Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: A Blackbird Sings
This long garden in a corner site of Glassel Park Estate is planted mostly by plant type with water features and an unheated conservatory contains cacti and insectivorous plants.
About Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: A Blackbird Sings
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18th June 2022 16th July 2022 13th August 2022 plus 1 more date(s), see below for more info |
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| 10am - 5pm | |
| Longniddry | |
| Admission by donation. | |
| Event organiser/part of Scotlands Gardens Scheme | |
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20 Kings Park, Longniddry EH32 0QL
Graham and Maxine Pettigrew
T:01875 853003
Saturday 16 April, 10am - 5pm (2022)
Saturday 14 May, 10am - 5pm (2022)
Saturday 18 June, 10am - 5pm (2022)
Saturday 16 July, 10am - 5pm (2022)
Saturday 13 August, 10am - 5pm (2022)
Saturday 17 September, 10am - 5pm (2022)
Nominated charity: St.Columba’s Hospice Care 30% & Leuchie 30%.
Description: A long garden (35m) in a corner site of Glassel Park Estate. Planting is mostly by plant type - heathers, hosta, grasses, ferns, paeony, iris, alpine, rose - in ‘gardens within the garden’. Water features abound and an unheated conservatory contains cacti and insectivorous plants. Liquidambar, ‘kousa’ cornuses, contorted robinia, cherries, magnolia and rowan hupehensis provide vertical structure within the limited space. A flowering presence throughout the year complements our interest in bees and butterflies.
Directions: By car: Enter Dean Road from A198, right at Kings Avenue, right at Kings Park. By bus (124): Old Dean Road stop, down Old Dean Road, right at Kings Avenue, right at Kings Park.
Additional Dates: 16 July 2022, 13 August 2022, 17 September 2022
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