Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Willowhill
Willowhill is an evolving three-acre garden with a series of mixed borders designed with different vibrant colour combinations for effect all season.
About Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: Willowhill
| 1st Mar 2025 to 31st Aug 2025 | |
| Selected dates and times - see content below | |
| Newport On Tay | |
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Forgan, Newport-on-Tay DD6 8RA
Eric Wright and Sally Lorimore
T:01382 542890 E:e.g.wright@dundee.ac.uk
W: www.willowhillgarden.weebly.com
Description: An evolving three-acre garden. The house is surrounded by a series of mixed borders designed with different vibrant colour combinations for effect in all seasons. Spectacular mix of roses, herbaceous perennials and annuals planted through the wide borders are a highlight in mid to late summer. A ‘no dig’ 160-foot border in shades of white, blue, purple and pale yellow was created in 2019/2020. The most recent addition to the garden is another ‘no dig’ border in shades of peach, burgundy, yellow, chocolate and acid yellow. Come and see! April and May for late spring bulbs and flowers; June and July for roses and high summer colour; August for late summer colour. The plant stall includes a lovely selection from the garden. Visitors are welcome to bring their own refreshments and picnic in the garden. A season ticket for all these dates, and by arrangement, is £25 plus p&p and admits the ticket holder plus guest. It comes with a limited edition of the Willowhill Garden Guide: 35 pages of beautiful photographs with descriptions of key garden features and plantings. A season ticket with booklet is a perfect gift for garden lovers for a birthday or at Christmas and do treat yourself too! Season tickets are available online at tinyurl.com/yxcj2mzy or by post (cheque for £27.76 payable to Scotland’s Garden Scheme) from Scotland's Gardens Scheme, 23 Castle Street, Edinburgh EH2 3DN.
Directions: 1.5 miles south of Tay Road Bridge. Take the B995 to Newport off the Forgan roundabout. Willowhill is the first house on the left-hand side next to West Friarton Farm Strawberry Shed.
Other details: Teas available at cafes/bakeshops in Newport- on Tay. Feel free to buy tickets in advance or simply drop in on the day.
2025 dates:
Saturday & Sunday, 1 & 2 March, 1 - 4pm, opening in celebration of HELLEBORES
Saturday/Sunday/Monday, 26/27/28 April,
Saturday 7 June, Monday 9 June, Saturday 14 June & Monday 16 June, 1pm - 5pm
By arrangement 26 April - 31 August (2025)
Saturdays and Mondays in July, 1 - 5pm
Saturdays and Mondays in August, 1 - 5pm
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