Scottish Branch Annual Garden visit

We are very much looking forward to this year’s annual garden visit on SUNDAY 2nd July and a big thankyou goes to Jim Williams for organising it all.

Meeting at Shepherd House, Inveresk, Midlothian EH21 7TH at 11.00.

Built in the late 17th century, Shepherd House, an artist’s garden has been voted one of the top ten small gardens in Scotland.  It has been Sir Charles and Lady Ann Fraser’s home since 1957.  Since then, the garden has gone on to be recognised as one of the best small gardens in Scotland. Ann studied at the Edinburgh college of art and the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh.

If time permits, we may include a visit to Inveresk Lodge Garden immediately afterwards. (24 Inveresk Village Road, Musselburgh, East Lothian EH21 7TE). The walled grounds tucked away in the charming village of Inveresk, near Edinburgh, have all the ingredients for a garden paradise. The garden is split into two main areas, with sloping lawns and borders at the top of the hill and the wilder woodland and ponds below.

NB  the Lodge Garden is part of the National Trust for Scotland,  so if you are a member, please bring details.

Lunch is planned at the Brewers Fayre, Carberry Road EH21 8PT  at 13.00

After Lunch, we plan to visit to Willie Punton’s garden in Whitecraig.  Willie’s passion is growing Fuchsia’s as well as veg.   

We will then travel to Pathhead where three of our veg growers gardens await us.  Cush Millar, Jimmy Raeburn and Jim Williams.  

NB  Pathhead is only approximately 10 minutes or so from Inveresk so we can easily fit everything in.

 

We look forward to seeing you there.