TWO FOR ONE ADMISSION TO RHS PARTNER GARDENS PAXTON HOUSE AND GROUNDS Berwick-upon-Tweed TD15 1SZ www.paxtonhouse.co.uk The 80 acres of gardens were originally designed around 1756. The Edwardian-style herbaceous border, extensive woodland and Tweed river
sPriNG is upon us and we’re giving you the chance to enjoy a visit to some beautiful scottish rhs Partner Gardens.
Enjoy a day with a friend at one of the seven gardens across scotland and with this voucher you’ll pay for only one during May. ABRIACHAN GARDEN Loch Ness Side, by Inverness IV3 8LA www.lochnessgarden.com On the sheltered shores of Loch Ness with plants from New Zealand, south America and south Africa. DUNDEE BOTANIC Riverside Drive, Dundee DD2 1QH www.dundee.ac.uk/botanic/home to fine collections of trees and shrubs, tropical and temperate glasshouses and an Evolution Garden. EXPLORERS GARDEN Pitlochry PH16 5DR www.explorersgarden.com This woodland garden, set in beautiful highland Perthshire countryside, celebrates the scottish plant hunters who risked their lives in search of new plants. The Explorers Garden is divided into areas containing examples of plants collected from different corners of the globe. GLENWHAN Dunragit, by Stranraer, Wigtownshire DG9 8PH www.glenwhangardens.co.uk With a backdrop to the sea, Glenwhan has been created over 30 years. A micro-climate created by the Gulf stream allows plants from around the world to luxuriate around lakes in the company of red squirrels, peacocks and guinea fowl. A Wildflower Walk and Tree Trail are now open to the public. MOUNT STUART Isle of Bute PA20 9LR www.mountstuart.com Mount stuart, isle of Bute, on the West Coast is within easy travel distance of central scotland. An independent charitable trust, its mission is connecting people, art, land and learning. in May you will see spectacular displays of rhododendrons and many southern hemisphere plants. ST ANDREWS BOTANIC St Andrews Botanic Gdn, Fife KY16 8RT www.st-andrews-botanic.org in the heart of historic st Andrews, the botanic garden provides a haven for the rare and unusual amid mature trees and shrubs. There are ponds and a waterfall, outstanding rock and peat gardens, a herb garden, herbaceous border and extensive glasshouses.