What's New

Charity Plant Sales in September

Monday 27 August, 2018

Roll up, roll up. Make way for some lovely new plants in your garden. September is great time to think ahead to next years garden, to stock up on plants, and handy tips, head to your nearest plant sale.

Organic gardens open in Autumn

Monday 27 August, 2018

What herbs grow in your garden? This week we look at some lovely herbal gardens you can visit to inspire your own plot.

West Leas garden in August

Monday 20 August, 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 & Health Week 2018

Friday 17 August, 2018

Scotland's Gardens Scheme is delighted to be working with the National Garden Scheme on 'Gardens & Health' Week 2018 to promote the positive impact of gardening and garden visiting.

Aberdeen Garden Tour

Monday 13 August, 2018

The gardens lovers of Fife take to the road to visit exquisite gardens in Aberdeen and Angus, most are open under the umbrella of Scotland's Gardens Scheme. It was an inspiring trip for all, and many came back with lots plants!

Flowers for the festival

Saturday 4 August, 2018

Enjoying the capital city during the Fringe? Why not also enjoy some of Edinburgh's finest gardens too?

Allsorts of Allotments

Thursday 2 August, 2018

Allotments are open this August, and they'd love you to pop on by.

Bank holiday in August

Monday 30 July, 2018

The Scottish bank holiday is a perfect time to get out and see some gardens open across the long weekend, from walled gardens to coastal retreats, castle grounds to village gardens.

"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.

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.

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*

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.

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?

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!

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.

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.

Which gardens are open for the new Fife spring garden trail?

Thursday 15 March, 2018

From flooded quarries to cottage gardens, vatican style gardens to wild woodlands. There is so much in store this April in Fife!

A host of golden daffodils

Tuesday 13 March, 2018

Our selection of daffodil covered gardens to visit this spring. A pleasant walk among the daffodils followed by a home made cup of tea, did someone say heaven?

Where to go this Mother's Day?

Monday 5 March, 2018

Whether you're looking for a nice place to take your mother or searching for a place to make your mother's day that extra special, we've got something for you. Here are some lovely gardens open for charity this Mother's Day.

Gardens open this weekend

Thursday 1 March, 2018

A list of which gardens are open this weekend despite the snowy conditions, please also see here for cancellations

Our historic districts

Thursday 8 February, 2018

Anyone who has flicked through our guidebook will notice that our district names don't quite tally up with Scotland's many counties...like many things in life there is method to the madness!