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Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: A Blackbird Sings

This long garden in a corner site of Glassel Park Estate is planted mostly by plant type with water features and an unheated conservatory contains cacti and insectivorous plants.

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: A Blackbird Sings

About Scotland’s Gardens Scheme Open Garden: A Blackbird Sings

12th April 2025
3rd May 2025
31st May 2025
plus 4 more date(s), see below for more info
1pm - 5pm
Longniddry
£5.00, children free.
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On selected dates show above and also by arrangement 1 April - 15 September

20 Kings Park, Longniddry EH32 0QL
Graham and Maxine Pettigrew
01875 853003

Description: Situated in the Glassel Park Estate, the planting of this long garden reflects East Lothian habitats including moorland, grassland and woodland, as well as areas of related plant varieties such as rockery, roses, ferns, heucheras and peonies. Together they form a pattern of gardens within a garden accessed by boardwalks and woodland paths. A large water lily pond houses newts and a second pond within a rockery is fed by a waterfall, A cold conservatory contains cacti and insectivorous plants. Vertical structure is provided by a large number of specimen small trees such as Cornus, maples, magnolias, contorted Robinia, Chinese rowan, Davidia and Honey Locust. Animal and bird carvings in wood by Graham reflect local fauna.

Directions: By car: enter Dean Road from A198, right at Kings Avenue, right at Kings Park. House is at the end of the second cul-de-sac. By bus (124, X5): Cunningham Court stop, down Cunningham Court and Old Dean Road to turn right on Kings Avenue and then right at Kings Park.




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