Auchgourish Botanic Garden
Auchgourish Botanic Garden, which is privately owned and funded, opened its gates to the public for the first time in 2001 and therefore obviously still very much a ‘young’ garden and also the most northerly botanic garden in the British Isles where plants are tested to their limits.
The gardens at Auchgourish extend to some 10 acres / 4 hectares and the general layout is mainly based on Bio-Geographic regions such as Japan, Himalaya, Korea etc along with Chinese and North American rock gardens as well as a Scottish Alpine and a Saint Andrew’s garden, the latter to commemorate Saint Andrew’s Cross, the world’s oldest national flag and in which all the botanical plants flower either to blue or white.
The nursery at Auchgourish Botanic gardens was originally established to propagate a wide range of hardy trees, shrubs, herbaceous plants and bulbs for planting within the gardens. The Gardens receives seed from Botanists and others who collect, under licence, from around the northern hemisphere.
Auchgourish Gardens is located on the B970 which runs parallel to the River Spey between Coylumbridge and Boat of Garten in the heart of the central Scottish Highlands.
Opening Hours
Auchgourish Gardens are open to the public every Sunday to Friday (closed Saturdays) between early April and the end of October. Please feel free to email enquiries at any time.
Closing Day(s)
- Sat
Property Address
Auchgourish Botanic Garden
Boat of Garten
Inverness-shire
PH24 3BP
Great Britain
Contact
Auchgourish Botanic Garden
Auchgourish Botanic Garden
Boat of Garten
Inverness-shire
PH24 3BP
Scotland
Tel: +44 (1479) 831464
E-Mail: info@auchgourishbotanicgarden.org
WWW: http://auchgourishbotanicgarden.org
