Inspirational showcase gardens Explore our small gardens each month, from the Winter Walk in the Woodland, through the timeless Oriental Garden, the ever changing pattern of crops in the Potager, the summer warmth of the sensuous Retreat, the different Moods in the Calm Relaxed and Vibrant Exciting Gardens, to the Scottish Garden which has something for every season and taste. Most of our themed gardens have a Designer Collection plantlist that goes with them. These lists are available free from the garden centre when you visit us. The gardens demonstrate how our young plants will behave as they grow up. Our six avant-gardens change each year and are much more fashion-led than our permanent gardens. The Sensuous Retreat A garden to stimulate all five senses - sight - smell - taste - touch - sound. As well as demonstrating a private sheltered retreat you could recreate yourself using the same landscape materials we have used. (Designer Collection - Fragrant garden) The Alpine Bank Located next to the sales area for rockery and alpine plants there are lots of ideas here for your own rockery, alpine trough or scree garden. (Designer Collection - Alpine and Rockery Plants) Tartan Tuscany The recreation of our Best Show Garden 1999 at Strathclyde Park - an interpretation of an Italian Tuscan Style Garden that is suitable for our Scottish Climate! (Designer Collection - Sunny and Dry) The Shady and Dry Border How to treat, and what plants to choose for that difficult corner that you find in every garden right next to where you can buy these plants. (Designer Collection - Shady and Dry) The Scottish Garden A celebration of the history and styles of gardening in Scotland. Our Scottish Collection of garden plants embraces, Rhododendrons, Heathers, Conifers, Peat Loving Plants, Hardy Perennials. (Leaflet - The Scottish Garden) The Oriental Garden Experience the eastern calm and a place to escape the hurly-burly of modern life - even the maintenance requirements are minimal so you can really relax in this garden and just enjoy watching and contemplating life. (Designer Collection - Oriental Collection) The Potager Come and see the 'pretty and productive' crops of herbs, salads, vegetables and edible flowers we are growing in our Potager here at New Hopetoun Gardens. Pick up your free copies of our Potager 1 and Potager 2 leaflets that suggest crops that you could be planting each month in your garden as well as recipes for crops that are ready to pick each month! Plant-for-Wildlife Border A long border which has something of interest throughout the year and all the plants are of benefit to wildlife visitors to the garden. It shows you what we could all do for the environment in our own patch, while treating ourselves to a lovely garden at the same time! (Designer Collection - Plants for Wildlife and Gardeners) Creating BETTER BORDERS a small border illustrating our leaflet of the same name which explains how you can go about choosing and arranging new garden plants - to enjoy success first time and every time, as well as creating a display that looks good all year round. The Woodland Walk An interesting corner all year round and now the home of the reclining figure of our Woodland Muse.Ê It has become a tradition to come and explore the winter walk in the Woodland during January and February and then enjoy soup or a hot chocolate in the Orangery tearoom! The Buddleia Bank A dryish bank in full sun along from the Alpine Bank showing the type of plants that thrive in these conditions. (Designer Collection - Sunny and Dry Border) The Sunny and Damp Pool Sit under our living willow arbour with a view north across the Forth to Fife and enjoy the lush planting around the pool (Designer Collection - Sunny and Damp Border) The Shady and Damp View Look down onto the pond from the wooden viewing platform and be inspired by the plants that revel in these conditions (Designer Collection - Shady and Damp Border) Hedging Knot Garden walk through this simple modern knot garden to see how different plants can be used for hedging (Designer Collection - Hedges) The New Hopetoun Mood Gardens Our two mood gardens, calm and exciting, were first created at Gardening Scotland 2002 and then rebuilt here in June 2002. We are delighted with them and hope you will be too. (Designer Collections - Calm Relaxed Border & Exciting Vibrant Border) The Flower Arranger's Steps Either side of these steps down from the Tearoom Terrace we have planted plants to provide picking material for the house all year round (Designer Collection - Flower Arranger's Garden) Basement Patio 'Chic in the City' is the title of our Patio Garden (5m x 4m) at Gardening Scotland Show at Ingliston this summer. A north facing basement garden designed for a professional couple both aged 35. All the plants are growing in containers or raised beds, the garden uses design tricks to make it appear bigger and brighter, it aims to remind people of the huge benefits to personal health and well being as well as the environmental benefits of spending time every day with plants. If you miss us at the show, we are rebuilding the garden back at New Hopetoun Gardens during June. Peat Bed A corner of the garden with acidic soil which is perfect for these plants that hate lime. There is a sunny bed and a shady bed, and we are always delighted with the way these peat loving plants all look good together and really set each other off to great effect.   our gardens image gallery

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