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
| 27th Apr 2024 to 31st Aug 2024 | |
| Selected dates and times - see content below | |
| Newport On Tay | |
| £6, children free | |
| Event organiser/part of Scotlands Gardens Scheme | |
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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
An evolving three-acre garden. The house is surrounded by a series of mixed borders designed with different vibrant colour combinations for effect all season. Spectacular mix of roses, herbaceous perennials and annuals planted through the wide borders are a highlight in mid to late summer. A new ‘no dig’ 160-foot border in shades of white, blue, purple and pale yellow created in 2019/2020. 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.
Directions: One-and-a-half 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.
2024 dates:
Saturday/Sunday/Monday, 27/28/29 April, 1pm - 5pm
By arrangement 27 April - 31 August
Saturday 1 June & Monday 3 June, 1pm - 5pm
Saturday 3 August, Monday 5 August, Saturday 10 August, Monday 12 August, Saturday 17 August, Monday 19 August, Saturday 24 August, Monday 26 August & Saturday 31 August, 1pm - 5pm
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