Friday 9 February, 2024
Scotland’s Gardens Scheme returns for 2024 with an exciting new season of gardens, raising funds for hundreds of charities and involving over 1000 volunteers and garden openers.
Friday 26 January, 2024
Bruckhills Croft Garden Owner, Helen Rushton, gives her top tips for taking care of snowdrops in your garden!
Tuesday 16 January, 2024
Scotland's Gardens Scheme is offering the chance to apply for bursary grant funding for horticulturists working or training in Scotland. Scotland's Gardens Scheme is a charity which raises funds for other charities through open gardens.
Thursday 12 October, 2023
Our 2023 Conference took place on 28 September at Dumfries House
Tuesday 8 August, 2023
Follow the progress of new "no-dig" beds at Willowhill in Fife.
Friday 4 August, 2023
I’m Alice, a postgraduate student with the University of Dundee’s Archives and Records Management programme, and I’ve been cataloguing Scotland’s Garden Scheme’s archival records.
Friday 21 July, 2023
Heartwarming 'Share the Lawn Love' campaign sees GreenThumb transform Scottish lawns across the country for free.
Monday 17 July, 2023
In mid June, Fife gardeners were delighted to set out on what had become an annual adventure until Covid entered our lives. This year, all the gardens visited opened as part of Scotland's Gardens Scheme.
Tuesday 20 June, 2023
Monday 5 June, 2023
1st - 7th June 2023 marks Volunteers' Week, thank you to our dedicated team of volunteers across Scotland!
Wednesday 10 May, 2023
View a selection of special photographs taken by Theo and Julian Stanning from the Grandstand at the Coronation of King Charles III.
Friday 21 April, 2023
Why not commemorate the upcoming Coronation, by visiting one of our gardens open for charity especially for the occasion!
Tuesday 28 March, 2023
Looking for a weekend getaway or planning a staycation? There’s almost certainly a garden to visit on the way.
Monday 20 March, 2023
Your wedding ceremony with natural backdrop. Explore garden wedding destinations in beautiful Scotland.
Thursday 16 March, 2023
Winton Castle Invites Families and Garden Lovers to its Spring Gardens Open Day on Sunday 26 March.
Wednesday 15 March, 2023
There are many benefits of having a pond or other body of water in the garden. Water adds a special quality to a garden.
Monday 13 February, 2023
Today we are sharing a cheerful February update from our Garden Opener's garden in Dundee.
Tuesday 7 February, 2023
'I started to garden when I moved to London in my early twenties and had a tiny 6m x 1m plot outside our flat, into which I poured hours, money and love and have gardened ever since. ' - by Liz Stewart
Wednesday 4 January, 2023
I am the grateful and proud custodian of my wild garden consisting of 12 acres which is now 20 years old, a youngster really! It has everything a wild natural haven may need.
Wednesday 30 November, 2022
Pickled radicchio, feta and toasted walnuts recipe from Hospitalfield Head Chef Elaine Chalmers.
Tuesday 22 November, 2022
Monday 21 November, 2022
New for 2022, to celebrate Visit Scotland’s Year of Stories, we invited you to share the stories of your garden visits and open days through the year by entering our first ever photography competition!
Tuesday 1 November, 2022
Saturday 1 October, 2022
Making chutney is a great way of storing a seasonal glut of fruit and veg to enjoy in the colder months. This recipe is easy to follow even for beginners.
Monday 5 September, 2022
With a little careful thought when choosing your bulbs, you can also provide a vital early spring lifeline to insects.
Wednesday 22 June, 2022
'In my most difficult times gardening has been my solace. In 1999 and 2001, my eldest grandsons were born. Both have Fragile X Syndrome.'
Friday 27 May, 2022
Corsock House is celebrating its own platinum jubilee this year as it opens for charity for the 70th time.
Thursday 26 May, 2022
A variety of gardens of Pittenweem, a picturesque fishing village in the East Neuk of Fife, will open their gates to the public to raise money for charities.
Wednesday 18 May, 2022
Ticketed event for a small group of 30 - book your ticket today.
Thursday 12 May, 2022
The Glasgow Garden Walks Group are a group of retirees who travel Scotland in their minivan, staying in hostels and exploring the many, beautiful gardens of Scotland.
