What's New

Visitors Guidance During Covid-19

Friday 10 July, 2020

We've missed you greatly and can't wait to see you back in some of our gardens that re-open from 15 July. Please, read and follow our newly introduced health and safety measures to help us protect our community during Covid-19.

Make a Living Roof for your Birds and a Crown Children's Activity

Saturday 30 May, 2020

Megan shows us how to make a living roof for a bird box, plus how to make a flower crown as part of our Gardening with Children activities.

Mini Garden Activities with Children

Friday 29 May, 2020

Make a Jar-den and enjoy a scavenger hunt and mini-garden project as part of our Gardening with Children activities.

Up-cycling Plastic Plant Pots Children's Activity

Thursday 28 May, 2020

Up-cycle your old plastic plant pots as part of our Gardening with Children activities.

Making a Kokedama Children's Activity

Tuesday 26 May, 2020

Join Matilda as she shows you how you can create a Kokedama, as part of our Gardening with Children activities.

Make a Mayflower Children's Activity

Monday 25 May, 2020

Get creative and make a May flower, as part of our Gardening with Children activities.

Making a Bug Hotel Children's Activity

Sunday 24 May, 2020

Join Eilidh as she shows you how to make a bug hotel as part of our Gardening with Children activities.

Grow a Pip Children's Activity

Saturday 23 May, 2020

Join Pippa as she shows you how you can grow a pip from a tangerine, as part of our Gardening with Children activities.

Making a Mandala Children's Activity

Friday 22 May, 2020

Learn how to make a beautiful mandala using flowers and plants from your garden, as part of our Gardening with Children activities.

Celebrating National Children's Gardening Week 2020

Friday 22 May, 2020

Join us as we celebrate National Children's Gardening Week 2020 with lots of Gardening with Children activities.

Coronavirus (Covid-19) Update

Tuesday 17 March, 2020

Please check here for information about the impact of Covid-19 on our Garden Openings and what we are doing to minimise the spread of this virus and support our community.

New Gardens to Visit in 2020

Sunday 9 February, 2020

Eighty-nine gardens, new to our scheme, will open over 2020. From the zany landscape of Jupiter Artland to the charming Ayrshire village of Fenwick, don't miss these openings.

New Gardens Opening in August

Tuesday 23 July, 2019

Check out our fantastic new August garden openings...

New Gardens Opening in July

Monday 24 June, 2019

Check out our fantastic new July garden-openings...

Our Upcoming Plant Sales - June and July 2019

Friday 24 May, 2019

Buying plants from local sales is a great way to ensure that they are acclimatised as well as being a brilliant source of advice and tips from the growers themselves.

New Gardens Open in June

Friday 24 May, 2019

We have quite a selection of brand new gardens opening in June - check them out here...

Gardening Scotland 2019

Wednesday 22 May, 2019

This year is the 20th anniversary of Gardening Scotland, the national festival of flowers and outdoor living and will be held at The Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston in Edinburgh Friday 31st May - Sunday 2nd June.

Lady Lister-Kaye will be hosting Garden Visits in May, July and September

Tuesday 14 May, 2019

Garden Visits hosted by lady Lister-Kaye

Fife Summer Garden Trail 2019 Tickets

Wednesday 1 May, 2019

With gardens open from weekdays 16 April to 3 May, this is a treat for any garden lover. It's a unique opportunity to visit some of Fife's most spectacular privately-owned gardens.

Our Upcoming Plant Sales - April and May 2019

Tuesday 9 April, 2019

Buying plants from local sales is a great way to ensure that they are acclimatised as well as being a brilliant source of advice and tips from the growers themselves.

Gardens and Health Week 2019

Monday 8 April, 2019

This year we are celebrating Gardens & Health Week to give community groups, hospices, support groups and schools free access to participating gardens. Click here to find out more.

Gardens To Visit With Kids This Easter

Thursday 4 April, 2019

Here are a selection of gardens that will keep the whole family amused during the holidays from egg hunts to flying foxes, goats and even Gruffalo and Mouse...

Fife Spring Garden Trail 2019 Tickets

Thursday 31 January, 2019

With gardens open from weekdays 16 April to 3 May, this is a treat for any garden lover. It's a unique opportunity to visit some of Fife's most spectacular privately-owned gardens.

Snowdrops and Winter Walks 2019

Thursday 10 January, 2019

We are delighted to celebrate snowdrops and winter walks in 2019.

Gardens worth exploring this winter

Sunday 2 December, 2018

There's lots of magic to find in a garden in winter. The trunks of bare trees get a chance to show off their bark. Come and see what these gardens have to show off.

West Leas garden in October

Wednesday 31 October, 2018

Another month, August has come to the West Leas Garden. We look at back to how it made the garden flourish in 2015.

Gardens to visit this All Hallows Eve

Monday 1 October, 2018

We think all our gardens are lovely, but with the right imagination every tree branch can look like a skeleton 's hands and every rustle of leaves is a witch's incantation.

Storytelling in Autumnal Gardens

Monday 10 September, 2018

Join Scotland's Gardens Scheme and the Scottish Storytelling Centre for 'Growing Stories' in two spectacular gardens at Dalswinton House and Fingask Castle.

Wonder at Scottish woodlands

Thursday 6 September, 2018

Autumn is the time to get out into woods, to see the colour change from crisp greens through subtle reds, oranges and browns. See red squirrels stash the remains of their harvests and listen to the birds enjoying the last of the summer warmth.

New gardens opening in September

Monday 27 August, 2018

September sun, or rain, still brings lots of new gardens to visit! From city gardens to country estates there's variety and interest all across Scotland.