Last chance to visit by arrangement this August!
Our guide to visiting these wonderful gardens before they close to visitors for the season. Get in touch with our garden owners directly to plan your perfect visit, they will be delighted to hear from you and a warm welcome awaits!
Aberdeenshire
Kintore, Inverurie AB51 0UQ
Open by arrangement until 31 August
A two acre farmhouse garden has spacious lawns, densely planted perennial borders, evergreen shrubberies, a vegetable patch, orchard and native wild paddock.
Ayrshire & Arran
Dalrymple KA6 6DY
Open by arrangement until 31 August
A tiny slice of jungle nestled within a small triangular plot. To the front of the house are two beds planted with nectar-secreting plants and seasonal colour.
Kilwinning Road, Stewarton KA3 3DZ
Open by arrangement until 31 August
Large lawn area and wildlife pond. The garden also features many interesting and unusual artefacts and sculptures.
Open by arrangement until 30 August
Coylton KA6 6HG
Surrounded by a working farm, this compact, established garden has mature shrubs, wildlife pond, bog garden and stream, borrowing stunning countryside views towards Ayr and Arran.
Berwickshire & Roxburghshire
Clerklands, Lilliesleaf TD6 9JR
Open by arrangement until 31 August
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.
Dumfriesshire
Ae Village , Dumfries DG1 1RF
Open by arrangement until 31 August
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.
Irongray DG2 9TX
Open by arrangement until 31 August
Water garden with primulas and meconopsis. Victorian walled garden with fruit trees and garden produce. There is also a beautiful herbaceous border. All planting is set in a natural bowl providing attractive vistas.
Fife
Forgan, Newport-on-Tay DD6 8RA
Open by arrangement until 31 August
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.
West Shore, Pittenweem KY10 2NU
Open by arrangement until 31 August
Seabeach’s coastal location offers spectacular views out over the Firth of Forth. Surprisingly sheltered, this one-acre site has been evolving since 2020, as we learn what survives in the wind, sea-spray and poor, stony soil.
Lanarkshire
Covington Road, Thankerton, Biggar ML12 6NE
Open by arrangement until 31 August
Set amongst 8 acres, the gardens have been transformed since 2019 from pastureland to a landscape of woodlands, wildlife habitats, formal gardens and recently, a prairie-inspired garden.
Hawk House, Covington Road, Thankerton, Biggar ML12 6NE
Open by arrangement until 31 August
We invite you to explore our formal and wild gardens at Hawk House, hidden inside protective mixed hedges, with formal gardens, a wildflower meadow, woodland and far-reaching views to the Scottish Borders and Tinto Hills.
Quothquan, Biggar ML12 6NA
Open by arrangement until 31 August
This 200-year-old walled garden was completely redesigned and planted in 2014/15 with contemporary features within a classic design.
Moray & Nairn
Dufftown, Keith, Banffshire AB55 4BS
Open by arrangement until 27 August (Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday)
The garden and policies surrounding Glenrinnes Lodge are typical of a Victorian lodge. They are full of exciting, colourful borders.
Perth & Kinross
Abernethy PH2 9LH
Open by arrangement until 31 August
This end-of-village garden was created 22 years ago. It includes an interesting combination of trees, rare shrubs and herbaceous plants including azaleas, rhododendrons, tree peonies, trillium and veratrum.
Eyemouth TD14 5SE
Open by arrangement until 31 August
An unusual, elliptical walled garden, dating from 1740, with a mixture of flowers, fruit and vegetables. A very old pear tree, possibly dating from the 18th century, and the largest rose in Berwickshire, Rosa filipes 'Kiftsgate'.
Wigtownshire
Glenluce DG8 0JG
Open by arrangement until 31 August
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.
Have you visited any gardens by arrangement? Please do share your own garden adventures with us on social media or email your stories and pictures to us at info@scotlandsgardens.org.
