Wednesday 22nd May
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Marvel at Castle Kennedy Gardens awesome examples of nature’s best. Join the Head Gardener to learn what makes our 21 majestic Champion Trees (tallest, broadest of oldest of their kind recorded by the Tree Register) so special to Dumfries & Galloway and indeed Scotland.
Cost: Admission to the Gardens plus £2.00 (includes a slice of home-made cake and a cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate)
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Wednesday 5th June
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Join Castle Kennedy Gardens Head Gardener and enjoy the advent of summer with the displays of later rhododendrons, and early displays of mixed flowering shrubs and brilliant red Embothriums or Chilean Fire Bushes as they are also known, and for which Castle Kennedy Gardens is famous.
Cost: Admission to the Gardens plus £2.00 (includes a slice of home-made cake and a cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate)
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Sunday 16th June
10:00am - 5:00pm
Support this charity day by enjoying the delights of a summer’s day in Castle Kennedy Gardens. Proceeds from admission are donated to Scotland’s Gardens Scheme, Home Start Stranraer (supporting families who are finding it difficult to cope with the stresses of bringing up a young family) and Gardening Leave (improving the physical and mental wellbeing of serving and ex-service personnel).
Cost: Admission donated to charity
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Wednesday 19th June
2:00pm - 3:30pm
The Walled Garden at Castle Kennedy Gardens will by now be starting to blossom with the burgeoning displays of herbaceous plants including the choysia and kolkitzia. Benefit from the vast knowledge and experience of the Head Gardener who will lead the walk.
Cost: Admission to the Gardens plus £2.00 (includes a slice of home-made cake and a cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate)
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Wednesday 3rd July
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Why is the Monkey Puzzle Tree so called – find the answer to this and other questions on this guided walk of Castle Kennedy Gardens led by the Head Gardener.
Cost: Admission to the Gardens plus £2.00 (includes a slice of home-made cake and a cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate)
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Thursday 25th July
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Enjoy the opportunity to view the private Gardens of Lochinch Castle with its beautiful herbaceous borders and the Sunken Garden on a guided tour with Castle Kennedy Gardens Head Gardner.
Cost: Admission to the Gardens plus £2.00 (includes a slice of home-made cake and a cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate)
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Wednesday 14th August
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Join the Head Gardener at Castle Kennedy Gardens and learn about the history and design of these intriguing landforms in Castle Kennedy Gardens.
Cost: Admission to the Gardens plus £2.00 (includes a slice of home-made cake and a cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate)
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Wednesday 28th August
2:00pm - 3:30pm
The Walled Garden at Castle Kennedy Gardens will now be at its best in the height of summer with the borders and summer bedding in full bloom. Join the Head Gardener as he showcases the highlights including the salvias, osteosperum, verbenas, delphiniums and tender perennials.
Cost: Admission to the Gardens plus £2.00 (includes a slice of home-made cake and a cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate)
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Wednesday 11th September
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Join the Head Gardener as he takes you on a tour of Castle Kennedy Gardens in the final stages of bloom, before the leaves start to turn and the bright flower colours are overtaken by the changing shades of autumn.
Cost: Admission to the Gardens plus £2.00 (includes a slice of home-made cake and a cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate)
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Wednesday 16th October
2:00pm - 3:30pm
Experience the wonderful colours of the trees and leaves as the Castle Kennedy Gardens gets ready for Winter. Glory in the beautiful hues of the beech leaves and acers as they turn from green to red and orange and brown as the Head Gardener leads you on a guided walk.
Cost: Admission to the Gardens plus £2.00 (includes a slice of home-made cake and a cup of tea, coffee or hot chocolate)
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