This May, I had the opportunity to join fellow NTSUSA supporters on a week-long journey through some of the most extraordinary gardens in the care of the National Trust for Scotland. From the architectural charm of Helensburgh to the rugged beauty of Argyll, Arran, and Gigha, we encountered landscapes bursting with life, shaped by centuries […]

Join us in Scotland this May to discover some of the greatest collections of rhododendrons and designed landscapes in the world.

Simon Jones will introduce three of the most remarkable coastal gardens on the British Isles where visionary gardeners have created landscapes of extraordinary natural beauty containing both native and subtropical plants.

Simon Jones will introduce three of the most remarkable coastal gardens on the British Isles where visionary gardeners have created landscapes of extraordinary natural beauty containing both native and subtropical plants.

Simon Jones will introduce three of the most remarkable coastal gardens on the British Isles where visionary gardeners have created landscapes of extraordinary natural beauty containing both native and subtropical plants.

If you are strapped for time we recommend that you do not miss visiting the Isle of Arran. Commonly referred to as ‘Scotland in miniature’, Arran seems to embody the nation’s wide variety of landscapes from rugged peaks, to gentle rolling hills, to craggy island coastlines.