Attadale Gardens
The Gardens
| A garden of over 20 acres between Kyle of Lochalsh and Achnasheen, in Scotland's North West Highlands. Recently restored, re-planted and re-designed by the present owners with great skill and care. The garden is large in area and as you might expect has a number of different compartments with different kinds of planting giving great variety and interest at most seasons of the year. | |
| You are greeted at the entrance by water gardens
with informal ponds,
streams and water-falls. Large, colourfull, perennials fringe the
water-side including the magnificent Gunnera
manicata a plant originating from Brazil. Footpaths weave amongst the planting and elegant bridges afford views from alternative angles. |
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The backdrop to
the water gardens is an area of hillside devastated by
gales in the 1980's. This has been replanted with interesting trees and
shrubs with, here and there, clumps of old Rhododendrons which
survived the gales. The new trees and shrubs are now reaching an
interesting stage. Nearer the house, there is a formal sunken garden through which you gain access to a open woodland area and avenue, both planted with exotic trees and shrubs. |
| The pathways lead you to a Japanese garden, a Himalayan grotto, a fernery and back to the formal and immaculately kept vegetable and fruit garden. | |
 Azaleas and Rhododendrons at Attadale |
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Visiting AttadaleAttadale is near Strathcarron on the A890 between Strathcarron and South Strome. The Gardens are open every day from April to October except Sundays |
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Opening
times:
10am to 5.30pm |
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| Attadale has a web
site with
details
of the gardens and some excellent photographs. It is located at:
www.attadale.com If you would like a garden tour which will visit Attadale, amongst other gardens, please go to the Garden Tours page, on this web site. |
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