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Trellis Awarded £5000 as Guest Charity

Wednesday 10 July, 2019

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme is delighted to welcome Trellis as their guest charity with an award of £5,000.

QNIS Chief Executive Clare Cable reflects on her visit to The Garden of Cosmic Speculation at Portrack

Tuesday 14 May, 2019

QNIS Chief Executive and Nurse Director Clare cable reflects on taking time out during the weekend to visit the Garden of Cosmic Speculation at Portrack

2018 Annual Report and Accounts

Tuesday 7 May, 2019

2018 was an another strong year of charity fundraising for Scotland’s Gardens Scheme, which has seen our Garden Openers, and Volunteers raise an overall total of £253,398 to 250+ charities.

Annual Guest Charity Grant - 2019 Application

Tuesday 2 October, 2018

Scotland's Gardens Scheme accepts annual guest charity grants. Apply now for the 2019 grant.

Message from our beneficiary: Perennial

Thursday 13 September, 2018

We like to share stories from our beneficiaries to highlight the amazing work they do, and how your garden visits helps support Perennial deliver frontline support to people like John .

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.

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.

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.

Growing Stories: Storytelling for all

Thursday 1 March, 2018

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme has teamed up with The Scottish International Storytelling Festival, to share the stories of our gardens. We will be co-hosting “Growing Stories”, fantastic storytelling events at our special gardens across Scotland in 2018.

Queen's Nurses Development Programme award ceremony

Friday 26 January, 2018

Our National Organiser, Terrill Dobson attended the Queen's Nurses Development Programme award ceremony. The Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland were kind enough to write this little piece, looking over our special relationship.

Celebrating the Year of Young People 2018

Wednesday 10 January, 2018

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme is thrilled to be celebrating Visit Scotland's 'Year of Young People' in 2018. Here are just some of the gardens hosting children's activities...

Through the Garden Gate - November

Tuesday 14 November, 2017

The Garden Gate. Well the clocks have changed and I have just returned from a walk, with four paws in tow, on a fine frosty morning taking time to enjoy the trees in their almost naked splendour ...

A message from our Sponsor

Friday 29 September, 2017

Delivering an out of the ordinary investment management service Investec Wealth & Investment (IW&I) is delighted to be fully supporting Scotland’s Gardens Scheme.

The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay visit Netherthird Community Garden

Friday 8 September, 2017

The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay helped residents and school children from an ex-mining town in Ayrshire celebrate the grass roots success of their popular, local community garden, during a very

Through the Garden Gate in July

Sunday 2 July, 2017

Good Evening all, I trust this newsletter finds both you and your gardens in good health having survived the unseasonal ravages of desert heat in late May through into June; something, which was

Queen's Nurses Promoting Health & Wellbeing in Scottish Communities

Tuesday 27 June, 2017

When a group of 20 outstanding community nurses met back in Fife in February for a week-long residential organised by the Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland (QNIS), few of them would have

Record Amount Raised for Charity in 2016

Monday 22 May, 2017

There seems to be a pattern emerging in Scotland of springs being cold and wet. After the disappointing start to our season in 2015 we fared little better in 2016. Our snowdrop openings were

60% to Nominated Charities starting 2018

Tuesday 16 May, 2017

During this past year's review of our charity, a very clear message came from our community of Garden Openers and Volunteers of their strong commitment to their own nominated charities. Some 225

Our Vision and Purpose Renewed

Tuesday 16 May, 2017

2016 was an amazing year of reflection and vision and has set the foundation for some very positive change and growth at Scotland’s Gardens (Scheme). At the 2016 Conference, we invited ...

What's in a Name?

Monday 15 May, 2017

Well apparently quite a lot is in our original name - Scotland's Gardens Scheme. Despite our name change to Scotland's Gardens several years ago, we are still know as "the Scheme".

Welcome to our new Chairman, David Mitchell

Wednesday 10 May, 2017

Good morning all and welcome to this new regular column in your newsletter from the Chairman. Having worked with Scotland’s Garden Scheme for over ten years now I am both delighted and …