Scotland's Gardens is a horticultural charity established in 1931 and based in

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. It raises money for other charities by opening otherwise private gardens throughout the country to the general public. The criteria to have your garden listed in the "Yellow Book" are tough, and it is considered a challenge to achieve a listing. 40% of the funds raised are given to charities selected by the owners of the gardens. Over 200 charities benefit every year. The other 60% of funds are given to four charities selected by Scotland's Gardens: *

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*the Garden's Fund of the

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* Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres *

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Event

In addition to the gardens listed in its "Yellow Book" the charity also promotes several larger annual events, for example: *Orkney Garden Festival *Rhododendron Festival *Scottish Snowdrop Festival

Participating gardens

Some of the more noted listed gardens include: * Carolside, Borders *

Garden of Cosmic Speculation The ''Garden of Cosmic Speculation'' is a 30 acre (12 hectare) sculpture garden created by landscape architect and theorist Charles Jencks at his home, Portrack House, in Dumfriesshire, Scotland. Like much of Jencks' work, the garden is inspire ...

, near Dumfries * Granton Garden, Edinburgh *

Kailzie Gardens Kailzie Gardens is a walled garden near Kirkburn in the Scottish Borders area of Scotland, in the Tweed valley, four km east of Peebles, off the B7062. The garden dates from 1812. The present owners are Steve and Susan Plag. Places in the vicini ...

, Borders *

Kildrummy Castle Kildrummy Castle is a ruined castle near Kildrummy, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Though ruined, it is one of the most extensive castles dating from the 13th century to survive in eastern Scotland, and was the seat of the Earls of Mar. It is own ...

, Aberdeenshire *

Dean Gardens, Edinburgh The Dean Gardens (previously known as Eton Terrace Gardens) are private communal gardens near the Stockbridge suburb of the New Town area of Edinburgh, EH4. The gardens lie over a sized site on the steep north bank of the Dean Valley throug ...

Cakemuir Castle Cakemuir Castle is an historic house situated southeast of Pathhead, in the Lammermuir Hills, Midlothian, Scotland. The name may be connected with the provision of shelter and hospitality to pilgrims on their way to Melrose Abbey. The castle remai ...

Kilcoy Castle Kilcoy Castle is a 16th-century castle near Muir of Ord and Tore on the Black Isle, in Ross and Cromarty, Scotland. Kilcoy Castle is a ‘Z’ plan fortalice dating from no later than 1618 and possibly founded as early as 1580 (contemporary with Da ...

, the Black Isle *

Kincardine Castle, Royal Deeside Kincardine Castle is a Victorian country house in Royal Deeside, Scotland. Formerly known as Kincardine House, it is the private home of the Bradford family and also operates as a hospitality venue. The house sits north-east of the village o ...

Ross Priory Ross Priory is an early 19th-century country house located west of Gartocharn, West Dunbartonshire, on the south shore of Loch Lomond, Scotland. From the 14th century the estate, known as The Ross, was owned by a branch of the Buchanan family of ...

, West Dunbartonshire *

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, Stirling *

Yair House Yair may refer to: *A spelling variant of the Jewish name Jair or Ya'ir *Yair (name), list of people with the name Yair *Yair, Scottish Borders Yair, also known as The Yair, is an estate in the Scottish Borders. It stands by the River Tweed in ...

, Borders *

Scottish Dark Sky Observatory The Scottish Dark Sky Observatory was an astronomical observatory located near Loch Doon Loch Doon, East Ayrshire, Scotland. It was situated on a hilltop site overlooking the Craigengillan Estate and Dalmellington Dalmellington ( sco, Dawmel ...

, near

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External links

Official website
1931 establishments in Scotland Horticultural organisations based in the United Kingdom Charities based in Edinburgh Organizations established in 1931 Garden festivals in Scotland Scottish awards {{UK-charity-stub

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Participating gardens

See also

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