Sculptures complete Culzean
The walled garden at Culzean Castle is now home to three stunning willow sculptures.
The sculptures celebrate the garden as a productive space that boasts a variety of fruit and veg that are sold in the café on the estate.
Designed by Galloway- based artist, Trevor Leat, they are in the North Walled Garden and have been crafted using willow as well as other sustainable and natural resources.
In the newly replanted orchard there’s a giant willow pear, and a statue of a gardener is outside Gardens House – which was home to the head gardener for centuries.
The final instalment is the Ailsa Onion Arber, which was originally bred by Culzean’s head gardener, David Murray, in 1887 and named after the island visible from the castle.
The onions are still regarded as the most successful all- purpose onions.
In the 1700s, the gardens at Culzean were bountiful growing spaces and had a reputation for cutting- edge gardening techniques.
Since 2018, the National Trust’s staff and volunteers have worked hard to restore the garden to a successful and innovative space. It now harvests a variety of produce and the herbaceous borders are in the process of being lifted and replanted.
Gareth Clingan, Operations Manager at Culzean said: “There’s already so much to explore at Culzean and we’re excited to have these new sculptures on display, they really bring the history of the garden to life. Thanks to the volunteers at Friends of Culzean for their donations.”