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Gardens in or near Forfar, such as Pitmuies Gardens and St Andrews Botanic Garden are listed below. Forfar has a number of buildings with historic interest, for example, the County Buildings built in 1873 and Reid Hall built in 1871. The town also gained a notorious reputation in the 17th century for the burning of women accused of witchcraft! In a beautiful location with lochs to the east and west.
Pitmuies Gardens
House of Pitmuies, Forfar 6.9 miles away
Summery Pitmuies Gardens have two semi-formal walled gardens adjoining the Georgian House. Sheltering long borders of herbaceous plants, superb delphiniums by the hundred, old fashioned roses and paved areas for violas, dianthus and alpines. Spacious... more
St Andrews Botanic Garden
The Canongate, St Andrews 21.5 miles away
St Andrews Botanic Garden moved to its present site at Bassaguard in 1960 and since 1987 has been managed by Fife Council. The design and wide range of plants have won international recognition. There are sheltered walks through large plantings of... more
Hill of Tarvit
Cupar 24.5 miles away
Sir Robert Lorimer designed the Hill of Tarvit gardens in 1906, with formal lawns, yew hedging, flowering borders of perennials, annuals and heathers, and a sunken rose garden. The walled garden to the north contains sumptuous mixed borders and from... more
Scone Palace Gardens
Perth 25.9 miles away
The lawns and formal gardens at Scone Palace lie generally in the open space between the Palace and the Wild Garden and Pinetum, separated by the ancient Gateway of Scone. The lawns are home to free-roaming peacocks, and the unique Murray Star Maze... more
Branklyn Garden
116 Dundee Road, Perth 26.8 miles away
This attractive Branklyn 2 acre garden, a haven of peace within walking distance of Perth, was developed in the early 1900s by John and Dorothy Renton with the help of seed collections from plant hunters such as Forest, Ludlow and Sheriff. Gardeners... more
Kellie Castle & Garden
Pittenweem 28.3 miles away
Take a stroll round Kellie Castle & Garden, the magical Arts & Crafts garden and enjoy the scent of old roses and the beautiful herbaceous borders. The 1 acre busy walled garden set out in the 17th century manner with strong lines and dense planting,... more
Falkland Palace & Garden
Falkland, Cupar 29.6 miles away
Falkland Palace & Garden was designed and cultivated by Percy Cane between 1947 and 1952. There are attractive parterres, herbaceous borders, lush green lawns and many unusual bold shrubs, an orchard and huge quantities of delphiniums in June, as... more
Crathes Castle
Banchory 33.6 miles away
Crathes Castle´s walled garden is really eight gardens, ranging from the formal to the modern. The massive yew hedges were planted as early as 1702, while the Golden Garden was introduced by the Trust in 1973. Most famous of all are the June Borders,... more
Cluny House Gardens
Cluny House, Aberfeldy 35.8 miles away
Cluny House Gardens is a 2.4 hectare Himalayan/North American woodland garden overlooking the scenic Strathtay valley, features woodland plants regenerating and expanding beneath a canopy of rhododendrons, acers, rowans and birches. Giant Himalayan... more
Drum Castle
Drumoak, Banchory 37.5 miles away
Drum Castle with its Garden of Historic Roses is a remarkably peaceful corner. Based in the Walled Garden, built around 1780, it is divided into four quadrants, each containing a design from one of the last four centuries together with roses from... more
Blair Castle Garden
Blair Atholl, Pitlochry 37.9 miles away
Blair Castle Garden: Hercules Garden is a walled enclosure of about 9 acres (3.65 hectares) developed by the 2nd Duke of Atholl in the mid 18th century. Named after the life-sized statue of Hercules which overlooks it, the garden incorporates... more
Drummond Gardens
Muthill, Crieff 43.2 miles away
At Drummond Gardens, pass into the inner courtyard and reach the top of the terracing and the full extent and majesty of this garden is suddenly revealed. The dominant feature of the parterre design is a St Andrew´s Cross with the multiplex 17th... more
Royal Botanic Garden
Inverleith Row, Edinburgh 48.3 miles away
The Royal Botanic Garden, known locally as the `Botanics´, was established way back in 1670 and is Scotland´s premier garden. Tender plants are an important part of the Living Collections and the Glasshouses featuring Britain´s tallest Palm House, is... more
Inveresk Lodge Garden
24 Inveresk Village, Musselburgh 49.2 miles away
Inveresk Lodge, a hillside garden with stone walls and many unusual plants alongside carefully cultivated herbaceous borders, shrubs and old roses. The Edwardian conservatory and aviary are beautifully restored. This is truly a treat for the senses... more
Leith Hall
Kennethmont, Huntly 49.5 miles away
Leith Hall gardens have year round interest including flowering trees and shrubs, roses, fruit, vegetables and ornamental grasses. In summer the zigzag herbaceous border and serpentine catmint border provide a dazzling display. From the top of the... more
Malleny Garden
Balerno 55.1 miles away
Malleny is the garden to visit for a few hours of quiet contemplation around beautiful surroundings. Renowned for its flamboyant plantings of old fashioned roses arranged with an eye for pleasing colour combinations. A National Collection of 19th... more
Callendar House Gardens
Callendar park, Falkirk 55.9 miles away
Callendar House Park surrounding Callendar House, includes a Georgian Garden growing traditional plants from the Georgian period. There is also a boating lake, children´s play area and woodland walks.... more
Manderston
Duns 63.0 miles away
Manderston with its four formal terraced gardens planted in Edwardian style is an impressive example of gardening on a grand scale. Overlooking the serpentine lake and a Chinoiserie bridging dam, visitors will be drawn to the woodland garden on the... more
Mellerstain House & Gardens
Gordon 70.1 miles away
Mellerstain garden designed by Reginald Bloomfield in 1910 is a series of three balustrade terraces leading to a sweeping lawn descending to a lake. The middle terrace is the largest, with an intricate parterre on either side of a central pavement,... more
Kailzie Gardens
Kailzie, Peebles 70.6 miles away
Kailzie Gardens is a 17 acre walled garden located in the beautiful Tweed Valley offering magnificent views of the surrounding countryside. The original greenhouse still stands within the garden and is surrounded by interesting shrubs and perennials... more
Abbotsford
Melrose 72.2 miles away
The garden and landscape of Abbotsford are the creation of Sir Walter Scott, and were developed from scratch between 1811 and 1825. The landscape composition is outstanding in aesthetic, scenic and architectural terms and its association with Scott... more
Harmony Garden
St Mary's Road, Melrose 72.3 miles away
The name says it all. Harmony Garden is surrounded by walls and screened by trees, offering a unique sense of peace and tranquillity. Stroll across the lush green lawns and admire the herbaceous and mixed borders, the vegetable and fruit areas, and,... more
Priorwood Garden
Melrose 72.5 miles away
Priorwood Garden is a specialist centre for the craft of dried flower arranging. Most of the flowers are grown for this purpose and the colourful selection brings variety to the arrangements made here. You can also learn more about this fascinating... more
Cawdor Castle and Gardens
Cawdor Castle, Nairn 72.6 miles away
The oldest garden north east of Cawdor Castle was enclosed with walls and bastions in 1620, and cultivated in the old fashioned manner where soft fruits, flowers, vegetables and fruit trees were mingled closely together. Today this garden has been... more
Brodie Castle
Brodie, Forres 73.3 miles away
Brodie Castle, when wandering the gardens, troubled times seem distant indeed, with little to disturb this tranquil setting. In spring, the grounds are carpeted with a unique and famous collection of daffodils, many cultivated at the turn of the 19th... more
Floors Castle
Roxburghe Estate Office, Kelso 73.5 miles away
The walled garden at Floors Castle is one of the finest kitchen gardens in Scotland. Anna Pavord of the Independent described the summer herbaceous borders as @wondrous' with 'rampageous, outrageous crasg of colours'. The spring borders, peach and... more
Dawyck Botanic Garden
Stobo 73.9 miles away
Dawyck Botanic Garden benefits from the cooler continental environment in the heart of the Scottish Borders, and from over 300 years of tree planting, truly one of the world´s finest arboreta. Gaze at exotic conifers dating back to 1680, the unique... more
Biggar Park
Biggar 75.4 miles away
Biggar Park garden is a mixture of formal and informal woodland areas, spacious lawns, and unusual trees, shrubs and rhododendrons. It is 700 ft above sea level, so somewhat susceptible to late spring frosts. In the traditional working walled garden... more
Monteviot House Gardens
Jedburgh 79.1 miles away
Monteviot House Gardens are situated on the banks of the River Teviot. The river garden has been replanted with herbaceous perennials and shrubs, giving a more informal design. Curved borders, bulbs and roses lead to a broad stone landing stage above... more
Greenbank Garden
Flenders Road, Clarkstone, Glasgow 80.0 miles away
Greenbank walled garden has 30 different areas to see, demonstrating different techniques and colour combinations for the amateur gardener. Plants are well labelled and are in good condition. A former hard tennis court has been used to display ideas... more
Ardkinglas Woodland Garden
Cairndow 82.4 miles away
Ardkinglas Woodland Garden is set on a hillside in a peaceful location overlooking Loch Fyne. It is home to many of Britain´s Champion Trees including the `Mightiest Conifer in Europe´, a Silver Fir and the tallest tree in Britain, a Grand Fir,... more
Benmore Botanic Garden
Dunoon 90.2 miles away
Benmore Botanic Garden is in the wonderful woodland setting of the Eachaig Valley, a garden steeped in history and surrounded by dramatic scenery. Boasting a world-famous collection of magnificent conifers, flowering trees and shrubs, its 150 acres... more
Dunans Castle Woodland Garden
Glendaruel 94.5 miles away
Dunans Woodland garden is a heritage garden accessed over the unique A’listed Dunans Bridge designed by Thomas Telford. The walk gives excellent views of the ruined B listed Dunans Castle, seat of the Clan Fletcher from 1746, and in Cambell ownership... more
Howick Hall Gardens & Arboretum
Howick Estate Office, Alnwick 95.7 miles away
Howick Hall Gardens - home of Earl Grey tea - has extensive grounds with ´Snowdrop Walks´ in February, a spectacular display of daffodils in late March to May, and the woodland garden where camelias, magnolias and rhododendrons flourish from late... more
Crarae Gardens
Crarae, Inveraray 95.9 miles away
Crarae Gardens stands amongst the exotic trees and shrubs, listening to the tumbling waterfalls of the burn, one could almost imagine one is in the Himalayas, rather than Argyll. The informal hillside layout of mature woody plants radiating out from... more
The Alnwick Garden
Denwick Lane, Alnwick 96.3 miles away
The Alnwick Garden is one of the world's most ambitious new gardens. The Duchess of Northumberland's vision for a forgotten plot is now a truly 21st century experience full of imagination, inspiration and fun. Designed by Jacques and Peter Wirtz, The... more
Cragside
Rothbury, Morpeth 99.1 miles away
The variety and scale of Cragside´s gardens are incredible. Surrounding the house on all sides is one of the largest `hand-made´ rock gardens in Europe. In the Pinetum below, England´s tallest Douglas Fir soars above other woodland giants. Across the... more
Mount Stuart Gardens
Isle of Bute 100.0 miles away
Mount Stuart´s gardens date back to circa 1717 when the 2nd Earl of Bute started to lay out substantial grounds - the beginning of the three hundred acres of wilderness, woodland and designed landscape that can be enjoyed today. The 19th century saw... more
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Drumlanrig Castle, Gardens & Country Park
Thornhill 100.9 miles away
Drumlanrig Castle, Gardens & Country Park date back to the time of William Douglas the 1st Duke of Queensbury. Work began on the gardens around 1689 creating a grand formal terrace garden. The garden today has undergone major restoration in recent... more
Dunrobin Castle Gardens
Golspie 101.1 miles away
The formal gardens, with their arrangement of parterres inspired by the gardens at Versailles, present an impressive spectacle, especially when viewed from the Castle Terrace. It is planted in part with bright bedding and in part with bulbs and... more
Arduaine Garden
Arduaine, Oban 105.0 miles away
Arduaine Garden is a tranquil green oasis nestling on the west coast surprising and delighting garden enthusiasts all year round. This south-facing garden on the Sound of Jura benefits from the warming effect of the Gulf Stream and encourages some... more
Herterton House
Hartington, Cambo, Morpeth 106.6 miles away
Herterton House is a 1 acre small, elegant, formal country garden has been created since 1976 around a 16th century farmhouse. The gardens are in five parts - a formal topiary garden, physic garden, flower garden with beautifully planted perennials,... more
Wallington
Cambo, Morpeth 108.9 miles away
Wallington Garden, the original formality of Sir Walter Blackett´s 18th century landscape was influenced by Capability Brown. A simple grass terrace looks out over the landscape park, shrubberies and there are woodland circuit walks with semi-formal... more
Attadale Gardens
Strathcarron 110.6 miles away
Attadale House was built in 1755 by Donald Matheson. Gardens and woodlands were started in 1890 by Baron Schroder and planted with rhododendrons, azaleas and specimen trees. Since the storms of the 1980s, owners Ewen and Nicky Macpherson have planted... more
Dunbeath Castle
Dunbeath 111.5 miles away
Dunbeath Castle garden was remodelled and landscaped in the mid 19th century. The walled garden was first laid out in 1860 and has had various ´make-overs´ in the last 140 years. It has herbaceous borders and a mix of vegetables, shrubs and flowers... more
Brodick Castle Garden
Isle of Arran 112.4 miles away
The restoration of this garden at Brodick Castle began in the early 1900s and included planting of unusual species collected by great plant hunters like George Forrest. They include plants from China, Burma, the Himalayas and America. The bog garden... more
Whalton Manor Gardens
Whalton Manor, Whalton, Morpeth 112.7 miles away
Whalton Manor, dating from the 17th century was altered by Sir Edwin Lutyens in 1908. The gardens were designed by Lutyens with the help of Gertrude Jekyll and include many of his architectural gems ,including pergolas, summerhouses and a vast stone... more
Belsay Hall
Belsay, Newcastle upon Tyne 113.7 miles away
Belsay Hall with its vast, magnificent 30 acres of gardens are deservedly listed Grade I in the Register of Gardens and largely unaltered for over 200 years. Belsay is one of the finest examples of picturesque style in Britain with original... more
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