Due to a warm climate influenced by the Gulf Stream providing favourable growing conditions Dumfries & Galloway boasts some of the most stunning gardens in Scotland.

Whether tropical, walled, formal, on the coast or inland, each garden has something unique to offer the visitor, providing a heady feast for the senses.

Castle Kennedy Gardens, with romantic views of ruined castles, is famous for its fabulous displays of rhododendrons and azaleas while Logan Botanic Garden has palm trees and tree ferns amongst its collection of unusual trees and shrubs, many from the Southern Hemisphere.

Closer to our base in Castle Douglas is Threave Garden owned by the National Trust for Scotland. Truly a garden for all seasons from its springtime show of over 200 varieties of daffodil through summer’s herbaceous displays to autumn’s stunning colours Threave is worth a visit at any time.

With around 25 different gardens and the many specialist nurseries in the region to provide inspiration for garden lovers, there is the opportunity to stock up on some rare and unusual plants.

Around 50 private gardens also have an open day as part of Scotland's Garden Scheme.

Including arrangement of accommodation to suit your budget, we can design a garden tour holiday route to enable you to tour some of Dumfries & Galloway’s gardens and nurseries, with other places of interest included.

Itineraries

Gardens and Nurseries Trail - 2 days self-guided tour - Ref. GN1

- Cost - from £125 p.p.

Includes - 2 nights 4 star B&B (assuming 2 sharing a double / twin room); welcome meeting with tour info pack provided; and advice contact no. during tour.

Itinerary

The route we provide allows you to take your own car and visit some of the jewels in the crown of Dumfries and Galloway's gardens and Nurseries scene. Threave Garden, beside our base in Castle Douglas is agreat start to this tour. You then visit a Japanese styled garden and later a nursery and walled garden with unusual plants native to the Far East jungle areas. 

Flexibility is built into your break to allow you to choose where and when to have lunch at places mentioned on our information tour pack.

The next day takes you west into Wigtownshire where you have the choice of several gardens we advise on, including Logan Gardens with 'palm trees' near to the Mull of Galloway

We can amend a weekend break too include a garden open under Scotland's Garden Scheme. A particular highlight in this calendar is the Chareles Jenks' Garden of Cosmic Speculation. Contact us for more information.

Extra night's accommodation can be arranged .

 

Gardens and Nurseries Trail - 2 days Guided tour - Ref. GN2

- Cost - from £195 p.p.

Includes - 2 nights 4 star B&B (assuming 2 sharing a double / twin room); lunch each day; welcome meeting with tour info pack provided.

Itinerary

From your accommodation we take you a tour in our Mercedes minibus round several of the gardens and nurseries mentioned above in the self guided tour. After booking, we provide additional details of the tour schedule.

A guided tour gives you the benefit of additional flexibility during each day's tour and able to visit otjher places of interrest along your route.  

 

Gardens and Nurseries Trail - 2 days Tailor Made Guided Tour - Ref. GN3

- Cost - from £225 p.p.

Includes - 2 nights 4 star B&B (assuming 2 sharing a double / twin room); lunch each day; welcome meeting with tour info pack provided.

Itinerary

From the wealth of Gardens and Nurseries in Dumfries and Galloway, we are able to research and design a guided tour to suit your specific interests.

Just let us know ehat you are most interested in and with consultation if necessary, we will provide a 2 day or longer itinerary for your consideration which can be part or fully guided.

Just contact us to discuss this tour.
 

We will have other Itineraries for this section in place for 2012.