This is certainly a garden for all seasons with an incredible diversity of plants including many rare and exotic species. It has taken 20 years of hard work by Tessa and Bill to produce this garden of outstanding character and it is a joy to visit. Perhaps the statue of the Florentine Medici Boar - it is a symbol of fertility - in the centre of the garden has helped. The landscape has certainly been transformed; just look over the boundary fence to see what they have already achieved! ~ Bob Mitchell. Former Curator, St Andrew's Botanic Garden.
Above: The Big Freeze, Glenwhan Gardens. January, 2010.
The gardens at Glenwhan have a very large range of plants, shrubs and trees, planted around several small lochs. Paths weave in and around the gardens, and their is always something exciting to discover aorund the next turn.
Carefully situated seats and viewpoints offer outstanding views across the garden and out towards the Mull of Galloway and the Irish Sea.
At the top of the gardens, there is an area of heathland and trees which give a comparison with how the gardens look today.
Wildlife abounds in the area, and be ready to spot a goodly cross section of the local avian population, not to mention our Peacocks and ducks.
The gardens also feature some unusual and stunning sculpture, from the huge Medici Boar to the Obilisk on the hill, there is always something to catch the eye and the imagination. The garden really is a place to soothe the mind and body, and many visitors return again and again!
The gardens are a delight for photographers and artists - and probably poets too! Open from Spring until late Autumn, the gardens are worth visiting often, to see the ever changing hues and shades of Glenwhan Gardens.
Glenwhan Gardens, Dunragit, nr Stranraer, Wigtownshire, (DG9 8PH) are open from March until October daily, 10.00am - 17.30pm. Visitors are most welcome, but large parties are advised to book well in advance! (Telephone: 01581 400222)
Our licensed Tearoom is open and ready to serve you a delicious range of hot and cold meals, snacks, drinks - alchoholic and non-alchoholic, and seasonal produce. We offer plants and seeds for sale. Car parking is available and we can accommodate coaches with prior notice and arrangement. Our gardens are available for private parties - contact us for details. Private tours led by Tessa Knott can also be arranged.
HOG ROAST! 16TH MAY, 2010, CELEBRATING 30 YEARS OF GARDENING. MORE DETAILS SOON!
We hope you gain as much enjoyment from visiting Glenwhan Gardens as we had creating them!
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