East Coast Gardens

Gardens Open to the Public

On the left are gardens to which a full page description is available.
Below is a list of gardens with brief descriptions and web-links where known.

The Castle of Mey

Caithness 		The Walled Garden The castle,former summer residence of the late Queen Mother, and gardens, are now open to the public for most of the summer. 
The gardens consist of a traditional Scottish walled garden with herbaceous and vegetable gardens, greenhouse, shrub roses and Shell garden.
Opening is restricted,  please see the castle web site.

Cawdor Castle Gardens

Cawdor,
Nairn 		There are three gardens at Cawdor. The old kitchen garden which now features a maze, orchard and Paradise garden. The flower garden , a formal design with yew hedges, lavender and rose beds and herbaceous borders. The periphery is planted with exotic shrubs. The wild garden is constructed along a burn which runs adjacent to the Castle west wall. Open May - Oct 

Blackhills Garden

nr. Elgin
Moray 		This garden contains a collection of about 360 Rhododendron species and is one of the finest private collections in the world. 
Open by appointment only.

Abriachan Gardens

Loch Ness Side Inverness 		One of a new generation of Scottish gardens. Over 2 acres of exciting plantings, with winding paths through native woodlands. Seasonal highlights - hellebores, primulas, meconopsis, hardy geraniums and colour themed summer beds. On a steep hillside overlooking Loch Ness. Open February to November. 9am - 7pm or dusk.
 www.lochnessgarden.com/index.htm

Logie House Walled Garden

Forres 
Moray 		Logie Walled Garden The gardens have recently been re-designed around the original clipped yew hedging with formal and informal areas of shrubs and herbaceous planting.A wild garden with stream is a feature, as is the well kept vegetable garden.
Open May - Oct not Mondays