What's New

"Oh, we do like to be beside the seaside!"

Monday 2 July, 2018

Scotland has some amazing coast line, and there are some fantastic coastal gardens that open for charity that you can visit.

West Leas garden in July

Sunday 1 July, 2018

July in West Leas garden, we look to the orchard to see what is happening there!

New gardens opening in July

Monday 25 June, 2018

Another month, more glorious gardens. All these gardens are opening new for the first time in July. There's so much on offer all across the country, where will you visit?

A plethora of gardens

Monday 25 June, 2018

We have some lovely new garden groups and village opening in July, from the Scottish borders to north of Inverness. Could there be one on your doorstep?

Prancing through the peonies

Wednesday 20 June, 2018

On Saturday 16th June, visitors to Binny Plants, Edinburgh were in for a treat. Nurseryman and ‘peony-mad’ Billy Carruthers led a walk and talk around his site to raise money for Scotland’s Gardens Scheme.

National Insect Week: bugs and beasties

Monday 18 June, 2018

National Insect Week, organised by e Royal Entomological Society, runs from 18 - 24 June. It encourages people of all ages to learn more about insects.

Summer Solstice

Monday 18 June, 2018

When is the summer solstice and what does it mean for your garden?

Peonies and Prosecco at Binny Plants

Tuesday 12 June, 2018

Binny Plants is a leading nursery, just outside Edinburgh, and is a specialist on peonies with over 300 on site. Nurseryman Billy Carruthers will lead a walk and talk on Saturday 16th June around the nursery to raise money for Scotland’s Gardens Scheme.

Treat your dad this Father's Day

Friday 8 June, 2018

Whether you're looking for a place to take your old man or trying to give the kids a hint, here's the definitive list of gardens to visit. All these gardens are running children's activities: for the little kids and for the bigger kids! *cough cough*

Mr Lowry at home

Thursday 7 June, 2018

It's early June and our chairman's dog, Mr Lowry looks ahead to his next garden visit to Dean Gardens, Edinburgh

Mr Lowry visits Tyninghame House and The Walled Gardens

Tuesday 5 June, 2018

Mr Lowrys, our Chairman's whippet, explores the grounds and walled gardens at Tyninghame House, and finds the storyteller in the garden!

West Leas garden in June

Friday 1 June, 2018

Summertime madness, the garden at West Leas is in full display in this months photos, with the luxious greens of the grass and the sweet scent of blossom.

A big thank you to all our volunteers

Friday 1 June, 2018

Volunteers week runs from 1st - 7th June, and is a wonderful opportunity to take a minute to look back at all the wonderful things that have been by our volunteers in the past 80 odd years.

New gardens opening in June

Monday 28 May, 2018

Scotland's Gardens Scheme welcomes this wonderful collection of new gardens, which first open in June. This is a unique opportunity to see gardens for their first time open to the public.

A rose by any other name would smell as sweet

Monday 21 May, 2018

Looking forward to Summer around the corner, and the sweet smell as roses burst forth on arbours and in flower beds. What's your favourite?

Nettle and Wild Garlic Soups - let's be nice to nettles

Wednesday 16 May, 2018

Be nice to nettles week runs from 16th - 20th May, we're delighted to share this recipe from our trustee Trish to encourage you to let the odd nettle through in the garden!

Garden visiting in Scotland

Saturday 5 May, 2018

The notion of garden visiting has been around a good while, even from the point of view of the open garden scheme.

Six bee-neficial things you can do for bees in your garden!

Tuesday 1 May, 2018

The 20th May is World Bee Day, so we've made a little list of six easy things you can do to make your garden more bee friendly!

The bluebell wood

Friday 20 April, 2018

Gardening doesn’t have to been large formal gardens, lots of green space and countryside views. Scotland’s Gardens Scheme is delighted to have so many wonderfully diverse urban gardens open for charity all across Scotland.

Greening our urban jungles

Monday 16 April, 2018

Gardening doesn’t have to been large formal gardens, lots of green space and countryside views. Scotland’s Gardens Scheme is delighted to have so many wonderfully diverse urban gardens open for charity all across Scotland.

Muddy hands and happy children

Wednesday 11 April, 2018

Scotland's Gardens Scheme is thrilled to be celebrating VisitScotland's Year of Young People. Many of our garden openings will be hosting children's activities and we are also partnering with the Scottish Storytelling Centre for 'Growing Stories''.

Where to go this May bank holiday weekend?

Wednesday 11 April, 2018

A glorious bank holiday, and there are so many gardens to explore. Here's a list of what's open on the May bank holiday weekend, it's going to be a fabulous one for garden lovers!

2017 Annual Report and Accounts

Tuesday 10 April, 2018

We are absolutely thrilled to announce that 2017 was an exceptional year of charity fundraising for Scotland’s Gardens Scheme, which has seen our Garden Openers, and Volunteers raise a remarkable overall total of £309,791 for charity. See more here.

West Leas garden in April

Wednesday 4 April, 2018

Another month has flown by, and what a wild month March has been. We don't know whether we're coming or going, so it's nice to look back at pictures from the garden at West Leas, when April was actually Spring and didn't snow!

Charity Plant sales

Wednesday 4 April, 2018

Who said money can't buy happiness? It can buy plants for your garden!

Scottish Rhododendron Festival: where to see rhodies in April and May?

Sunday 1 April, 2018

The Scottish Rhododendron Festival runs from 1 April to 31 May 2018, and features a wide variety of horticulture from gardens to woodlands.

Three new trustees for Scotland's Gardens Scheme

Monday 26 March, 2018

We are looking for three innovative, enthusiastic and committed people to join our small, friendly, Trustee team as from June 2018 for a period of three years.

Six fantastic storytelling events

Wednesday 21 March, 2018

“Growing Stories”: see gardens with new eyes once you hear stories, from local Storytellers, about their creation, history and interaction with the environment.

Spring equinox 2018

Tuesday 20 March, 2018

When is the spring equinox and what does it mean for our gardens?

International Day of Forests 2018

Tuesday 20 March, 2018

What is the International Day of Forests? And how can we get involved?