:07789 390028 sueandwill@icloud.com
Camellias, magnolias and bulbs in spring, rhododendrons and laburnum walk in this ancient walled garden. Exciting planting gives all year round interest, centred around one of the oldest yew trees in Scotland. A water sculpture, unique Victorian glass house, riverside walk, arboretum - all in the valley below the peaks of An Teallach.
Champion Trees: Yew and Holly

Directions: Turn off the A835 at Braemore on to the A832. After 11 miles take the Badralloch turn for a ½ mile.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: The Tusk Trust 30% & Parkinsons UK 30%
Monifieth Secret Gardens

Monifieth Secret Gardens

Monifieth DD5 4RD
Neil Burford, Scott & Barbara Lindsay
Sunday 31 May, Saturday 27 June & Sunday 19 July, 11am - 4pm (2026)
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T:07791851845 or 07874058963 n.k.burford@gmail.com or wl011b2275@btinternet.com
Ashludie Wildflower Garden 10 Margaret Lindsay Place, Monifieth DD5 4RD (Scott and Barbara Lindsay): Striking, small garden consisting predominantly of native wildflowers. Dedicated to attracting wildlife and helping to replace our lost meadows. A homemade bee hotel, a small pond and about 40 types of wildflower aim to attract bees, butterflies, birds and other creatures. Nectar and pollen-rich "classic" wildflowers include greater knapweed, viper's bugloss, Valerian and musk mallow. The small front garden has plants to provide pollen for our earlier emerging pollinators. Plant stall includes garden-collected seed.
St Bedes Garden 6 Ferry Road, Monifieth DD5 4NT (Neil Burford): St Bedes is a small, urban, plant-lover's garden on a steep slope and enclosed by stone walls. Its design reflects the distant monastic history of the site and it integrates an ecology of native and non-native drought-tolerant trees, grasses and perennials suited to the dry sandy soil of its coastal location. Over the last 17 years, the site has been extensively landscaped incorporating a series of terraces and rooms connected by a winding central path and stairs. Inspired by prairie-style planting and using a matrix ecology, the garden has year-round colour, texture and formal interest, with many unusual and rare bulbs, herbaceous perennials and trees. An Arbutus menziesii is a central focus of the main space.

Directions: Ashludie Wildflower Garden: various bus number 73s from Arbroath or Dundee to Monifieth Tesco. Walk up North Union Street and then Victoria Street to the garden - about 15 minutes. Or bus 72 to Dobbies - about 15 minutes walk to the garden. Please check the timetable for buses (various number 74s) to Ashludie Hospital and then a 2-minute walk to the garden. St Bedes: Coming from Dundee, the house is 50 yards before the pedestrian crossing at the junction of Albert Street, 500 yards west of Monifieth centre on the north side of Ferry Road. Buses 73, 73A from Dundee and Carnoustie stop near the house.

Admission: £8.00, children free
Charities: Re-Engage Ltd 30% & The Monifieth Befrienders 30%
Blebo Craigs Village Gardens

Blebo Craigs Village Gardens

Blebo Craigs, Cupar KY15 5UG
Gardeners of Blebo Craigs
Sunday 31 May, 11am - 4pm (2026)
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A selection of cottage gardens in this charming rural village, situated between Cupar and St Andrews; most gardens have stunning views over the surrounding countryside. The gardens are all different, many with beautiful herbaceous borders and unusual trees, and also ponds, orchards and even a living roof! Because the village is on a hill, please be aware that some of the gardens will involve steps.

Directions: From St Andrews: B939 for five miles, village sign on your left at the bus stop pointing right, taking you directly into the village. From Cupar: B940 to Pitscottie, turn left onto the B939 and, after a couple of miles, turn left into the village. Then turn left at the phone box for the Village Hall and signs to the parking area.

Admission: £8.00, children free
Charities: Charity to be confirmed 60%
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Old Allangrange

Munlochy IV8 8NZ
J J Gladwin
Sunday 31 May, 12pm - 5pm. Admission £8.00 includes a cup of tea and a biscuit, children under 13 free, children 13 - 18 £5.00. There will also be an extensive plant stall, baking stall, children’s activities and music. Guided tours given on the hour from 11.30am, 1.00pm and 3.30pm. (2026)
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T:01463 811304 office@blackislegardendesign.com
The house sits in the middle of the ornamental garden with several different, distinctive areas. Hedges formal and informal, pleached, cloud-pruned, play an important role within the garden to separate the areas. Particularly of note is the mound which children love to climb up and roll down. We also have a substantial market garden which is designed to be beautiful as well as productive. Increasing biodiversity is a crucial part of how we garden, and are pleased to note that through one of our ecological initiatives, putting in a tree-surrounded pond, we have had the largest number of hawfinches ever caught on camera in Scotland (24 in one photo). We have fun ways of increasing life in the garden and on the farm - replacing fences with log hedges and brash bunds fish whinrows, planting, and letting areas go wild and rough. We use no dig, permaculture and agroforestry techniques. Also open concurrently with our garden is the Go Flourish School Garden at North Kessock, which is the charity supported through our openings.
Champion Trees: Yew and sweet chestnut.

Directions: From Inverness head four miles north on the A9, and follow the directions for Black Isle Brewery. Park up at the Brewery and walk down to the garden. Directions will be given in the shop. GoFlourish garden in North Kessock is accessed from Drumsmittal Road.

Admission: £8.00, children free
Charities: GO FLOURISH [SCIO] 60%
Bridge of Allan Gardens

Bridge of Allan Gardens

Bridge of Allan FK9 4AT
The Gardeners of Bridge of Allan
Sunday 31 May, 1pm - 5pm (2026)
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Bridge of Allan gardens will again feature a selection of gardens - some terraced, some quirky, some with water features, others with artworks. They will highlight various species of rhododendrons and azaleas plus many varieties of spring blossoms, plants and flowers as well as areas left for wildlife.

Directions: Gardens will be signposted in the village on the day.

Admission: £7.50, children free
Charities: Artlink Central Ltd 30% & St Saviours Episcopal Church: Bridge Of Allan 30%
Brooklands

Brooklands

Crocketford DG2 8QH
Mr and Mrs Archie Herries
Sunday 31 May, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:Gardener, Matthew Grieve: 07765 491902
Large old walled garden with a wide selection of plants, including some interesting shrubs and climbers and a kitchen garden. Mature woodland with many established rhododendrons and azaleas, and carpeted with snowdrops in February.

Directions: Turn off the A712 Crocketford to New Galloway Road one mile outside Crocketford at the Gothic gatehouse (on the right travelling north).

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: All proceeds to SGS Beneficiaries
The Potting Shed

The Potting Shed

Broughton Place, Broughton, Biggar ML12 6HJ
Jane and Graham Buchanan-Dunlop
3 June - 1 July, Wednesday only, 11am - 5pm. Admission £5.00, children free. (2026)
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T:01899 830574 buchanandunlop@btinternet.com
A one-acre garden begun from scratch in 2008, on an exposed hillside at 900 feet. It contains herbaceous plants, climbers, shrubs and trees - all selected for wind resistance and ability to cope with the poor, stony soil. There are usually fine views to the Southern Uplands.

Directions: Signposted from the main A701 Edinburgh - Moffat Road, immediately north of Broughton village. 

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Nomad Beat Ltd: Peebles Community Music School 60%
House of Gruinard

House of Gruinard

Laide, by Achnasheen IV22 2NQ
The Hon Mrs A G Maclay
Wednesday 3 June, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:01445 731235 office@houseofgruinard.com
A garden sympathetically created to blend into the surrounding landscape with sweeping vistas out to Gruinard Island. This unexpected garden features a wide variety of interesting herbaceous and shrub borders, a water garden and extended wild planting.

Directions: On the A832, 12 miles north of Inverewe and nine miles south of Dundonnell.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Marie Curie 30% & Highland Hospice 30%
Cally Biodiversity Gardens

Cally Biodiversity Gardens

Cally Avenue, Gatehouse of Fleet DG7 2DJ
Kevin Hughes
Saturday 6 June & Sunday 6 September, 10am - 5pm (2026)
2c57
T:01557 815228 info@callygardens.co.uk
A one hectare walled garden containing an outstanding collection of rare and common plants from around the world assembled to create naturalistic habitat for our native fauna. Some plants can be found in no other Scottish Garden whilst many are first introductions to gardens in the UK. This is an example of gardening harmoniously with nature where declining birds such as Garden warbler can be seen nesting amongst Himalayan poppies & American Prairie plants whilst lucky people might glimpse harvest mice in our unique Grassland Ecology Garden. We use no artificial fertiliser or pesticide and this is also true of the plants we grow for our plant sale area which has a wide range of less common plants.

Directions: From Dumfries take the Gatehouse of Fleet turning off the A75, follow the B727 and turn left through the Cally Palace Hotel gateway from where the gardens are well signposted. A regular bus service will stop at the end of Cally Drive if requested.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Scottish Wildlife Trust Ltd 60%
Fowlis Wester Open Gardens

Fowlis Wester Open Gardens

Fowlis Wester Village Hall, Fowlis Wester, Crieff PH7 3NL
The Gardeners of Fowlis Wester, contact Audrey McColl
Saturday 6 June, 1pm - 5pm (2026)
2c469
T:07717220972
An eclectic collection of large and small gardens in this charming village. Fowlis Wester boasts an enchanting variety of cottage and informal gardens with an emphasis on being wildlife friendly. Gardens include herbaceous borders, alpines, roses, mature trees, productive vegetable gardens and scenic views. All gardens are within easy walking distance. The village includes a beautiful 13th century church with Pictish stones and will be open to look round.

Directions: From Perth follow the A85 towards Crieff and turn off to the right signed Fowlis Wester, approximately 5 miles before Crieff. Follow this road and there is ample parking at the village hall or in the square. Bus 15A stops at the road end.

Admission: £8.00, children free
Charities: Trellis 60%
Quercus Garden Plants

Quercus Garden Plants

Whitmuir Farm, West Linton EH46 7BB
Rona Dodds
Sunday 7 June, 10am - 5pm (2026)
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T:01968 660708 quercusgardenplants@gmail.com
We are a small, independent nursery growing and selling a wide range of hardy, healthy plants propagated from our nursery gardens. At just under two acres, these gardens were started in 2015 to show visitors and customers what can be grown in our conditions here on a north-west-facing hill at 850 feet above sea level. Explore our herb garden, scented garden, wildlife garden, prairie-style garden, winter garden, woodland garden and all the other inspirational smaller borders. Many of the plants seen in the gardens are available to buy in the nursery.

Directions: On the A701, four miles south of the Leadburn junction or two miles north of West Linton. 

Admission: by donation
Charities: Breast Cancer Now 60%
Kirkside of Lochty

Kirkside of Lochty

Menmuir, by Brechin DD9 6RY
Ed and Fi Troughton
Sunday 7 June, 12pm - 5pm (2026)
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This garden, designed by renowned local plantswoman Irene Mackie over 20 years ago, is now nurtured by the current owners. There are four distinct areas each with their own character. Along the short drive and to the east of the house is a spring woodland full of bulbs, leading to the new gravel garden, a sheltered spot to enjoy late summer sunshine amongst the agapanthus and grasses. The hot, sunny courtyard parterre is full of herbaceous perennials with high summer interest and from there, one is drawn through the beech hedge into a wilder area of three island beds with mixed planting, and a meadow loved by wildlife and bees. More recently the garden has been enhanced by careful reduction in the perimeter tree canopy opening up the westerly views to grazings and allowing the pollarded willow hedge to be backlit by winter sun.

Directions: From the A90, take Careston/Fern/Menmuir turn just south of Brechin. Proceed towards Menmuir for about 2 miles. The garden is on the left behind beech hedge.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: All proceeds to SGS Beneficiaries
Heatherwick Farm

Heatherwick Farm

Kintore, Inverurie AB51 0UQ
Lucy and Joe Narducci
Sunday 7 June, 1pm - 5pm (2026)
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Our two acre farmhouse garden has spacious lawns, densely planted perennial borders, evergreen shrubberies, a vegetable patch, orchard and native wild paddock. With its open nature and many seats, the garden is accessible to all and has space for children to roam.

Directions: From Inverurie centre, take the B9001 southwards. At the corner of St Mary's Place and St James's Place follow signs for Keithhall. Then follow signs for Balbithan. Heatherwick is signposted and on the left after Hogholm. It is three miles from the centre of Inverurie. The address and location map can be found on scotlandsgardens.org.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Myeloma UK 60%
Smithycroft House

Smithycroft House

Pettinain ML11 8SS
Susan Waldron
Sunday 7 June & Sunday 23 August, 1pm - 4:30pm (2026)
1c69
swgarden@pm.me
Come visit a garden where the wildlife is given as much space as the glorious mass of nectar-rich perennials, where herbicides and pesticides are banned, a hosepipe has never been used, only homemade compost is used to improve the soil and a small flock of chickens are allowed free-range. The kitchen garden comprises of a large vegetable plot, two greenhouses, fruit bushes and trees. Beech hedging has been planted to create a hidden and sheltered garden within the garden. There is a sizeable pond and a small but very productive orchard which is home to beehives. The front of the house is clothed with a very pleasing ever-changing tapestry of plants, many of which are self-seeded. Susan will be happy to tell you which of these self-seeders to avoid and Fin will talk to you for hours about his collection of chilli plants.

Directions: Upper Pettinain can be found off the A73 South of Hyndford bridge or via Carstairs Junction over the Clyde bridge. what3words/emperor.volunteered.simulates

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Médecins Sans Frontières 60%
Mill of Forneth

Mill of Forneth

Forneth, Blairgowrie PH10 6SP
Mr and Mrs Graham Wood
Sunday 7 June, 2pm - 4pm (2026)
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gaw@forneth-mill.co.uk
Built on the site of a former watermill on the Lunan Burn, originally laid out in the 1970s by James Aitken, the Scottish landscape designer and naturalist. The sheltered four-acre garden has a range of mature trees, including a Himalayan blue cedar, large rhododendrons, azaleas and a wide range of shrubs. The former mill lade feeds rocky waterfalls and a lily pond. Planting includes established perennials with seasonal colours, many bulbs, primulas and heathers, plus a vegetable garden on the site of an old tennis court and a new wildflower meadow.

Directions: Take the A923 Dunkeld to Blairgowrie road. Six miles east of Dunkeld turn south onto a minor road signposted Snaigow and Clunie. Mill of Forneth is the first gate on the left-hand side. PLEASE NOTE due to wet weather conditions there may be limited safe meadow parking on site (exceptions will be made for people with mobility problems).

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Perthshire Women's Aid 60%
Seabank

Seabank

The Merse, Rockcliffe DG5 4QH
Julian and Theodora Stanning
Sunday 7 June, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
1c6
T:01556 630244
This one-and-a-half-acre garden extends to the high water mark with westerly views across a wildflower meadow to the Urr Estuary, Rough Island and beyond to Screel. The house is flanked by raised beds, and overlooks a cottage-style garden; peripheral plantings of mixed shrubs and perennials are interspersed with spring bulbs and summer annuals for all-year-round interest. There is a greenhouse with a range of succulents and tender plants. To the rear of the property is a new walled garden stocked with top and soft fruit, perennial vegetables (sea kale, asparagus and globe artichokes), a range of annual vegetables and flower borders. A further greenhouse is used for tomatoes and peppers, and apricots growing against the back wall. A plantswoman’s garden with a range of interesting and unusual plants. 

Directions: Park in the public car park at Rockcliffe. Walk down the road about 50 yards towards the sea and turn left along The Merse, a private road. Seabank is the sixth house on the left. 

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Marie Curie: DG5 Group 60%
Norton House

Norton House

1 North Deeside Road, Kincardine O'Neil, Aboyne AB34 5AA
Andrew and Nicola Bradford
Sunday 7 June, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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Norton House, on the edge of the historic village of Kincardine O’Neil, dates from 1840. In the main this is a mature garden with large trees, shrubs, herbaceous borders, rockeries and a small orchard. An area that was neglected for decades has seen much tree-felling and work is in progress to make a woodland garden. Following last year’s hugely successful SGS opening you are invited to return to see progress and enjoy a scrummy tea and a social event.

Directions: Situated on the A93 at the eastern end of Kincardine O'Neil. Accessible by bus, the Stagecoach 201 service.

Admission: £10.00, children free
Charities: CHILDREN FIRST 60%
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Thorntree

Arnprior FK8 3EY
Mark and Carol Seymour
Sunday 7 June, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:01786 870710 carolseymour666@gmail.com
This cottage garden has evolved from growing dried flowers into triangle beds to meander through with more and more plants filling in the gaps. There are amazing views from Aberfoyle and the hills beyond to Doune. Last year, 2025, was a year of growth and everything did do exceptionally well, with little frost to impede plants, so lots had to be divided, therefore a good plant stall will be available. The garden is kept with the aid of WRAGs trainees - a new trainee started in November to help with all the compost spreading!

Directions: On the A811, to Arnprior, then take the Fintry Road; Thorntree is second on the right. 

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Forth Driving Group RDA SCIO 30% & WFGA: (WRAGS) 30%
Geilston Garden

Geilston Garden

Main Road, Cardross G82 5HD
The National Trust for Scotland
Sunday 7 June, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
2c46
T:01389 849187 geilstongarden@nts.org.uk
Geilston Garden has many attractive features including the walled garden with herbaceous border providing summer colour, tranquil woodland walks and a large working kitchen garden. This is the ideal season for viewing the Siberian iris in flower along the Geilston Burn and the Japanese azaleas. 

Directions: On the A814, one mile from Cardross towards Helensburgh. 

Admission: details can be found on the garden's website
Charities: Donation to SGS Beneficiaries
Glenae

Glenae

Amisfield DG1 3NZ
Victoria and Charlie Rotheroe
Sunday 7 June, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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tottsrotheroe@gmail.com
A beautiful, well-established walled garden, well stocked with interesting plants. Four lawns are surrounded by colourful herbaceous borders and apple trees. There is a lovely sunken garden with a tranquil water feature and the pink poppies (Mrs Perry) featured throughout the garden are a stunning sight in June.
Visitors may also walk through a newly-cleared woodland, enjoying the mature trees and peaceful atmosphere.

Directions: One and-a-half miles north of Amisfield on the A701. Turn left to Duncow and Auldgirth and one mile on right.

Admission: by donation
Charities: All proceeds to SGS Beneficiaries
Pittenweem: Gardens in the Burgh

Pittenweem: Gardens in the Burgh

Pittenweem KY10 2PG
The Gardeners of Pittenweem
Saturday/Sunday, 13/14 June, 12pm - 5pm (2026)
23c6
T:07718 000802
An inspiring variety of gardens, many tucked away behind houses and garden walls, displaying a wide range of styles - from traditional to landscaped to richly productive - and incorporating many interesting and unusual plants. There is a chance to visit old favourites as well as to discover new projects.

Directions: For tickets and maps, follow postcode above to the High Street. Parking: if coming from the west follow signs to West Braes car park; from Ovenstone, use car park next to the football field/cemetery off Charles Street; and from the east turn right and park in Milton Road. Parking may also be available throughout the village.

Admission: £8.00, children free
Charities: Alzheimer Scotland 30% & Scottish Wildlife Trust Ltd 30%
Oakmore

Oakmore

Blairhoyle, Port of Menteith, Stirling FK8 3LF
Rachel Nunn
Sunday 14 June, 11am - 5pm (2026)
2c6
T:07872 068080
Oakmore is a 3.5 acre garden with spectacular views over the Menteith and Campsie Hills. From a woodland walk to large formal herbaceous borders, a rose garden to bog garden, there aims to be something interesting, unusual, and inspirational for everyone. Children are most welcome to get up close to nature with two natural ponds, a fish pond and meadow areas, and there is a south-facing, fully accessible patio for those who simply want to enjoy the views with a cream tea.

Directions: Blairhoyle is on the A873 Thornhill to Port of Menteith road. The postcode will get you to the turnoff where there will be Open Gardens signage.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Stirling Street Pastors (SCIO) 30% & Safebase Scotland 30%
Edzell Village Gardens

Edzell Village Gardens

Edzell DD9 7TQ
The Gardeners of Edzell
Sunday 14 June, 1pm - 5pm (2026)
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Edzell Castle, by kind permission of HES, and a selection of private gardens including:
Edzell Castle Angus DD9 7UE (Historic Environment Scotland): Historic home of the Lindsay Family with gardens dating back to 1604 featuring fine summer colour, tower house and summer house in the grounds. The red sandstone castle walls, set amid pleasant green parkland, make an attractive setting.
12 Union Street Edzell DD9 7TD (Christy Bing): Walled garden with roses and ancient apple trees.
North Lodge 36 Church Street, Edzell DD9 7TQ (Robin & Paul McIntosh): North Lodge was designed by James Salmon in the Arts & Crafts style and built as a summer home in 1906. The current garden is predominantly a semi-evergreen woodland garden, full of mature trees and shrubs, a good backdrop for climbers and herbaceous perennials. With numerous flowering azaleas, rhododendrons and spring bulbs, the garden also has a Japanese element to it. Pots of acers and bamboo thrive within the protected walled environment, ferns share a shady area, and a still pond reflects both the sky and plants around it. Our current focus is on increasing the wildlife elements; the pond is loved by birds and a bed of plants specifically chosen for pollinators has proved very successful.
Westwater House Edzell DD9 7TZ (Charles and Rosie Elphinstone): Formerly home to the Dalhousie Estates factor, dating from the mid-19th century, the gardens had been neglected for many years when the current owners acquired the property in 1987. Since then, the walled garden has been reconfigured, ponds created, hedges planted, lawns relaid and dykes built. In spring the policies are carpeted with snowdrops, aconites, scilla, bluebells and daffodils, followed by flowering azaleas, rhododendrons and magnolia in a woodland setting. Fruit trees blossom in the orchard. As summer progresses waterlilies flourish in the ponds, abundant old-fashioned roses bloom and the herbaceous beds in the walled garden put on a show.

Directions: Take A90 to B966 signposted to Edzell. Continue through the town to the end roundabout and take the first exit (left) to Lethnot Road. North Lodge is on the corner of Lethnot Road and Church Street. Plan your journey by public transport using Traveline Scotland.

Admission: £10.00, children free
Charities: Edzell Village Improvement Society 60%
West Linton Village Gardens

West Linton Village Gardens

West Linton EH46 7EW
West Linton Village Gardeners
Sunday 14 June, 1pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:01968 660669 j.bracken101@gmail.com
A varied selection of gardens, approximately 1000 feet above sea level with acidic soil, high rainfall and low winter temperatures. Srongarbh, an Arts and Crafts house (not open) has a large, well-established garden dating from the 1930s surrounded by woodland, with many trees and shrubs within the garden. Others have interesting herbaceous borders and borrowed landscapes, a cutting garden and mixed planting to attract wildlife.

Directions: About 15 miles southwest of Edinburgh, take the A701 or the A702 and follow signs. Bus 101 or 102 from Edinburgh to Gordon Arms Hotel.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Tweed Togs SCIO 30% & Marie Curie 30%
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Boarhills Village Gardens

Boarhills, St Andrews KY16 8PP
Gardeners of Boarhills
Sunday 14 June, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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bd.com.trust@btinternet.com
An attractive group of village gardens, in a variety of styles. An opportunity to stroll around this delightful village. Do not miss the community-owned Boarhills Doocot which has recently been restored following a three-year fundraising campaign. The doocot is in the Boarhills Green Space - which also contains a small community orchard.

Directions: Enter the village from the A917 and follow yellow signs.

Admission: £8.00, children free
Charities: Boarhills Village Hall SCIO 30% & Boarhills and Dunino Community Trust SCIO 30%
Barlockhart Lodge

Barlockhart Lodge

Glenluce DG8 0JG
Barlockhart Gardeners
Thursday 18 June, Tuesday 14 July & Thursday 6 August, 11am - 3pm (2026)
2c6
T:07821 776226 neilharper1962@btinternet.com
A newly-created garden, on a domestic scale, which is very much a work in progress. The main part is a reclaimed riding manege, which has been transformed with meandering paths around borders planted with perennials and grasses to reflect the local undulating landscape. A rockery border and greenhouse are to one side of the house and traditional cottage-style borders are to the front and other side. A small vegetable plot with raised beds and a polycarbonate greenhouse is to the rear. The garden is situated about a mile from Luce Bay and has the benefits of the Gulf Stream, but the disadvantages of an exposed, shadeless position.

Directions: Take the A75 to Glenluce. On the hill which links the two Glenluce turnoffs, take the single-track unmarked lane, signposted for Whithorn Way. Property is roughly one mile along the lane, on the left.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: PIRSAC 60%
St Bride's Cottage

St Bride's Cottage

South Kingennie, Broughty Ferry DD5 3PA
Alison and Donald Gordon
Saturday/Sunday, 20/21 June, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
2c67
This half-acre garden was started from scratch in 2002 and now provides year-round interest. Planting several trees and making a wildlife pond and stream were the first priorities, as birds were sadly rare visitors to the garden. Parts of the perimeter of the garden are left semi wild with dense shrubs to provide cover and nesting areas, while the area visible from the house is planted for viewing, with a mixture of shrubs, perennials and bulbs. Some features are inspired by visits to gardens around the world, including a Japanese-themed area with island bed. There is a small bog garden with a lovely early summer display of Iris sibirica and many plants justify their existence by attracting a wide variety of bees and butterflies.

Directions: From Kellas take minor road signed Murroes Church for approx. a mile to some steading houses, turn left up the farm track immediately before them. St Bride’s is first house on the left with conservatory and solar panels.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Togs SCIO 60%
Inveresk Village

Inveresk Village

Inveresk, Musselburgh EH21 7TE
The Gardeners of Inveresk
Saturday/Sunday, 20/21 June, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
0c46
Inveresk Village, with cultivation going back to the Roman era, has a broad range of gardens including a television star, one complementing an eco house, one large, tiered garden and a garden around a more modern bungalow which is being redesigned for the 21st century. The National Trust for Scotland property, Inveresk Lodge Garden, has great potential for children with pond dipping an ever-popular pursuit at this venue. A circular trail features Musselburgh’s highly-rated allotments and passes a very interesting topiary hedge in Double Dykes. The mix of large and small gardens, flourishing in a relatively dry climate, will offer visitors many ideas to think over when they return home.

Directions: Southside of Musselburgh on the A6124. The 140 bus stops in the village. Spreading visits over two days has been integral in preventing dangerous parking congestion. It is essential that able-bodied people who arrive by car do not park on the main A6124 road running through the village as this impedes smooth emergency vehicle movements. Please use the designated parking areas if you arrive by car.

Admission: £8.00, children free
Charities: St.Columba’s Hospice Care 60%
Stockbridge Open Gardens

Stockbridge Open Gardens

Garden trail runs between Logie Green Gardens EH7 4HE and Circus Place EH3 6TP
Gardeners of Stockbridge
Sunday 21 June, 12pm - 4:30pm (2026)
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Visit some of the surprising horticultural delights behind the discrete terraces of Stockbridge/New Town and enjoy the chance to relax in a classic Georgian pleasure garden. Bringing fresh air and wildlife into the heart of the city, our collection provides lots of creative solutions to urban gardening with year-round interest through a mix of seasonal planting and structural evergreens which the gardeners will be on hand to talk about.

Directions: Buses 23 and 27 to Dundas Street, Canonmills, 8 to Rodney Street, Canonmills, 36 to Hamilton Place and Broughton Road, 29 to Royal Circus.

Admission: £9.00, children free
Charities: Médecins Sans Frontières 30% & Shelter Scotland 30%
Ruthven House

Ruthven House

near Coldstream TD12 4JU
Keith and Karen Fountain
Sunday 21 June, 12pm - 5pm (2026)
2c67
T:01890 840680 ruthvenhouse@btconnect.com
The three acres of Ruthven’s garden have lovely views towards the Cheviots. The garden’s central feature is two ponds joined by a winding stream. The garden is composed of various differing areas - herbaceous borders, woodland areas, a gravel garden, a knot garden, rockeries, an orchard laid to meadow, a kitchen garden, a highland garden, a nuttery, a small lavender field, a shade bed to the back of the house and, adjacent to the house, a formal rose garden. A small fold of Highland cattle in the adjacent field complete the scene.

Directions: Four miles north of Coldstream, and one mile south of Swinton Mill, on the old Duns road.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Coldstream Charity Fundraisers 60%
The House beside the Rowan

The House beside the Rowan

Symington ML12 6JX
Norma Martin
Sunday 21 June, 12pm - 5pm (2026)
2c469
This avid plant collector's space of around a third of an acre is packed with an eclectic mix of plants for all seasons. Informally divided into many areas and covering many aspects of gardening it provides a backdrop to encourage wildlife. A wander through the varied plantings will delight with something different around every corner.

Directions: Five minutes drive off the A702 South from Edinburgh and 10 minutes from the M74 Abington junction South from Glasgow. Symington is served by the 90/91 buses between Lanark and Biggar.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Cancer Research UK: 60%
House of Aigas and Field Centre

House of Aigas and Field Centre

by Beauly IV4 7AD
Sir John and Lady Lister-Kaye, Greg and Hermione Jackson
Sunday 21 June, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
2c6e
T:01463 782443 info@aigas.co.uk
The House of Aigas has a small arboretum of named Victorian specimen trees and modern additions. The garden consists of extensive rockeries, herbaceous borders, ponds and shrubs. Aigas Field Centre rangers lead regular guided walks on nature trails through woodland, moorland and around a loch.
Champion Trees: Douglas fir, Atlas cedar and Sequoiadendron giganteum

Directions: 4½ miles from Beauly on the A831 Cannich/Glen Affric road.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Highland Hospice: Aird branch 60%
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13 Bangholm Bower Avenue

Edinburgh EH5 3NS
Winifred Hodge
Sunday 21 June, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
0c479
ewh@winifredhodge.co.uk
This small city garden is a lovely sun trap with beautiful planting: mainly herbaceous plants, some shrubs, annuals and small trees. There are also tubs on the patio. It is just full of colour from spring to autumn. There are pebble paths throughout.

Directions: From the junction of Ferry Road and South Trinity Road take bus 21 or 23. Get off at the Goldenacre stop and Bangholm Bower Avenue is first right up South Trinity Road. At the end of the cul-de-sac on the left-hand side there is a gate and path to number 13.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Mary's Meals 60%
Tarmangie

Tarmangie

Glendevon, Dollar FK14 7JY
Sandy Fraser and Susan Whyte
Saturday/Sunday, 27/28 June, 10am - 6pm (2026)
2c8
T:07736 800356 amf.warrior@gmail.com
A synthesis of cultivated land and the natural environment. Informal 2.5 acre garden framed by the Ochil Hills and set in mature woodland and pasture. Features include approximately 70 juvenile species rhododendrons, an eclectic and expanding range of unusual perennials, shrubs and ferns; mature stands of bamboo, climbing and shrub roses, both species and hybrid, floral courtyard garden, large pond with feature water lilies and irises, buttercup meadow and (new for 2026) riverside trail. An eco-friendly bug and wildlife haven, herbicide and pesticide-free, minimal dig philosophy, free-range hens, everything recycled, a garden for the free spirit.

Directions: On the A823 between Muckhart and Auchterarder, the white house next to Glendevon Parish Church, on the left hand side of the road heading north.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Crossbasket House 60%
Stenton Village

Stenton Village

Stenton, Dunbar EH42 1TE
Gardeners of Stenton Village
Saturday 27 June, 11am - 5pm (2026)
2c67
Stenton (Stane Toon) with its ancient cottages of pink-purple-hued sandstone and orange pantile roofs set around three village greens, has been awarded Outstanding Conservation status. The Neo-Gothic parish church designed by William Burn presides over the ruins of a 16th century tower. The Open Gardens will include 17th century Ruchlaw House with its formal, walled cottage garden, orchard and woodland paths, and in the village, a mix of walled, cottage gardens of various sizes. Many are divided into garden rooms with lush planting, garden ornaments, wildflower areas, ponds, seating areas, vegetable and fruit cultivation and much more. The gardens are managed intensively to provide year-round colour, interest and produce.

Directions: Follow signs from the A199/A1.

Admission: £8.00, children free
Charities: Lynton Day Centre 30% & The Lamp Of Lothian Trust 30%
Auchtermuchty Open Gardens

Auchtermuchty Open Gardens

Fife KY14 7AP
The Gardeners of Auchtermuchty
Saturday/Sunday, 27/28 June, 12pm - 5pm (2026)
2c46
A wide variety of gardens, many hidden and behind walls. The diversity of gardens makes this village well worth a visit. One garden has a forest orchard set in woodland with many mature trees and an emphasis on encouraging into the garden wildlife in all its forms. Another garden, started in 2012 but already looking well established, contains a range of plants, trees, shrubs, roses and an amazing border of meconopsis. Other gardens show an extensive range of formal herbaceous and informal borders, shrubs and trees, including a fine old specimen Redwood. As well as the gardens in Auchtermuchty, one garden in Dunshalt will participate as part of the weekend’s event.

Directions: On the A91 from Cupar and Kinross. B936 from Falkland and Newburgh. Stagecoach buses 36 or 94A. Moffat & Williamson buses 64, 64A and 66.

Admission: £8.00, children free
Charities: Auchtermuchty Community Centre 60%
Two Gardens in Banchory Devenick

Two Gardens in Banchory Devenick

Banchory Devenick AB12 5XT
Angela and Derek Townsley and Jane and Terry O'Kelly
Saturday/Sunday, 27/28 June, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
2c
T:07712 528450 janeokelly868@gmail.com
Pinetrees Cottage Banchory Devenick AB12 5XR (Angela and Derek Townsley): A mature garden set in three-quarters of an acre, filled with a wide range of hardy plants including rhododendrons, azaleas, acers, topiary and roses, with two ponds. An alpine house is fronted by stone troughs filled with rock plants. Set in a backdrop of mature pine trees to the north and open fields to the south.
Whin Cottage Ardoe, Aberdeen AB12 5XT (Jane and Terry O'Kelly): A cottage garden of just under half an acre surrounded by farmland. It features a border of rhododendrons and azaleas, several mixed borders, two formal rose beds, a wildlife pond and four raised beds growing a variety of vegetables and flowers for the house. The garden reflects a love of colour and structure and an interest in wildlife.

Directions: Banchory Devenick is four miles from Bridge of Dee. Turn off B9077 at Banchory Devenick church. Follow to T-junction, turn right. Next right is Butterywells Steading. Turn into opening and follow track, go around the back of farmhouse (Lochend) and continue on track to Pinetrees. Take the B9077 out of Aberdeen. After approximately two miles turn left immediately after Banchory Devenick Church, signposted Banchory Devenick. (There is parking available along the verge on the left). Turn right after 100 metres. Whin Cottage is on the right immediately after you have turned. There is limited parking outside the cottage.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Fighting For Sight Aberdeen 60%
Bruckhills Croft

Bruckhills Croft

Rothienorman, Inverurie AB51 8YB
Paul and Helen Rushton
Sunday 28 June, 12pm - 5pm (2026)
2c86a
T:01651 821596 helenrushton1@aol.com
An informal country cottage garden extending to three-quarters of an acre with a further acre as wildflower meadow and pond. There are several distinct areas which include a white border, a butterfly alley, kitchen garden with Polycrub, greenhouse and fruit cage, an orchard, and a blue and yellow border. Relax on one of the many seats in the garden and soak up the atmosphere.
National Plant Collection: Galanthus (snowdrops), awarded in 2021.

Directions: From Rothienorman take the B9001 north for two-and-a-half miles. On the S-bend turn left. When you reach the Bruckhills Farm roadend, signs will direct you to our new access road.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: SMG 60%
Moonzie House

Moonzie House

By Cupar KY15 4NL
Katherine Watts
Sunday 28 June, 12pm - 6pm (2026)
0c6
T:07720 266298 Kathy@joe-cool.co.uk
Moonzie House was formerly the manse to historic Moonzie Kirk, which sits a few metres away at the top of the small hill. The modest walled garden has been developed over 37 years around a pre-existing central circular feature and echoes the circles and curves to creates a garden that is traditional with some surprising features. As well as a wide variety of shrubs and perennials, the garden is home to a collection of over 60 different bamboo varieties which are subtly incorporated among more traditional plantings. Moonzie Kirk will be open on the day offering a rare opportunity to visit this ancient site.

Directions: From Cupar take the A913 (Newburgh, Perth Road). In approximately 3 miles, shortly after the large bends at Kilmaron, turn right to Moonzie. Take next left, signposted Moonzie Church and follow the single track road to the top. Put the farmyard on your right and follow the track with the wall on your left or follow parking instructions. From Edinburgh on the A92 take a right on the A913 at Parbroath crossroads toward Cupar, then the next left to Moonzie and then as above. From Perth come on the A913 and then as above. From Dundee take the A92, after Rathillet, turn left where Moonzie is signposted, then turn right to Moonzie Church and then as above.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Moonzie Kirk Preservation Trust 60%
Claremont

Claremont

Redmill EH47 0JY
Trevor and Faye Yerbury
Sunday 28 June & Sunday 26 July, 1pm - 4pm (2026)
23c67
info@yerburystudio.com
‘Claremont’ is situated only two minutes from J4 of the M8 and yet is an idyllic oasis. It is an eclectic garden created over 20 years; before we moved in it was just grass with a few rhododendrons. The garden has three areas, to the front are various herbaceous borders, to the side we have our hosta collection. Our garden contains over 150 Hosta’s. To the rear there are herbaceous borders, plus a stumpery/fernery created in 2022. We have three ponds, one very large, a rockery, a dovecot, newly created rose garden and interesting trees including a grand monkey puzzle. New for 2026: the stumpery has been extended over the winter. View our five new commissioned bird boxes all based on the designs of Frank Lloyd Wright.

Directions: Take the M8 and leave at J4 heading for Whitburn. At the first set of traffic lights turn right for Whitburn. After 100 metres turn first right at the bollards and come straight down.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Answer Project Limited: Whitburn 60%
Drumstinchall House

Drumstinchall House

Drumstinchall, Dalbeattie DG5 4PD
Melanie and Mark Parry
Sunday 28 June, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
0c679
T:07771 784606 melanie@drumstinchall.co.uk
An extensive and established garden, surrounded by mature trees, with fine views to the sea two miles away. There are colourful herbaceous and mixed borders, and a rose garden in front of the house. A variety of paths wind their way through more borders, a rock garden, rhododendrons and azaleas, and past the ruin of the original house to a woodland walk around the edge of the garden. There is a vegetable garden, including a polytunnel.

Directions: From the A711 just east of Dalbeattie, take the B793 towards Southwick/Caulkerbush. After 4. 2 miles take a right turn signposted Drumstinchall and follow this road for 0. 8 miles to Drumstinchall House.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: N and S RDA 60%
Pentland Crescent Gardens

Pentland Crescent Gardens

2 Pentland Crescent, Edinburgh EH10 6NP
Jan Polley
Sunday 28 June, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
2c467
Neighbouring gardens all laid out very differently, offering a wide range of ideas for visitors. The gardens include colourful herbaceous borders, a range of fruit and vegetables and a woodland garden which shows what can be done with a sloping site. There are ideas for planting in the sun and shade, rockeries, a garden pond, and various patios and seating areas.

Directions: From the city centre take the A702 through Morningside, continue uphill and turn right at Comiston Springs Avenue. Pentland Crescent is first left. Buses 11 or 15 and get off at the Comiston Springs Avenue stop.

Admission: £7.00, children free
Charities: Marie Curie 60%
Arabella House

Arabella House

Arabella, near Tain IV19 1QJ
Tom and Julia Birley
Sunday 28 June, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
2c67
Long-established seven-acre garden with mature and ornamental trees, flowering shrubs, herbaceous borders, climbing, rambling and shrub roses, ornamental pond, lawns, wild areas, vegetable garden and fruit trees. Pretty hidden spots and seating areas scattered throughout. This year we are aiming to open when the many rambling and climbing roses will be in full bloom.

Directions: From the south: take the Kildary exit off the A9, signposted Arabella and follow the lane for about two miles. From the north: take the Nigg exit off the A9, then turn right shortly after the Arabella sign, signposted Kildary. Parking in the paddock will be signposted from the lane.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: St Andrews Episcopal Church: Tain 60%
Tigh Braigh

Tigh Braigh

Drumdelgie Cottages, Drumdelgie, Huntly AB54 4TH
Jennifer Kinnaird and Simon Byrne
Pre-booking is essential. Admission price includes refreshments. Please, no dogs or children due to our own furry residents. (2026)
2c
T:07812692135 gardenwithaveiw@gmail.com (this unusual spelling is correct)
Expansive views of Strath Deveron provide the backdrop to this beautiful perennial garden, with a focus on pollinators. Sitting 200m/600ft above sea level, a site some may consider challenging shows what can be achieved; flowing borders of ornamental grasses, flowering perennials and stunning rambling roses with benches and seating areas allowing you to drink in the sights and sounds of the garden. Fringed with native wildflower strips planted with fruit trees and a large polytunnel providing a wealth of produce, alongside the vegetable garden which makes up one of the three distinct garden areas over 2400sqm that also includes the courtyard garden.

Directions: Four miles north-west from Huntly, one mile off the A96, located at Drumdelgie. what3words/graph.firms.walkway

Admission: £8.00, children free
Charities: Cats Protection: Huntly, Keith & Turriff branch 60%
The Willows

The Willows

Bridge Road, Connel PA37 1PJ
Sam Macdonald
Saturday/Sunday, 4/5 July, 10am - 4pm (2026)
2c79
gorstain@yahoo.com
An imaginative garden that shows you what can be created with a relatively small space. The garden has five distinctive areas around the house, island beds, raised beds, a fruit cage, a small greenhouse, a water feature, and a viewing platform with views out to the islands and the Morvern hills. With no room for large shrubs and trees the garden has been planted with an extensive range of herbaceous material giving colour through the seasons.

Directions: On the A85 in Connel located behind the sea facing Oyster Inn.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: The Swan Society 60%
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Rousay Community School Garden

Rousay, Orkney KW17 2PR
Rousay Community School
Saturday 4 July, 10am - 4pm (2026)
2c859
The Rousay Community School garden is located on the grounds of Rousay Primary School. It is a project funded by the Climate Challenge Fund and is used by the school and local community. The garden covers an extensive area and includes a wildlife pond and a woodland planted by the students over 20 years ago, as well as a polytunnel and raised beds.

Directions: Take the free shuttle bus to the garden.

Admission: by donation
Charities: Rousay Community School Garden 60%
Willowhill

Willowhill

Forgan, Newport-on-Tay DD6 8RA
Eric Wright and Sally Lorimore
Saturday 4 July, Monday 6 July, Saturday 11 July, Monday 13 July, Saturday 18 July, Monday 20 July, Saturday 25 July & Monday 27 July, 1pm - 5pm (2026)
c6
T:01382 542890 willowhillfife@btinternet.com
An evolving three-acre garden. The house is surrounded by a series of mixed borders designed with different vibrant colour combinations for effect in all seasons. A ‘no dig’ 160-foot border in shades of white, blue, purple and pale yellow was created in 2019/2020. The most recent addition to the garden is another ‘no dig’ border in shades of peach, burgundy, yellow, chocolate and acid yellow. Visit in March for over 200 hellebores, May for late spring bulbs and flowers, June and July for roses and high summer colour and August for late summer colour. Visitors are welcome to bring their own refreshments and picnic in the garden. A season ticket for all these dates, and by arrangement (available at the garden or online) is £25 and admits the ticket holder plus guest.

Directions: 1½ miles south of Tay Road Bridge. Take the B995 to Newport off the Forgan roundabout. Willowhill is the first house on the left-hand side next to West Friarton Farm Strawberry Shed.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Rio Community Centre 50%
Haugh Garden

Haugh Garden

College of Roseisle IV30 5YE
Gwynne and David Hetherington
Saturday/Sunday, 4/5 July, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
2c67
T:01343 835790 davidhetherington26@gmail.com
A lovely two-acre garden to relax in with continuing developments to enjoy. Wander through woodlands and meadows, and around eye-catching perennial borders with unusual plants and shrubs, a pond and an orchard, all attracting a diversity of insects and birds. Our organic vegetable garden and polytunnel keep us well supplied and using the no-dig method, without need for artificial fertiliser or chemicals. Our garden delights us with year-round interest starting with various spring bulbs and flowering shrubs, continuing through to late autumn colours

Directions: From Elgin take the A96 west, then the B9013 Burghead Road to the crossroads at the centre of College of Roseisle. The garden is on the right, enter from the Duffus Road. Car parking at the village hall off Kinloss road. Drop off and disabled parking is available at the house.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Alzheimer Scotland 30% & WWF-UK 30%
Crimonmogate

Crimonmogate

Lonmay, Fraserburgh AB43 8SE
Viscount and Viscountess Petersham
Admission fee includes refreshments. Children are welcome to offer a donation for refreshments. (2026)
2c9
Crimonmogate is a neo-classical house designed by Archibald Simpson and completed in 1825. It is a family home, and the large garden has been created in the last twenty years. There is an interesting arboretum with many non native trees planted. Also a wonderful display of snowdrops, bluebells, daffodils, camassia and alliums throughout the year. There is an impressive collection of Hydrangea paniculata. Within a walled area, the garden is more formal with herbaceous borders, topiary and a pond.

Directions: Head off A90 Peterhead/Fraserburgh main road, onto B9033 towards St Combs, one mile on right hand side, signposted Crimonmogate.

Admission: £10.00, children free
Charities: Shirley's Space: Crimond Medical Centre 60%
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Lanark Town Gardens

Waterloo Road, Lanark ML11 7QH
The Gardeners of Lanark Town
Sunday 5 July, 1pm - 5pm (2026)
2c6
Opening this year are six gardens in the Waterloo area of Lanark town. The easily walked route provides an eclectic mix of gardens with most of them providing contrasting ideas of how to use a modest space to achieve something very enjoyable. Some of the highlights on offer include a miniature orchard, an extensive rock garden with a collection of alpines, a colourful partially-walled garden with a focus on wildlife and a remodelled garden with interest and surprises. Homemade teas can be enjoyed in the colourful surrounds of the bowling club.

Directions: Waterloo Road is a ten minute walk from Lanark railway station and a five minute bus ride from the adjacent bus interchange.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Hogwatch Dumbarton Hedgehog Rescue 30% & Cancer Research UK 30%
Southwick House

Southwick House

Southwick DG2 8AH
Mr and Mrs R H L Thomas
Sunday 5 July, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
0c57
The extensive gardens at Southwick House comprise three main areas. The first is a traditional formal walled garden with potager and large glasshouse producing a range of fruit, vegetables and cutting flowers. Adjacent to this is a hedged formal garden with herbaceous, shrub and rose beds centred around a lily pond, with roses being a notable feature. Outwith the formal gardens there is a large water garden with two connected ponds with trees, shrubs and lawns running alongside the Southwick Burn. 

Directions: On the A710 near Caulkerbush. Dalbeattie 7 miles, Dumfries 17 miles. 

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Loch Arthur 60%
Knockmarloch

Knockmarloch

Craigie Road, Kilmarnock KA1 5LR
Mrs and Dr Staines
Saturday/Sunday, 11/12 July, 10am - 4pm (2026)
0c69
The garden extends to two acres, and has been developed to provide different areas of interest. A lawned area behind the house contains a herbaceous border featuring a variety of David Austin roses. Adjacent is a herb garden with small pond. Also behind the house is a Moon Garden. A gate leads to the Garden of Contemplation, an area of relaxation containing the large wildlife pond and a labyrinth. Walk on and you will find the orchard complete with beehives. Over the stream is an area left to nature, a small allotment, an arboretum and a willow dome. There are multiple seating areas. We are a pesticide free garden which has allowed a wide range of pollinators and other wildlife to flourish. Stout shoes advised.

Directions: Enter Shortlees via Caprington Avenue and turn right at the 1st roundabout. Follow Loreny Drive under the dual carriageway. About 1/2 mile on is a white cottage on the left (Knockmarloch Cottage). The driveway to Knockmarloch is about 30 yards further on.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: C.O.G.S: Community Open Garden Shortlees 60%
SGS Kilmacolm Plant Sale

SGS Kilmacolm Plant Sale

Outside Kilmacolm Library, Kilmacolm PA13 4LE
Scotland's Gardens Scheme
Saturday 11 July, 10am - 12pm (2026)
c457
Please join us at our popular spring and summer plant sales in the heart of Kilmacolm village

Directions: The plant sales are held at the Cross outside the Library & Cargill Centre (where refreshments are available) in the centre of Kilmacolm. Free parking locally and the village is accessible via McGills buses 1A, 1B (to and from Johnstone) or X7 (Glasgow to Greenock)

Admission: by donation
Charities: Pancreatic Cancer Action 60%
42 Astle

42 Astle

Dornoch IV25 3NH
Fay Wilkinson
Saturday/Sunday, 11/12 July, 11am - 4pm (2026)
2c7
Organic wildlife garden at the edge of boggy moorland. Mature trees and shrubs are mixed with herbaceous perennials, with raised beds for vegetables and flowers for cutting. Focus is on providing food and homes for pollinating insects.

Directions: Take the A9 from the south: pass the turn off to Dornoch, take the first left after the Tall Pines Restaurant, signposted Astle. After one and a half miles take the left fork, cross the river and no. 42 is the second house on the left. Take the A9 from the north: turn right 100 yards before the Tall Pines Restaurant, then follow the directions above.

Admission: £4.00, children free
Charities: Bumblebee Conservation Trust 60%
One Kirkland Bungalows

One Kirkland Bungalows

1 Kirkland Bungalows, Kirkcowan DG8 0HL
Ewen Donaldson
Sunday 12 July & Sunday 13 September, 1pm - 5pm (2026)
2c59
T:07926 182876 ewendonaldson3@gmail.com
Situated in a sleepy corner of the charming village of Kirkcowan, this small domestic garden has been expertly improved and extended over the last 4 years by the current owners. A delightful combination of roses, alpines, herbaceous plants, lilies and grasses and a small meadow area offer an interesting experience to visitors.

Directions: Take the Kirkcowan exit from the A75 - once in Kirkcowan (signposted) follow the Main Street down through the village towards Wigtown. The garden is situated on the right in the bottom corner.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Scottish SPCA 60%
Skelbo House

Skelbo House

Skelbo, Dornoch IV25 3QG
Alison Bartlett
Saturday/Sunday, 18/19 July, 11am - 4pm (2026)
c7
SkelboHouseGarden@gmail.com
Extensive woodland garden with spectacular views over Loch Fleet. Mixed herbaceous borders, rose garden and shrubberies surround the house. Lawns slope down to a small lochan and river walkway. Mature trees throughout. Large kitchen garden. 

Directions: from the south, on the A9 take the small turning opposite the Trentham Hotel (just past the Dornoch turn-offs). At the side of Loch Fleet turn left, then at the ruined castle take the second farm road which is fairly rough, and follow round to your right. If coming from the north take the Loch Fleet road signposted to Embo from the A9. 

Admission: £7.00, children free
Charities: Mary's Meals 60%
Beith Community Gardens

Beith Community Gardens

Beith Community Centre, Kings Road KA15 2BQ
The Gardeners of Beith Community
Saturday 18 July, 1pm - 4pm (2026)
2c5
Beith Community Food Garden (): An allotment growing edible and useful plants, together with those beneficial to pollinators. We are into the project's fourth year, are funded by Arran CVS, have built a beautiful oasis of colour, mindfulness space and creative hub, and now have a new Sensory Garden gravel garden seating area and Woodland Garden with a Beith Birch tree and Tree of Life mural as well as a new wild flower meadow. In 2025 the garden was awarded a Highly Commended certificate by Keep Scotland Beautiful in their Sustainable Gardening category from 14 projects chosen out of 250.
Beith Orr Park Neighbourhood Watch Community Garden (): A Keep Scotland Beautiful Level 5 - Outstanding community garden built on a derelict gap site at the junction of Main Street with Wilson Street. Created over ten years ago and well established with many unique features.
The Wee Potager at the Cross (): This is a free food and flower garden in curved feature beds in front of Beith Auld Kirk. We grow most of our produce using organic and no dig methods. Inspired by Hidden Gardens and Incredible Edible Network

Directions: Come to Beith and park in or near Beith Community Centre on Kings Road, where Beith Community Food Garden is located. The other two gardens are within walking distance.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Beith Community Association SCIO 60%
Rattray Community Garden

Rattray Community Garden

22, Balmoral Road, Rattray, Blairgowrie PH10 7AE
Mr Robert Peek
Saturday 18 July, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
0c84579
T:01250873064 peekr@btinternet.com
We are a garden run by volunteers to grow vegetables and flowers within a welcoming community space. The Victorian walled garden has been cultivated by us on no-dig principles and this is our third growing season. We distribute any excess vegetables within the community. Features of the garden include colourful flower beds, an apothecary garden, a small pond and a very productive vegetable garden. Visitors will be able to speak to volunteers about how the garden works, view the compost heaps, have a seat (we have many) and enjoy a cup of tea and a piece of cake.

Directions: We are on the A93 road to Braemar. After crossing the river from Blairgowrie, go up the hill and turn left onto Balmoral Road. Garden is on the left very close to the junction, opposite the Ford garage. The 59/57 bus from Dundee or Perth stops at the junction.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Blairgowrie & Rattray Development Trust Limited 60%
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Old Forge

by West Green, Birsay, Orkney KW17 2NB
Ailsa and Colin Morgan
Saturday 25 July, 10am - 4pm (2026)
2c4679
T:07747 158700
Newly-created garden, since 2024. This exposed coastal location has outstanding views to the south, west and north to Marwick Bay and Kitchener Memorial. It has a mix of general garden areas with a vegetable garden and covered fruit and two productive seven metre Polycroos.

Directions: Take the single-track road to Howe off the B9056. Old Forge lies adjacent to West Green, after approximately one km. Enter the track at the tight bend and drive beyond West Green to Old Forge. Limited public transport is available to the end of Howe Road on the B9056.

Admission: by donation
Charities: Action Duchenne Limited 60%
Poyntzfield Herb Nursery

Poyntzfield Herb Nursery

Black Isle, by Dingwall IV7 8LX
Finlay Ross
Saturday 25 July, 1pm - 4pm (2026)
c459
info@poyntzfieldherbs.co.uk
Set in a one-acre Victorian walled garden, the herb garden and nursery grow over 400 varieties of herbs which have culinary, medicinal or aromatic qualities. Managed organically, the herbs range from familiar favourites to rare exotics as well as native plants with herbal properties. 2026 marks 50 years of growing herbs at Poyntzfield. Visit the garden early March to see our snowdrops.

Directions: Located on the north side of the Black Isle, six miles west of Cromarty, off the B9163 between Jemimaville and Balblair. Follow the signage for Poyntzfield and the herb nursery parking is at the top of the drive.

Admission: by donation
Charities: Feis Rois Limited 60%
Burbainie

Burbainie

Westwood Avenue, Stranraer DG9 8BT
Mr and Mrs W Greenhorn
Sunday 26 July, 11am - 4pm (2026)
2c9
A mature garden displaying beds and borders enjoying both shady and sunny conditions. The planting is creative and diverse, demonstrating all the advantages of the unique micro climate created by the Gulf Stream. The garden has an alpine bed, beautiful rhododendrons, a pond and colour provided by many flowering shrubs and herbaceous plants.

Directions: From Ayr (A77), Cairnryan Road, take second left onto Ladies Walk. Then go straight over at crossroad onto Westwood Avenue. Burbainie is the house fifth on the right. From Dumfries (A75), London Road, turn left onto Westwood Avenue.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Stranraer Cancer Drop In Centre 30% & Prostate Cancer UK 30%
2 Durnamuck

2 Durnamuck

Little Loch Broom, Wester Ross IV23 2QZ
Will Soos and Susan Pomeroy
Sunday 26 July, 11am - 4pm (2026)
2c7k
T:07789 390028 sueandwill@icloud.com
Our garden is south-east facing on the edge of Little Loch Broom. It is a coastal plantsman's garden with a rich mix of herbaceous borders, trees and shrubs, vegetables, drystone wall planting. South African/Mediterranean plants, a wild meadow and stunning views. Many of the plants have been collected from all over the world, and growing them has provided obvious challenges but with a pleasing outcome. Featured in many magazines, Beechgrove, Gardeners' World, and, most recently, Monty Don's British Gardens.

Directions: On the A832, between Dundonnell and Ullapool, take the turning along the single-track road signed Badcaul, continue to the egg shack, turn right, go to the bottom of the hill and 2 Durnamuck is the house with the red roof. There is parking down by the house if needed.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Zaytoun 30% & GO FLOURISH [SCIO] 30%
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Briestonhill House

Briestonhill House, by West Calder, West Lothian EH55 8PU
Ken & Linzie Robertson
Sunday 26 July, 1pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:07885 701642 meadow-flowers@hotmail.co.uk
A total surprise of a large country garden. Turn through the gates to find a handsome house surrounded by many trees, shrubs, flower beds and large lawns. There is a large pond with lilies and a bridge, two further ponds, and a walled vegetable garden with a polytunnel. The garden has won many awards over the years in the West Lothian Gardening Competition.

Directions: Take the A71 to West Calder. At the traffic lights by the carpet shop, turn right, go downhill (Cleuchbrae); at the bottom of the hill turn right (Mossend). In about one mile, past a sharp bend, the gates are on the right by a fence.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Cats Protection: West Lothian Branch 60%
60 Greenhead

60 Greenhead

Alva, Clackmannanshire FK12 5HH
Lynn Cameron
Sunday 26 July, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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A delightful hidden garden in Alva behind the primary school. Divided into ‘rooms’ with themes, two being Mediterranean and Oriental, there is extensive planting and clever use of pots throughout. Recycled materials are much in evidence, especially in the 'cosy' corner with a fireplace. There is a wide variety of shrubs, perennials and annuals as well as vegetables and fruit. There is a pond and a small wildlife area. There is also a 'folly' created during the lockdown of 2020. An inspiration for those trying to garden in a small space. 

Directions: Signposted from the A91. Please park with consideration for other houses in the area.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: CAP 60%
SWG3 Community Garden

SWG3 Community Garden

100 Eastvale Place, Glasgow G3 8QG
Maryanne Weintz, Head Gardener
Sunday 26 July, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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Situated behind the main SWG3 warehouse, it’s a surprise to walk up the steps leading to this space and be delighted by the sight of trees, grasses, shrubs and perennials making a beautiful garden where there was once only derelict land between two railway lines. The garden has wide paths curving through the beds and the various indigenous trees subtly define the shape of the garden. Apart from the interesting planting, this garden, designed by the horticulturist and garden designer Jeremy Needham, has beehives and two different heights of raised beds which are used by the local community as allotments. Maryanne the Head Gardener will be available to answer any questions and plant advice.

Directions: Please put the whole address into your SatNav to find the garden easily. The nearest train station to SWG3 in Glasgow is Partick, which is a 14 minute walk away. Free parking is available on Eastvale Place and Kelvinhaugh Street on Saturdays and Sundays. Find using what3words.com/void.modest.carbon.

Admission: £8.00, children free
Charities: Studio Warehouse 60%
House of Aigas and Field Centre

House of Aigas and Field Centre

by Beauly IV4 7AD
Sir John and Lady Lister-Kaye, Greg and Hermione Jackson
Sunday 26 July, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:01463 782443 info@aigas.co.uk
The House of Aigas has a small arboretum of named Victorian specimen trees and modern additions. The garden consists of extensive rockeries, herbaceous borders, ponds and shrubs. Aigas Field Centre rangers lead regular guided walks on nature trails through woodland, moorland and around a loch.
Champion Trees: Douglas fir, Atlas cedar and Sequoiadendron giganteum

Directions: 4½ miles from Beauly on the A831 Cannich/Glen Affric road.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Highland Hospice: Aird branch 60%
Byreburnfoot House

Byreburnfoot House

Byreburnfoot DG14 0XB
Paul and Julie Taylor
Sunday 2 August, 1pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:01387 371967 julie@byreburnfoot.house
When we moved here in the Autumn of 2020, we began redesigning and developing the garden. Today you'll find mostly young planting, plus areas of mature trees. Besides garden paths with arches, a rose crown and a pergola, the individual garden areas boast attractive mixed borders interspersed with conifers, shrubs and trees for interest in every season. You'll also see areas dedicated to fruit and vegetable production along with a small polytunnel. We've recently added a water feature and raised beds with gravelled areas with a variety of pots. All the garden areas have seating, some with tables and parasols.

Directions: Do not follow SatNav! Byreburnfoot House can only be accessed via Canonbie. At the bridge over the River Esk in Canonbie, turn on to the no through road with 20mph sign. We are situated on the right, about a mile along this lane.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Canonbie Community Enterprise 60%
Douneside House

Douneside House

Tarland AB34 4UD
The MacRobert Trust
Sunday 2 August, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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Douneside is the former home of Lady MacRobert, who developed these magnificent gardens in the early to mid-1900s. Ornamental borders, an Arts and Crafts themed terraced garden and water gardens surround a spectacular infinity lawn overlooking the Deeside hills. The walled garden houses a large ornamental greenhouse and supplies organic fruit, vegetables, herbs and cut flowers to Douneside House which is a multi-award winning hotel. All areas of the garden will be open and there will be a pipe band, teas and plants for sale.

Directions: On the B9119 towards Aberdeen. Tarland one mile.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Perennial 60%
Glenbervie House

Glenbervie House

Drumlithie, Stonehaven AB39 3YA
Mr and Mrs A Macphie
Sunday 2 August, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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The nucleus of the large garden at Glenbervie is the traditional Victorian walled garden. It slopes south east for 1½ acres, divided essentially into four sections, including vegetables punctuated by annuals, roses and lawn, surrounded by fruit and perennials. At the top of the garden is an extensive heated greenhouse, well worth exploring. A lovely woodland garden can be found in other parts of the garden, also around the house, lawns with herbaceous and shrub borders.

Directions: Drumlithie one mile. Garden is 1½ miles off the A90. 

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Scotland's Charity Air Ambulance 60%
The Walled Garden, Shieldhill

The Walled Garden, Shieldhill

Quothquan, Biggar ML12 6NA
Mr and Mrs Gordon
Sunday 2 August, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:07470 397181 nicolagord@gmail.com
This 200-year-old walled garden was completely redesigned and planted in 2014/15 with contemporary features within a classic design. The garden incorporates a modern rill and banks of colour with perennial flowers in a variety of borders. The resident bees enjoy the large area of traditional meadow flowers as well as the rose garden planted with lavenders, salvias and stocks. Outside the wall you will find mature woodland including a giant sequoia and a wildlife pond. If you are interested in fruit and vegetables, take a look at the raised beds and the peach tree and vine in the greenhouse. There are many secluded spots around the garden to sit and enjoy a cup of tea and a homemade cake.

Directions: Turn off the B7016 between Biggar and Carnwath towards Quothquan. After about a mile, look for signs and turn right at the lodge. 

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Médecins Sans Frontières 60%
Makerstoun Village Gardens

Makerstoun Village Gardens

Makerstoun Village Hall, Makerstoun, Kelso, Roxburghshire TD5 7PA
The Gardeners of Makerstoun
Sunday 2 August, 2pm - 5pm, admission £7.00, children free. Please pick up a map from the Village Hall, where cream teas will be served, as well as a plant sale and home produce stall. We look forward to seeing you! (2026)
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Makerstoun is a lovely, spread out hamlet set in the rolling countryside of Roxburghshire. We are delighted to share this beautiful space with visitors this year. We have a range of well-established gardens of all sizes; with herbaceous borders, new and enthusiastic allotments, small cottage gardens, gardens with different areas of interest and design, a walled garden and larger open space gardens with borrowed landscape views.

Directions: East of St Boswells and north west of Kelso, with access from the B6404 and the B6397.

Admission: £7.00, children free
Charities: Makerstoun Village Hall 60%
Larch House

Larch House

Clerklands, Lilliesleaf TD6 9JR
David and Julia King
Wednesdays 5, 12, 19, 26 August, 11am - 4pm. Also open by arrangement 1 August - 31 August. Admission £5, children free. Pre-booking is essential due to limited parking. Light refreshments will be available and there may be plants for sale. We welcome small groups. (2026)
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T:01835 870888 northcorner14@btinternet.com
Larch House garden and woodland extend over four acres. Building on the design and planting by the previous owners, the garden has been extensively renovated and is constantly evolving. It includes a terraced area of vegetables and cut flowers edged by fruit trees, several mixed borders surrounding a lawn, a large wildlife pond with a bog garden and a smaller ornamental pond. The mixed woodland was planted in 2016, and meandering paths, sometimes steep, lead to extensive views of the Cheviots and surrounding areas.

Directions: Clerklands is a small hamlet approximately two miles from Lilliesleaf. On the A7 from Selkirk, turn left and follow signs to Clerklands. After approximately three miles the house will be clearly signed. On the A7 from Hawick, turn right and follow signs towards Lilliesleaf and the house will be clearly signed. Car parking is on site.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: All proceeds to SGS Beneficiaries
The Gardens at Archerfield Walled Garden

The Gardens at Archerfield Walled Garden

Archerfield Estate, Dirleton, North Berwick EH39 5HQ
Kerry Lyall, Head Gardener
Sunday 9 August, 11am - 5pm (2026)
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Our gardens comprise a series of themed spaces designed for year-round interest. We adopt sustainable practices including a ‘no dig’ approach. Explore our perennial meadow with swaying grasses and fruit trees. See incredible edibles in the potager and polytunnel complete with grapevine, colourful cutting gardens, a wildlife area with willow tunnels, stumpery and pond. Our ornamental borders brim with monochrome and textural plants and our water-saving garden features drought tolerant species in shades of blue, rust and orange. Visit our artist-in-residence in the potting shed and take wee ones on a minibeast hunt. Come wander, sit and enjoy. There is so much to see!

Directions: By bus East Coast Buses, no 124 from Edinburgh. 2nd bus stop after Gullane, at entrance to Archerfield Estate then a 10 minute walk to Archerfield Walled Garden. By car via A198 East Lothian coast road, turn into Archerfield Estate, one minute drive to car park at Archerfield Walled Garden. Or refer to our website.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Stepping Out Project 60%
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Dalswinton Mill

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Colin and Pamela Crosbie
Sunday 9 August, 11am - 5pm (2026)
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T:07944 176433 colincrosbiehort@btinternet.com
A newly-created, plantsman’s garden set around an 18th-century watermill with the Pennyland Burn running through it. The garden contains a wide range of perennials, trees and shrubs that favour the local climate and have been planted during the last few years. A variety of statuary can be found throughout the garden which sits in a hollow and can be only accessed by steps and there are slopes throughout the garden. Unfortunately, this makes the garden unsuitable for anyone with mobility requirements.

Directions: Garden lies in Dalswinton, halfway between the A76 and the A701 on the Auldgirth to Kirkton Road. From Auldgirth take the first left after the Dalswinton Village Hall. The Mill is on the corner before the bridge. We are unable to offer disabled parking.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Loch Arthur 60%
Transform_No10

Transform_No10

10 Cairnhill Avenue, Airdrie ML6 9HQ
Stacy Ridley
Saturday 15 August, 11am - 4pm (2026)
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A small family garden in Airdrie, on the outskirts of Glasgow. Stacy's garden is divided into areas where there is an abundance of colours from trees, shrubs, flowers, kitchen garden and a family area for kids to play, kick a ball about and entertain. It is a garden full of life with different areas to explore and see in all the seasons. If you are lucky you may get to see a frog or two in the much-loved upcycled pond. A lovely, plant-filled garden that shows that you can have a beautiful garden in the midst of family life.

Directions: The garden is located at 10 Cairnhill Avenue, a 10 minute walk from Airdrie train station. From the station walk along Cairnhill Road. Cross a small bridge where you will take the first left and the house is on the right with the high hedges.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Glasgow Children's Hospital Charity 60%
Stobwood Cottage Garden

Stobwood Cottage Garden

Stobwood Cottage, Stobwood, Forth, South Lanarkshire ML11 8ET
Jamie and Kayleigh Robertson
Saturday/Sunday, 15/16 August, 1pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:07885 701642 jamierobertson04@hotmail.co.uk
A four-times winner of West Lothian Gardener of the year, Jamie invites you to Stobwood Cottage. In just four years he has established a hugely impressive garden in the South Lanarkshire countryside. Just shy of half an acre, colour dominates this garden. Wide herbaceous borders surround a velvet lawn. Stunning hanging baskets and tubs clothe the front of the cottage and are dotted around elsewhere. There is also a feature pond with a bridge, a cacti house, a polytunnel growing corn, pumpkins and squashes plus there is a productive vegetable plot to explore. A must for those less-experienced gardeners, and a delight for those who have a little more knowledge.

Directions: Travelling from the South, 1.5 miles north of Braehead on the B7016. From the North, turn off the A706 onto the B7016 at Wilsontown.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: The Cat Action Trust 30% & Braehead Village Trust 30%
North Newton Farm

North Newton Farm

Kilmacolm PA13 4TE
Carole Cameron
Sunday 16 August, 1pm - 5pm (2026)
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carole.cameron100@btinternet.com
In seven years, the new owners have transformed North Newton Farm garden. 'No straight lines' and 'any colour so long as it is pink, purple, blue or white' are the guidelines. Many 'finds' abandoned by the previous owners in and around the barns have been repurposed under the 'let's use what we have' philosophy. To suit the topography, the garden now has cultivated and wilder parts with stunning views. Many climbing plants and herbaceous borders surround the wildlife pond below a rockery. A small wooded area provides a lovely view. A Victorian-style greenhouse and cold frames flank stone-built raised beds in a fruit and vegetable garden. The resident goats, chickens and horses provide ample fertiliser.

Directions: From Kilmacolm take the B786 Lochwinnoch road, continue for about two miles. From Lochwinnoch take the B786 Kilmacolm road for about six miles. Turn up the road signposted to Killochries at this point following the yellow SGS signs. what3words/stiff.salaried.again

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Pancreatic Cancer Action 60%
Garrioch Gardens

Garrioch Gardens

8 Garrioch Gardens G20 8RR
Garrioch Residents Association
Sunday 16 August, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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garriochresidents@gmail.com
Our early 20th-century traditional back court space was redesigned in 1977 into a boundary-free communal space containing a central lane for access, surrounded by drying greens, planted beds and a row of cordoned apple and pear trees. Beds have varied planting, often showing the personality of the gardening team members! The gardens are nurtured by a group of residents who care about biodiversity, caring for the soil and making our communal space special for everyone.

Directions: Entrance via the gates at the top of Garrioch Crescent G20 8RR. Parking on local roads available and there is a large supermarket car park nearby on Garrioch Road. Bus: 60, 61, 60A, 17, 8, X10 all stop at Tesco Maryhill then walk for five minutes.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Garrioch Residents Association 60%
Laidlawstiel House

Laidlawstiel House

Clovenfords, Galashiels TD1 1TJ
Mr and Mrs P Litherland
Wednesday/Thursday, 26/27 August, 1pm - 5pm (2026)
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Walled garden containing herbaceous border, fruit and vegetables in raised beds. There are colourful rhododendrons and azaleas as well as splendid views down to the River Tweed.

Directions: On the A72 between Clovenfords and Walkerburn turn up the hill signposted for Thornielee. The house is on the right at the top of the hill.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Trellis 60%
Joyful Garden

Joyful Garden

41 Morningside Drive, Edinburgh EH10 5LZ
Mrs Elisabeth Quinn
Saturday 29 August, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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Step inside our family garden — a space made for people, pollinators, and peaceful moments. In just three years, we’ve transformed what was once a concrete patch into a place full of life, colour, and calm. Wander through borders brimming with dahlias, roses, and verbena, or pause under the pergola with a cup of tea and listen to the bees at work. Every corner has been created with family life in mind — places to sit, to chat, to play, and to simply be. You’ll find a wildlife pond alive with frogs and newts, quiet spots for reflection, and pockets of joyful planting that change with the seasons. There is plenty of inspiration for your own family garden. Come, slow down, and discover the simple pleasure of being outdoors together.

Directions: Buses 5,11,15,16,23,36. There is some on street parking.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Venchie Children And Young Peoples Project 60%
Airlie Castle Gardens

Airlie Castle Gardens

Airlie Castle, Airlie, By Kirriemuir, Angus DD8 5NG
David and Tarka Airlie
Sunday 30 August, 2pm - 6pm (2026)
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T:01575 530387 office@airlieestates.com
Airlie was built in the 15th century as a fortified castle. It sits on a promontory high above the Rivers Melgum and Isla. The gorge below is a Site of Special Scientific Interest because it contains rare lichen and wildflowers. The 18th-century walled garden grows fruit, flowers and vegetables and it is intersected by mature yew and box topiary. Within the castle walls itself, there are two herbaceous borders and a large Kiftsgate rose and climbing wisteria. In large areas of the policies the grass has been left to grow long, and as a consequence of this, many varieties of native wild orchid have reappeared. A woodland walk leads down from the castle and gardens to the River Isla.

Directions: Take B951 from Kirriemuir signposted Glen Isla. Pass Kinnordy Loch then turn left signposted Airlie/Alyth. Keep on for 3½ miles, pass Mains of Airlie farm on left. Entrance to castle is just beyond on the right.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: MBA: Mountain Bothies Association 60%
Benmore Botanic Garden

Benmore Botanic Garden

Benmore, Dunoon PA23 8QU
A Regional Garden of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Sunday 27 September, 10am - 5pm (2026)
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T:01369 706261 benmore@rbge.org.uk
Benmore’s magnificent mountainside setting is a joy to behold. Its 120 acres boast a world-famous collection of plants from the Himalayas, China and Japan to North and South America, as well as an impressive avenue of giant redwoods, one of the finest entrances to any botanic garden. Established in 1863, these majestic giants stand over 150 feet high. Seven miles of trails throughout lead to a restored Victorian Fernery and a dramatic viewpoint at 420 feet looking out to surrounding mountains and Holy Loch. There are also traditional Bhutanese and Chilean pavilions and the magnificent Golden Gates. Keep an eye out for red squirrels and other wildlife as you explore the garden.
National Plant Collection: Abies, South American Temperate Conifers, Picea
Champion Trees: Many rare trees and giant conifers

Directions: Seven miles north of Dunoon or 22 miles south from Glen Kinglass below Rest and Be Thankful pass. On the A815. Bus service is limited.

Admission: by donation
Charities: Donation to SGS Beneficiaries
Dawyck Botanic Garden

Dawyck Botanic Garden

Stobo EH45 9JU
A Regional Garden of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Sunday 4 October, 10am - 5pm (2026)
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T:01721 760254
Dawyck is a regional garden of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh which had its 350th anniversary in 2020. Stunning collection of rare trees and shrubs. With over 300 years of tree planting, Dawyck is a world-famous arboretum with mature specimens of Chinese conifers, Japanese maples, Brewer’s spruce, the unique Dawyck beech and sequoiadendrons from North America which are over 150 feet tall. Bold herbaceous plantings run along the burn. Range of trails and walks. Fabulous autumn colours.
National Plant Collection: Larix spp. and Tsuga spp
Champion Trees: Numerous

Directions: Eight miles south-west of Peebles on the B712. Bus 91, Biggar to Peebles service.

Admission: details can be found on the garden's website
Charities: Donation to SGS Beneficiaries
Coldoch

Coldoch

Blairdrummond, Stirling FK9 4XD
David & Kim Stewart and Tim Black
Sunday 4 October, 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:01786 841217
The garden at Coldoch is sheltered by belts of mature woodland on three sides and looks south over the Carse of Stirling. The parterre courtyard garden and border have replaced the old farm buildings and lead on to a kitchen garden created by using the three old walls of an earlier rose garden. The less formal areas include a stream, a pond, paddocks and woodland. The drives are lined with old oaks and sycamores mixed with new trees from Eastern Europe, Central Asia and some fine, mature cherry trees. 

Directions: Signed from the A84. Take the A873 for Aberfoyle, after just under one mile turn left on to Coldoch Road, B8031 and continue for approximately half a mile. Wrought iron gates on the left mark the entrance. 

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Stirling and District Women's Aid 60%
Westgate

Westgate

12 Glamis Drive, Dundee DD2 1QL
John and Frances Dent
Saturday 31 October & Sunday 1 November, 2pm - 5:30pm (2026)
2c846
This established garden, with many mature trees, occupies a south-facing site overlooking the River Tay and Fife hills. The tennis court lawn is surrounded by herbaceous plants and shrubs. A short woodland walk reveals a miniature knot garden, a bower and other surprise features. There are also rose beds and two oriental-themed water gardens. At the summer opening there will be a chance to relax with tea, cake and live music. In the autumn, all the areas will be displaying their seasonal colours and, as darkness falls, they will be further enlivened by a variety of lighting techniques (torches recommended).

Directions: Buses 5, 22 or 73 from Dundee city centre. Please note there is no roadside parking on Glamis Drive. Limited disabled parking is available at the house.

Admission: by donation
Charities: 31st Dundee Guide Unit: shared with Rainbows, Brownies & Rangers 60%
Raasay Walled Garden

Raasay Walled Garden

Isle of Raasay IV40 8PB
Raasay Community
Open daily, dawn - dusk (2026)
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T:07939 106426 raasaywalledgarden@gmail.com. Also on Facebook and Instagram
Just a short 10-minute walk from the Raasay Ferry Terminal, tucked behind historic Raasay House, lies the beautifully restored Raasay Walled Garden - a Category A listed, community owned treasure with a rich history. Visited by Boswell and Johnson in 1773, the garden fell into disrepair before being brought back to life through community effort. Since restoration began in 2013 the 1.43 acre garden has flourished once again. It now provides fresh vegetables, fruit, salad, herbs and cut flowers for both residents and visitors. Explore its orchard, rose beds, polytunnels, fruit cage, and wildflower areas buzzing with pollinators - or simply relax on one of the many benches and enjoy the peace and views. The summer months (June to August) bring the garden into full colour, while May to September is the peak harvest season and community events take place throughout the year - check our Facebook page for the latest updates. Facilities include a composting toilet for visitors' use and the garden is open and welcoming, though not always staffed - please contact us if you'd like further details.

Directions: Take the Calmac Ferry from Sconser (Isle of Skye) - a scenic 20 minute journey. The garden is an easy stroll from the Raasay terminal and there's much more to discover on foot once you arrive. Cars can also cross.

Admission: by donation
Charities: Donation to SGS Beneficiaries
Ardmaddy Castle

Ardmaddy Castle

by Oban PA34 4QY
Mr and Mrs Archie Struthers
Open daily, 9am - 5pm (2026)
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T:01852 300353 minette@ardmaddy.com
The gardens lie in a truly spectacular setting in the centre of a horseshoe bay, sheltered by mixed mature wooded hills and the castle atop a volcanic mound. The 18th-century walled garden has been much restored and improved over the last 50 years, hence its well-earned reputation as a plantsman's garden for all seasons. In addition to the magnificent rhododendron collection, it is now also home to many rare and unusual shrubs and plants. These all sit alongside productive fruit and vegetable beds, all given formal structure by dwarf box hedges . The walled garden is flanked by shrub lined avenues bordering the burn, leading to woodland walks and a water garden. Don't miss the 60 foot Hydrangea petiolaris on Lady Murray's Walk and the towering stand of gunnera next to the ponds. The latest additions in an always-evolving garden are new medicinal herb beds and restructuring of the kitchen garden.

Directions: Take the A816 south of Oban for eight miles. Turn right onto the B844 to Seil Island/Easdale. Four miles on, turn left to Ardmaddy (signposted) and follow for a further two miles.

Admission: £7.00, children free
Charities: Donation to SGS Beneficiaries
Cambo Gardens

Cambo Gardens

Kingsbarns KY16 8QD
Trustees of Cambo Heritage Trust
Open daily, 10am - 5pm (2026)
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T:01333 451040 hello@cambogardens.org.uk
Best known for snowdrops (mail order February), but exciting throughout the year, this Victorian walled garden features constantly evolving, magnificent herbaceous borders featuring rare and unusual plants, many of which are propagated for sale at Cambo. The garden is renowned too for its tulips and a stunning rose collection. Outside the main garden an inspiring Winter Garden and North American Prairie continue to be developed. Woodland walks to the sea.
National Plant Collection: Galanthus
Champion Trees: Bundle Beech

Directions: A917 between Crail and St Andrews.

Admission: details can be found on the garden's website
Charities: Donation to SGS Beneficiaries
Glenwhan Gardens & Arboretum

Glenwhan Gardens & Arboretum

Dunragit, by Stranraer DG9 8PH
Tessa and Ian Knott Sinclair
Open daily, 2pm - 5pm. Snowdrops and Winter Walks 25 January - 11 March. Admission details can be found on the garden's website, payable at the garden entrance. Tearoom and locally grown plants for sale. (2026)
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T:07787 990702
Described as one of the most beautiful gardens in Scotland, Glenwhan Gardens is situated at 300 feet and overlooks Luce Bay and the Mull of Galloway, with clear views to the Isle of Man. Forty-five years ago there was wild moorland, but now, following considerable dedication and vision, you can see glorious collections of plants from around the world. There is colour in all seasons and the winding paths, well-placed seats and varied sculptures, set around small lochans, add to the tranquil atmosphere. There is a 17-acre moorland wildflower walk, the chance to see red squirrels and well-marked garden and tree trails. Glenwhan has now been added to the Inventory of Gardens and Designed Landscapes, a record of nationally important gardens and designed landscapes and a major resource for enhancing appreciation and understanding of these sites, as well as promoting education and stimulating further research. Dara Parsons, Head of Designations at HES, said: 'Glenwhan Gardens is an excellent addition to, the inventory.'

Directions: Seven miles east of Stranraer, one mile off the A75 at Dunragit (follow brown VisitScotland and yellow SGS arrows).

Admission: details can be found on the garden's website
Charities: Donation to SGS Beneficiaries
Inverness Botanic Gardens

Inverness Botanic Gardens

Bught Lane, Inverness IV3 5SS
Pamela Sutherland
3 January - 21 December, 9:30am - 4pm (2026)
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T:01463 701019 inverness.botanics@highlifehighland.com
We are the most northerly botanic gardens in the UK and host a wide variety of plants, shrubs and trees with year-round interest. There is a large Tropical House and a Cactus House with plants from around the globe. In spring come to see our bulb displays, in summer our herbaceous borders and specimen trees, in autumn for late herbaceous and leaf colour and in winter for evergreens, specimen trees in flower and those with wonderful bark. The GROW Project is also housed within our gardens which is run by a special needs group, it has an allotment, herbaceous borders, wildflower areas, ponds, children's play areas and much, much more! We are a charity and so entry is free with donation boxes to be found inside the cafe.

Directions: From Inverness city centre follow signs to Drumnadrochit. Then follow the brown signs to the Leisure Centre (turn left at the Cemetery before the canal).

Admission: by donation
Charities: Donation to SGS Beneficiaries
Gordon Castle Walled Garden

Gordon Castle Walled Garden

Fochabers, Moray IV32 7PQ
Angus and Zara Gordon Lennox
3 January - 31 December, please check garden website for seasonal opening times. (2026)
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T:01343 612317 info@gordoncastlescotland.com
At almost eight acres in size, Gordon Castle has one of the oldest and largest walled gardens in Britain. Lovingly restored to its former glory with a modern design by award-winning designer Arne Maynard, this beautiful garden is overflowing with vegetables, fruit, herbs, and cut flowers. The on-site cafe has a ‘Plant, Pick, Plate’ ethos using wonderful fresh produce grown in the garden. There is a children's natural play area and shop.

Directions: The main entrance is at the western end of the village of Fochabers, just off the A96, nine miles east of Elgin and 12 miles west of Keith. 

Admission: details can be found on the garden's website
Charities: Donation to SGS Beneficiaries
Abriachan Garden Nursery

Abriachan Garden Nursery

Loch Ness Side IV3 8LA
Mr and Mrs Davidson
1 February - 30 November, 9am - 7pm (2026)
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T:01463 861232 info@lochnessgarden.com
This is an outstanding garden with over four acres of exciting plantings with winding paths through native woodlands. Seasonal highlights include snowdrops, hellebores, primulas, meconopsis, hardy geraniums and colour-themed summer beds. Views over Loch Ness.

Directions: On the A82 Inverness/Drumnadrochit road, about nine miles south of Inverness.

Admission: £4.00, children free
Charities: Highland Hospice 60%
Abbotsford

Abbotsford

Melrose TD6 9BQ
The Abbotsford Trust
1 March - 31 March 10am - 4pm, 1 April - 31 October 10am - 5pm & 1 November - 31 December 10am - 4pm (2026)
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T:01896 752043 enquiries@scottsabbotsford.co.uk
The garden was designed by Sir Walter Scott with advice from artists, architects and friends. It is a rare surviving example of a Regency garden layout and completely different from the English landscape garden style of Capability Brown. Scott’s garden aims to provide a harmonious transition between the luxury and comfort of the interiors of the house with wonders of nature in the wider estate through a series of secluded, richly detailed and sheltered ‘rooms’. In its day it would have showcased the latest plants discovered from around the globe, both in its borders and ‘stove houses’. Regular tours are held exploring Scott’s vision for the garden and the hidden meanings of its design. Check the Abbotsford website for details.

Directions: Off the A6091 near Melrose. Buses X62 and 72 from Edinburgh and Peebles. Train from Waverley to Tweedbank. Minibus or one-mile walk from train station. 

Admission: details can be found on the garden's website
Charities: Donation to SGS Beneficiaries
Poyntzfield Herb Nursery

Poyntzfield Herb Nursery

Black Isle, by Dingwall IV7 8LX
Finlay Ross
1 March - 30 September (not Wednesday), 10am - 5pm (2026)
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info@poyntzfieldherbs.co.uk
Set in a one-acre Victorian walled garden, the herb garden and nursery grow over 400 varieties of herbs which have culinary, medicinal or aromatic qualities. Managed organically, the herbs range from familiar favourites to rare exotics as well as native plants with herbal properties. 2026 marks 50 years of growing herbs at Poyntzfield. Visit the garden early March to see our snowdrops.

Directions: Located on the north side of the Black Isle, six miles west of Cromarty, off the B9163 between Jemimaville and Balblair. Follow the signage for Poyntzfield and the herb nursery parking is at the top of the drive.

Admission: by donation
Charities: Feis Rois Limited 60%
Kinlochlaich Walled Garden

Kinlochlaich Walled Garden

Appin PA38 4BD
Miss F M M Hutchison
3 March - 31 October, 10am - 4pm (2026)
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T:07881 525754 fionakinlochlaich@gmail.com
Octagonal walled garden incorporating a large Nursery Garden Centre with a huge variety of plants growing and for sale. The bluebell walk and woodland garden are in the process of further development. Many rhododendrons, azaleas, trees, shrubs and herbaceous plants, including many unusual ones such as embothrium, davidia, stewartia, magnolia, eucryphia and tropaeolum. A quarter of the interior of the walled garden is borders packed with many unusual and interesting plants, espaliered fruit trees, with an ancient yew in the centre, and another quarter is vegetable growing.

Directions: On the A828 in Appin between Oban, 18 miles to the south, and Fort William, 27 miles to the north. The entrance is next to the police station. Infrequent bus Oban to Fort William - request stop.

Admission: by donation
Charities: The Appin Village Hall 30% & Down's Syndrome Scotland: West of Scotland Branch 30%
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Glenarn

Glenarn Road, Rhu, Helensburgh G84 8LL
Michael and Sue Thornley
21 March - 21 September, dawn - dusk (2026)
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T:01436 820493 masthome@btinternet.com
43 years ago, we first saw Glenarn, when the magnolias were in bloom, and started to restore the 12 acre garden. 99 years ago, the Gibson family arrived and created the West Coast garden that we see today. 175 years ago, Andrew MacGeorge, the first owner, laid out the paths and planted the canopy of trees under which we still walk. It is these layers of history and plantings on a favoured site that give Glenarn its special character. It explains why Glenarn is more than a Spring garden, famous for its collection of rare rhododendrons; why it has such a diverse collection of plants and champion trees (notably Plagianthus regius) that give season-long interest and colour. 87 years ago, Glenarn opened under Scotland's Garden Scheme. We continue to welcome visitors, and volunteers.

Directions: On the A814, two miles north of Helensburgh, up Pier Road. Cars to be left at the gate unless passengers have limited mobility.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Rhu & Shandon Community Centre 60%
Ardchattan Priory

Ardchattan Priory

North Connel PA37 1RQ
Mrs Sarah Troughton
1 April - 31 October, 9:30am - 5:30pm (2026)
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admin@ardchattan.co.uk
Overlooking Loch Etive, Ardchattan Priory Garden has a mature rockery and extensive herbaceous and rose borders to the front of the house. On either side of the drive, shrub borders, numerous roses and ornamental trees, together with bulbs, give colour throughout the season. The Priory, founded in 1230, is now a private house. The ruins of the chapel and graveyard are in the care of Historic Environment Scotland and open with the garden.

Directions: Oban 10 miles. From north, turn left off the A828 at Barcaldine onto the B845 for six miles. From east or from Oban on the A85, cross Connel Bridge and turn first right, proceed east on Bonawe Road.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Donation to SGS Beneficiaries
Attadale

Attadale

Strathcarron IV54 8YX
Joanna Macpherson
1 April - 31 October, 10am - 5pm (2026)
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T:01520 722217 info@attadalegardens.com
The Gulf Stream, surrounding hills and rocky cliffs create a microclimate for 20 acres of outstanding water gardens, old rhododendrons, unusual trees and a fern collection in a geodesic dome. There is also a sunken fern garden developed on the site of an early 19th-century drain, a waterfall into a pool with dwarf rhododendrons, sunken garden, peace garden and kitchen garden. Other features include a conservatory, Japanese garden, sculpture collection and giant sundial.

Directions: On the A890 between Strathcarron and South Strome.

Admission: £12.50, children free
Charities: Highland Hospice 60%
Tinnisburn Plants

Tinnisburn Plants

Upper Millsteads, Canonbie DG14 0RY
Helen Knowles
Open regularly 1 April - 30 August (Friday, Saturday & Sunday), 10am - 4pm. Admission £5.00, children free. (2026)
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T:07544 373815 helen@tinnisburn.co.uk
Developed over the last 39 years, this one-acre, plantswoman's garden is home to an eclectic mix of truly hardy perennials, trees and shrubs. Planted for year-round colour and interest and to provide habitats for wildlife, there is something new to see each month. There is a woodland garden, rockery, bog garden, herbaceous borders and much more. Meconopsis grow well here and more are being planted out every year. In addition to the garden, there is a small orchard, wildlife ponds and mown paths through the wildflower meadows and, if you're lucky, you may spot red squirrels.
National Plant Collection: Scilla (Chionodoxa) and Meconopsis (George Sherriff Group & related M.gakyidinia)

Directions: Take the B6357 north from Canonbie. At Harelaw turn left onto the B6318 and after one mile turn right onto our track. It is 1.5 miles long and is untarmacked but suitable for all vehicles. Just drive slowly and carefully.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Fauna & Flora International 30% & Eden Valley Hospice 30%
Ascog Hall Garden and Fernery

Ascog Hall Garden and Fernery

Ascog, Isle of Bute PA20 9EU
Josceline and Jane Wheatley
1 May - 31 July, 10am - 5pm (2026)
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T:01700 503461 (house) 07824 393 009 (Josceline) janejoswheatley@gmail.com
The unique feature of this three-acre garden is its Victorian Fernery with its elaborate glazed roof, springs and ponds providing a haven for many exotic fern species, including Britain's oldest, a 1000-year-old King Fern. Surrounding the Fernery are newly-planted garden rooms featuring Australasian, Asian and South American species set within its original landscaping. While in many ways a young garden set in mature surroundings, with renovation works still underway, the well-labelled, exotic plantings carry on the curiosity of its founders in the tremendous diversity of plants.

Directions: Three miles south of Rothesay on the A844. Close to the picturesque Ascog Bay. There is a bus every half hour Rothesay - Kilchattan.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Donation to SGS Beneficiaries
Leathad Ard

Leathad Ard

Upper Carloway, Isle of Lewis HS2 9AQ
Rowena and Stuart Oakley
1 May - 30 September (not Sunday), 10am - 6pm (2026)
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T:01851 643204 leathad.ard@gmail.com
A one-acre sloping garden with stunning views over East Loch Roag. It has evolved along with the shelter hedges that divide the garden into a number of areas giving a new view at every corner. With shelter and raised beds, the different conditions created permit a wide variety of plants to be grown. Features include herbaceous borders, cutting borders, bog gardens, grass garden, exposed beds, patios, a pond and vegetables and fruit grown both in the open ground and the Keder greenhouse. Some of the vegetables are grown to show standards.

Directions: On the A858 Shawbost-Carloway take the first right after the Carloway football pitch, and it is the first house on the right. By bus take the Westside circular bus, exit Stornoway and head for Carloway football pitch.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: British Red Cross 60%
5 Knott

5 Knott

Clachamish, Portree, Isle of Skye IV51 9NZ
Brian and Joyce Heggie
28 June - 30 September (Monday, Tuesday & Sunday), 2pm - 5pm (2026)
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T:07495 442468 jbheggie@hotmail.co.uk
An informal, organic garden on a gently-sloping half-acre site. Perimeter hedging has enabled a sheltered and tranquil oasis to be created. Winding paths meander through the densely-planted borders filled with a diverse range of perennials, annuals and shrubs. There is also a vegetable area with raised beds and a large polytunnel. A developing wildflower meadow with sea loch views leads onto a sheltered bay and a shoreside walk to the headland. There are regular sightings of seals, otters, sea eagles and harbour porpoises. There is garden seating in several locations. The garden is situated in an easily-reached, particularly quiet and scenic area of Skye. The garden was featured on Beechgrove in 2023.

Directions: From Portree, take the A87 to Uig/Dunvegan. After approximately three miles, take the A850 towards Dunvegan. Six miles on, pass the Treaslane sign. Turn right on the bend at the signpost for Knott.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: The Way Forward Group 60%
Ruthven House

Ruthven House

near Coldstream TD12 4JU
Keith and Karen Fountain
By arrangement between 1 January - 11 September (2026)
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T:01890 840680 ruthvenhouse@btconnect.com
The three acres of Ruthven’s garden have lovely views towards the Cheviots. The garden’s central feature is two ponds joined by a winding stream. The garden is composed of various differing areas - herbaceous borders, woodland areas, a gravel garden, a knot garden, rockeries, an orchard laid to meadow, a kitchen garden, a highland garden, a nuttery, a small lavender field, a shade bed to the back of the house and, adjacent to the house, a formal rose garden. A small fold of Highland cattle in the adjacent field complete the scene.

Directions: Four miles north of Coldstream, and one mile south of Swinton Mill, on the old Duns road.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Scottish Action for Mental Health 60%
Bruckhills Croft

Bruckhills Croft

Rothienorman, Inverurie AB51 8YB
Paul and Helen Rushton
By arrangement between 14 February - 15 March (2026)
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T:01651 821596 helenrushton1@aol.com
An informal country cottage garden extending to three-quarters of an acre with a further acre as wildflower meadow and pond. There are several distinct areas which include a white border, a butterfly alley, kitchen garden with Polycrub, greenhouse and fruit cage, an orchard, and a blue and yellow border. Relax on one of the many seats in the garden and soak up the atmosphere.
National Plant Collection: Galanthus (snowdrops), awarded in 2021.

Directions: From Rothienorman take the B9001 north for two-and-a-half miles. On the S-bend turn left. When you reach the Bruckhills Farm roadend, signs will direct you to our new access road.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: SMG 60%
Fernlea Garden

Fernlea Garden

Corvisel Road, Newton Stewart DG8 6LW
Mrs Jenny Gustafson
By arrangement between 1 April - 30 September (2026)
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T:07909 951885 / 01671 638273 floralbasket@proton.me
A secluded town garden of a third-of-an-acre, it was created in 2006 to complement a new house. There are many rare and unusual trees and shrubs. Two herbaceous borders, one with hot colours and the other pastels. A Chinese-inspired corner, small pond, fruit trees including a Galloway pippin apple and soft fruit. The upper part of the garden is hidden behind a tall beech hedge, where there is a summer house and adjacent woodland planting. 

Directions: Turn right at the roundabout on the A75 if coming from Dumfries direction. Go left at the cattle market (opposite the Crown Hotel) and it is the first through road on the right. 

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: GDI 60%
15 Fairfield Road

15 Fairfield Road

Broughty Ferry, Dundee DD5 1NX
Aileen Scoular
By arrangement between 1 April - 30 September (2026)
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aileen.scoular@me.com
This sunny, contemporary garden contains many mature trees and shrubs, plus lots of recently-planted beds and borders. A shady courtyard contains Japanese acers and spring-flowering bulbs, while colourful perennial planting near the house attracts pollinating insects. A new productive area, with raised beds and a greenhouse, is used to grow fruit and veg, plus dahlias and annual cut flowers. The garden is being developed in a sustainable way, where possible – no herbicides or pesticides are used; rainwater is harvested; and the stone used in the landscaping was found in the garden and re-purposed. The garden has a prolific bird and insect population, despite being in an urban location.

Directions: Fairfield Road is easily reached by car, via Dundee Road (A930) or Arbroath Road (A92); by bus - services 73 and 5 both stop on Strathern Road, a two-minute walk away; and by train - Broughty Ferry train station is a 15-20 minute walk. On street parking available.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Scottish Action for Mental Health 60%
Ruthven Cottage Hardy Plant Nursery

Ruthven Cottage Hardy Plant Nursery

Delnies, Nairn IV12 5NT
Mari and Kevin Reid
By arrangement between 1 April - 30 September (2026)
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T:07874 779705 kevin.mari@gmail.com
The garden has exciting interest all year round. It features several large colourful herbaceous borders and many of the plants are sold at the nursery. The naturalistic style of planting with grasses and perennials looks good from late spring to late summer. There is also a pond, greenhouse and chickens.

Directions: From Inverness take the A96 to Nairn, Ruthven Cottage is on your left just before the Sandown Road Crossroads. From Nairn the entrance is on your right off the A96. Ruthven Cottage is at the end of the lane.

Admission: by donation
Charities: Perennial 60%
Leathad Ard

Leathad Ard

Upper Carloway, Isle of Lewis HS2 9AQ
Rowena and Stuart Oakley
By arrangement between 1 April - 30 April (2026)
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T:01851 643204 leathad.ard@gmail.com
A one-acre sloping garden with stunning views over East Loch Roag. It has evolved along with the shelter hedges that divide the garden into a number of areas giving a new view at every corner. With shelter and raised beds, the different conditions created permit a wide variety of plants to be grown. Features include herbaceous borders, cutting borders, bog gardens, grass garden, exposed beds, patios, a pond and vegetables and fruit grown both in the open ground and the Keder greenhouse. Some of the vegetables are grown to show standards.

Directions: On the A858 Shawbost-Carloway take the first right after the Carloway football pitch, and it is the first house on the right. By bus take the Westside circular bus, exit Stornoway and head for Carloway football pitch.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: British Red Cross 60%
Gledenholm House

Gledenholm House

Ae Village , Dumfries DG1 1RF
Les Jack
By arrangement between 1 April - 31 August (2026)
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T:01387860278 les@gledenholm.co.uk
Developed over the past 35 years, this garden of two acres is set in countryside near Ae Village with some original planting of mature trees dating back to the 1870s. April features spring bulbs, anemones, flowering currants and acers beginning to open. May to June has species rhododendrons, azaleas and Japanese maples, with the herbaceous beds showing colour. July and August feature cottage garden favourites, with lilies, clematis, a large rambling rose arch and hydrangea borders. There are always plants for sale. The progress of the making of the garden can be seen on the SGS website at: scotlandsgardens.org/the-creation-of-a-garden/.

Directions: The garden is ten miles north of Dumfries, near Ae Village. Take the A701 from Dumfries and after seven miles , take a left turn to Ae Village. At the village take a sharp left at the four -way junction and travel for 0.7 miles. Gledenholm House is then the second on the right with black cast iron gates.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: All proceeds to SGS Beneficiaries
The Potting Shed

The Potting Shed

Broughton Place, Broughton, Biggar ML12 6HJ
Jane and Graham Buchanan-Dunlop
By arrangement between 1 May - 31 October (2026)
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T:01899 830574 buchanandunlop@btinternet.com
A one-acre garden begun from scratch in 2008, on an exposed hillside at 900 feet. It contains herbaceous plants, climbers, shrubs and trees - all selected for wind resistance and ability to cope with the poor, stony soil. There are usually fine views to the Southern Uplands.

Directions: Signposted from the main A701 Edinburgh - Moffat Road, immediately north of Broughton village. 

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Nomad Beat Ltd: Peebles Community Music School 60%
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Highlands Garden

East Voe, Scalloway, Shetland ZE1 0UR
Sarah Kay
By arrangement between 1 May - 31 October (Monday, Wednesday & Friday) (2026)
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T:01595 880526/ 07818 845385 info@easterhoull.co.uk
The garden is in two parts. The upper garden is mostly a rockery, with a large selection of plants, shallow pond, seating area, polycrub and greenhouse with fruit and vegetables. The lower garden is on a steep slope with a spectacular sea view over the village of Scalloway. There is a path to lead visitors around and the garden features a large collection of plants, vegetable patch, deep pond and pergola. It was awarded a Shetland Environmental Award in 2014 for its strong theme of recycling. The owner also has an art studio which you are most welcome to visit when you view the garden.

Directions: Follow the A970 main road towards the village of Scalloway. Near the top of the hill heading towards Scalloway take a sharp turn to the left, signposted Easterhoull Chalets. Follow the road to chalets (painted blue with red roofs) and you will see the yellow SGS sign for the garden. Bus 4 from Lerwick/Scalloway. 

Admission: £4.00, children free
Charities: Macmillan Cancer Support 60%
Dal an Eas

Dal an Eas

Kilmore, Oban PA34 4XU
Mary Lindsay
By arrangement between 1 May - 30 September (2026)
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T:01631 770246 marylindsayargyll@googlemail.com
An informal organic country garden with the aim of increasing the biodiversity of native plants and insects while adding interest and colour with introduced trees, shrubs and naturalised perennials. There is a structured garden round the house and beyond there are extensive flower-filled ‘meadows’ with five different species of native orchid. Grass paths lead to waterfalls, vegetable plot, woodland garden, views and ancient archaeological sites.

Directions: From Oban take the A816 to Kilmore three-and-a-half miles south of Oban. Turn left on the road to Barran and Musdale. Keep left at the junction for Connel. Dal an Eas is approximately one mile on the left before the big hedges.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Donation to SGS Beneficiaries
The Secret Garden

The Secret Garden

Isle of Lismore, Oban, Argyll PA34 5UL
Eva Tombs
By arrangement between 1 May - 1 September (2026)
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T:07786 374931 eva.tombs@gmail.com
A unique garden at the centre of a biodynamic farm on the Island of Lismore in the Inner Hebrides. The garden created from a field has a strong geometric layout that reflects the ecclesiastical history of the island. It has a vegetable garden, a tree nursery, a physic garden, an orchard and a polytunnel. The garden is a haven for wildflowers, birds, bees and butterflies. Standing stones, meadows, new woodlands, mountains and the sea encompass the whole. There is also a herd of rare breed Shetland cattle, chickens, ducks and friendly cats.

Directions: Please telephone for directions. Approximately two miles from Port Appin ferry.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Kilmoluag Liosmor 60%
Eas Mhor

Eas Mhor

Cnoc-a-Challtuinn, Clachan Seil, Oban PA34 4TR
Mrs Kimbra Lesley Barrett
By arrangement between 1 May - 31 October (2026)
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T:01852 300469 kimbra1745@gmail.com
All the usual joys of a west coast garden plus some delightful surprises! A small contemporary garden on a sloping site - the emphasis being on scent and exotic plant material. Unusual and rare blue Borinda bamboos (only recently discovered in China) and bananas. The garden is at its best in mid to late summer when shrub roses and sweet peas fill the air with scent. The delightful, sunny deck overlooks stylish white-walled ponds with cascading water blades. Recent additions include a 20-foot citrus house, Chinese pergola walk and peony border.

Directions: After arranging a visit and agreeing a time, you will be met at the Tigh An Truish car park by the Atlantic Bridge, Isle of Seil. Or if travelling by bus, you will be met off the bus and taken to Eas Mhor. Please inform Mrs Barrett the time of your arrival. The bus stops at the bottom of Cnoc-a-Challtuinn Road.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: ABWA: support for domestic abuse- Oban Branch 60%
Lynbrook

Lynbrook

Grange by Errol PH2 7TB
Mrs Lynda Crouch
By arrangement between 23 May - 21 June (2026)
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T:07549 160159 lyndacrouch@icloud.com
This half-acre, clay soil plot carved from the grounds of a 19th century mansion, proves what can be done with hard work and passion. With the help of many large stones salvaged from the ruined mansion next door, owned by Patrick Matthew (1790 -1874), Lynda created a rock garden from scratch using the stone to create structure and form. Patrick’s son from California sent over the first giant redwood seedlings in 1853, one of which stands next to this garden. The garden is jam-packed with an interesting and colourful mix of alpines and herbaceous plants, including a few unusual plants, and is a haven for bees and butterflies.

Directions: On A90 from Perth, pass Glendoick and Shell garage. Go over the flyover following signs to Errol. Pass Cairn O'Mhor and straight on to reach a T-junction. Turn left and at the Grange sign turn left. Low wooden gate at the bottom of the road. Bus 16.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Cardiff University - Blood Cancer Research 60%
Barlockhart Lodge

Barlockhart Lodge

Glenluce DG8 0JG
Barlockhart Gardeners
By arrangement between 1 June - 31 August (2026)
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T:07821 776226 neilharper1962@btinternet.com
A newly-created garden, on a domestic scale, which is very much a work in progress. The main part is a reclaimed riding manege, which has been transformed with meandering paths around borders planted with perennials and grasses to reflect the local undulating landscape. A rockery border and greenhouse are to one side of the house and traditional cottage-style borders are to the front and other side. A small vegetable plot with raised beds and a polycarbonate greenhouse is to the rear. The garden is situated about a mile from Luce Bay and has the benefits of the Gulf Stream, but the disadvantages of an exposed, shadeless position.

Directions: Take the A75 to Glenluce. On the hill which links the two Glenluce turnoffs, take the single-track unmarked lane, signposted for Whithorn Way. Property is roughly one mile along the lane, on the left.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: PIRSAC 60%
Potters

Potters

Stair Park, London Road, Stranraer DG9 8BS
Denys Potter-Smith
By arrangement between 1 June - 30 September (2026)
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T:01776 700977 Denys@pottersgarden.co.uk
Potters came into being with the aim of improving the standard and quality of life for people of all
ages living with ASC/ADHD /learning disabilities/difficulties/additional support that vary in complexity. Our talented team of committed and enthusiastic volunteers is central to delivering our service which is based around a person-centred approach meeting individual needs. Since our work on the garden began, we have transformed a once overgrown site in the centre of Stranraer into attractive garden areas, including a rose garden (designed by David Austin), a fruit and vegetable garden and a wildlife area. Whilst our activities are mainly related to gardening, other creative projects are ongoing. We provide a safe working environment for all.

Directions: Potters is just off the A75 approx 1/2 mile from Stranraer town centre.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: Potters 60%
5 Knott

5 Knott

Clachamish, Portree, Isle of Skye IV51 9NZ
Brian and Joyce Heggie
By arrangement between 1 June - 30 September (2026)
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T:07495 442468 jbheggie@hotmail.co.uk
An informal, organic garden on a gently-sloping half-acre site. Perimeter hedging has enabled a sheltered and tranquil oasis to be created. Winding paths meander through the densely-planted borders filled with a diverse range of perennials, annuals and shrubs. There is also a vegetable area with raised beds and a large polytunnel. A developing wildflower meadow with sea loch views leads onto a sheltered bay and a shoreside walk to the headland. There are regular sightings of seals, otters, sea eagles and harbour porpoises. There is garden seating in several locations. The garden is situated in an easily-reached, particularly quiet and scenic area of Skye. The garden was featured on Beechgrove in 2023.

Directions: From Portree, take the A87 to Uig/Dunvegan. After approximately three miles, take the A850 towards Dunvegan. Six miles on, pass the Treaslane sign. Turn right on the bend at the signpost for Knott.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: The Way Forward Group 60%
Two Gardens in Banchory Devenick

Two Gardens in Banchory Devenick

Banchory Devenick AB12 5XT
Angela and Derek Townsley and Jane and Terry O'Kelly
By arrangement between 1 June - 31 July (2026)
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T:07712 528450 janeokelly868@gmail.com
Pinetrees Cottage Banchory Devenick AB12 5XR (Angela and Derek Townsley): A mature garden set in three-quarters of an acre, filled with a wide range of hardy plants including rhododendrons, azaleas, acers, topiary and roses, with two ponds. An alpine house is fronted by stone troughs filled with rock plants. Set in a backdrop of mature pine trees to the north and open fields to the south.
Whin Cottage Ardoe, Aberdeen AB12 5XT (Jane and Terry O'Kelly): A cottage garden of just under half an acre surrounded by farmland. It features a border of rhododendrons and azaleas, several mixed borders, two formal rose beds, a wildlife pond and four raised beds growing a variety of vegetables and flowers for the house. The garden reflects a love of colour and structure and an interest in wildlife.

Directions: Banchory Devenick is four miles from Bridge of Dee. Turn off B9077 at Banchory Devenick church. Follow to T-junction, turn right. Next right is Butterywells Steading. Turn into opening and follow track, go around the back of farmhouse (Lochend) and continue on track to Pinetrees. Take the B9077 out of Aberdeen. After approximately two miles turn left immediately after Banchory Devenick Church, signposted Banchory Devenick. (There is parking available along the verge on the left). Turn right after 100 metres. Whin Cottage is on the right immediately after you have turned. There is limited parking outside the cottage.

Admission: £6.00, children free
Charities: Fighting For Sight Aberdeen 60%
Larch House

Larch House

Clerklands, Lilliesleaf TD6 9JR
David and Julia King
By arrangement between 1 August - 31 August. We welcome individuals and small groups by arrangement throughout the month. (2026)
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T:01835 870888 northcorner14@btinternet.com
Larch House garden and woodland extend over four acres. Building on the design and planting by the previous owners, the garden has been extensively renovated and is constantly evolving. It includes a terraced area of vegetables and cut flowers edged by fruit trees, several mixed borders surrounding a lawn, a large wildlife pond with a bog garden and a smaller ornamental pond. The mixed woodland was planted in 2016, and meandering paths, sometimes steep, lead to extensive views of the Cheviots and surrounding areas.

Directions: Clerklands is a small hamlet approximately two miles from Lilliesleaf. On the A7 from Selkirk, turn left and follow signs to Clerklands. After approximately three miles the house will be clearly signed. On the A7 from Hawick, turn right and follow signs towards Lilliesleaf and the house will be clearly signed. Car parking is on site.

Admission: £5.00, children free
Charities: All proceeds to SGS Beneficiaries