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Inveresk Lodge Garden
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- Sundial dating from 1644
- Graham Stuart Thomas designed Rose Border
- Semi-rural setting, stunning views
Secluded garden features rare and unusual plants in an informal setting, with wooded and wildlife areas.
A sunny hillside garden tucked away behind high garden walls.
The garden is open all year and you will be sure to find something to catch your eye any time you visit.
Scents and colours delight the senses year round, never more so than in the depth of winter with the christmas box, Sarcococca confusa anointing the air and winter aconites, Eranthis hyemalis lightening up in sunny spots early in the new year.
The shrub roses are at their best during early summer, in varying hues and perfumes.
Wild fowl are frequent visitors, swans, ducks and geese. Other birds noted are various tits, herons, tree creepers and rumour has it, a kingfisher!
Pond dipping can be done from the platform on the bigger pond to explore the world of water creatures. Keep an eye out for Ranger led activities listed within Events.
The cooler crisp days of autumn can bring beautiful colour to the leaves and stems of many of the trees and shrubs found here, the best being the Cercidiphyllum japonicum in the woodland, with shades of red, orange, yellow and occasionally purple. At this time of year the leaves can smell strongly of toffee or strawberry jam!
| Garden: all year, daily 10-6 or dusk if earlier. |
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