Humbie Dean
Humbie EH36 5PWFrank Kirwan
Directions: Enter Humbie from the A68, pass the school and the village hall on the left then immediately turn right just before the Humbie Hub. Take the second left and Humbie Dean is on the left between two small bridges. Limited parking. Find using what3words: shorthand.frog.limbs
Bughtrig
near Leitholm, Coldstream TD12 4JPMr and Mrs William Ramsay
Directions: ¼ mile east of Leitholm on the B6461.
Glenarn
Glenarn Road, Rhu, Helensburgh G84 8LLMichael and Sue Thornley
Champion Trees: Notably Magnolia rostrata
Directions: On the A814, two miles north of Helensburgh, up Pier Road. Cars to be left at the gate unless passengers have limited mobility.
Stobshiel House
Humbie EH36 5PDMr Maxwell and Lady Sarah Ward
Directions: On the B6368 Haddington/Humbie road; sign to Stobshiel one mile. Find using what3words: jumbo.hides.blogs
Kirkton Manor House
Peebles EH45 9JHMrs Rosemary Thorburn
Directions: Turn off the A72 west of Neidpath Castle, signposted to Kirkton Manor. After crossing the River Tweed, enter a garden gate which is a mile downhill, opposite a Beware Horses sign.
Fingask Castle
Rait PH2 7SAMr and Mrs Andrew Murray Threipland
Champion Trees: Pinus wallichiana (Bhutan Pine) Metasequoia glyptostroboides and the handsome remnants of what was the largest walnut in Scotland.
Directions: Half-way between Perth and Dundee. From the A90 follow signs to Rait until small crossroad, turn right and follow signs to Fingask.
Auchmacoy
Ellon AB41 8RBMr and Mrs Charles Buchan
Directions: A90 from Aberdeen. Turn right to Auchmacoy/Collieston.
Dundonnell House
Little Loch Broom, Wester Ross IV23 2QWDundonnell Estates
Champion Trees: Yew and Holly
Directions: Turn off the A835 at Braemore on to the A832. After 11 miles take the Badralloch turn for a ½ mile.
A Blackbird Sings
20 Kings Park, Longniddry EH32 0QLGraham and Maxine Pettigrew
Directions: By car: enter Dean Road from A198, right at Kings Avenue, right at Kings Park. By bus (124): Old Dean Road stop, down Old Dean Road, right at Kings Avenue, right at Kings Park.
Winton Castle
Pencaitland EH34 5ATSir Francis Ogilvy, Winton Trust
Directions: Entrance off the B6355 Tranent/Pencaitland Road.
3 Millhall
Shore Road, Kirkcudbright DG6 4TQMr Alan Shamash
Directions: On the B727 between Kirkcudbright and Borgue on the west shore of the Dee Estuary. Parking at Dhoon Beach public car park, about three miles south of Kirkcudbright. There is a five-minute walk to the house. Please note there will be no vehicular access to 3 Millhall and all visitors should park at Dhoon Beach and walk up to the property.
Harlaw Farmhouse
Eccles near Kelso, Roxburghshire TD5 7RAJean Wood
Directions: From the east drive through Eccles village then take the first turning on the right signposted Loan Knowe. Continue to the cycle route sign, turn left and the house is one mile on the left. From Ednam, go through the village, take the left turn to Hume, go to the T-junction, turn right and continue to the white cottage, take the right fork cycle route and Harlaw is ½ mile on the right.
Megginch Castle
Errol PH2 7SWGiles Herdman and Catherine Drummond-Herdman
National Plant Collection: Scottish cider apples, Scottish Heritage apples and pears
Champion Trees: Acer palmatum
Directions: Ten miles from Perth and Dundee directly off the A90, Perth-bound carriageway, 600 yards after the Errol/Rait flyover, on the left hand side, 300 yards after Beware Pedestrians Crossing sign, or signed entrance just before the level crossing in Errol Station.
Shepherd House
Inveresk, Musselburgh EH21 7THSir Charles and Lady Fraser
Directions: The garden is near Musselburgh. From the A1 take the A6094 exit signposted Wallyford and Dalkeith and follow signs to Inveresk.
Tinnisburn Plants
Upper Millsteads, Canonbie DG14 0RYHelen Knowles
National Plant Collection: Scilla (Chionodoxa)
Directions: Take the B6357 north from Canonbie. At Harelaw turn left onto the B6318 and after 1 mile turn right onto our track. It is 1.5 miles long and is untarmacked but suitable for all vehicles. Just drive slowly and carefully.
17a Menzieshill Road
Dundee DD2 1PSMr and Mrs John Stoa
Directions: Turn off the A85/Riverside Avenue at the roundabout towards Dundee Botanic Gardens. Pass the Botanics, road bears left and becomes Perth Road. Right onto Invergowrie Drive and first left on Menzieshill Road. Buses 5 and 5A to the foot of Glamis Road and walk west to Invergowrie Drive. In Menzieshill Road look for the garden with the prominent white stemmed birch tree.
Westhall Castle
Oyne, Inverurie AB52 6RWMr Gavin Farquhar
Directions: Marked from the A96 at Old Rayne and from Oyne Village.
SGS Kilmacolm Plant Sale
Outside Kilmacolm Library, Kilmacolm PA13 4LEScotland's Gardens Scheme
Directions: The plant sale will be held at the Cross outside the Library and Cargill centre in the middle of Kilmacolm. Accessible by McGill's buses.
16 Mulla
Voe, Shetland ZE2 9XQLinda Richardson
Directions: Eighteen miles north of Lerwick on the A970 is Voe. Pass the North Isles junction and Tagon Stores on your right. Turn right into Mulla and number 16 is up the hill on your left. Bus no. 21 (Hillswick) and 23 (Toft) stop on the main road at the bottom of Mulla.
Willowhill
Forgan, Newport-on-Tay DD6 8RAEric Wright and Sally Lorimore
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.
Balmaclellan House
Balmaclellan, Castle Douglas DG7 3PWAlan and Fiona Smith
Directions: On the B7075, just off the A712 approximately 14 miles north of Castle Douglas and two miles from New Galloway.
Forfar Open Garden
36 Lochside Road, Forfar DD8 3JDForfar Gardeners
Directions: Lochside Road is situated opposite Tesco, with the Factory Shop on the corner. The garden is found towards Forfar Loch on the right, with a large parking bay opposite. Bus 117 stops directly outside the garden.
3 Southfield Crescent
Stirling FK8 2JQMary Menzies McCaig
Directions: Southfield Crescent is close to Stirling's King's Park. From King's Park Road roundabouts, opposite the park gates turn into Drummond Place and Southfield Crescent is 200 yards along on the left, facing the grassy area ahead.
101 Greenbank Crescent
Edinburgh EH10 5TAJerry and Christine Gregson
Directions: From the city centre take the A702 through Morningside. Continue uphill and turn right at Greenbank Church on to Greenbank Crescent. Buses 5 and 16; the stop is for Greenbank Row.
Stobshiel House
Humbie EH36 5PDMr Maxwell and Lady Sarah Ward
Directions: On the B6368 Haddington/Humbie road; sign to Stobshiel one mile. Find using what3words: jumbo.hides.blogs
Kirkton Manor House
Peebles EH45 9JHMrs Rosemary Thorburn
Directions: Turn off the A72 west of Neidpath Castle, signposted to Kirkton Manor. After crossing the River Tweed, enter a garden gate which is a mile downhill, opposite a Beware Horses sign.
Shepherd House
Inveresk, Musselburgh EH21 7THSir Charles and Lady Fraser
Directions: The garden is near Musselburgh. From the A1 take the A6094 exit signposted Wallyford and Dalkeith and follow signs to Inveresk.
Achamore Gardens
Isle of Gigha PA41 7ADThe Isle of Gigha Heritage Trust
Directions: Access to Gigha is via CalMac ferry. Gigha can be explored by foot or bicycle so you can choose to leave your vehicle for free at the Tayinloan ferry car park and help to avoid congestion of traffic on Gigha's single track roads. The garden is three-quarters of a mile from the ferry.
Portrack, The Garden of Cosmic Speculation
Holywood DG2 0RWJohn Jencks
Directions: Portrack is one-and-a-half miles off the A76, five miles north of Dumfries.
The Biblical Garden
King Street, Elgin, Moray IV30 1HUThe Friends of the Biblical Garden
Directions: The gardens are on King Street, off North College Street and are adjacent to Elgin Cathedral. Parking along King Street is limited. All main bus routes stop along the A96 and the garden is in easy walking distance from these.