RHS Backhouse Rossie Estate

The historic Walled Garden, with themes of art and science, offers the opportunity to take a step back and relax among the changing seasonal plantings. Enjoy the longest scented rose archway in Scotland over a ‘DNA’ pathway that includes a central flower bed constructed from the cathedral stone of a rose window.

Discover auriculas and spring bulbs and, later on, yew-backed herbaceous borders filled with wispy grasses, colourful perennials, rare plants, hosta collection, fern walk, interesting shrubs and champion trees. A mesmeric water feature, rill and formal pond function as a reservoir which supports the garden’s watering requirements. Culinary and medicinal herbs, soft fruit and cut flowers fill the potager, with old espaliered fruit trees trained on the stone walls and Victorian glasshouses.

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The Royal Horticultural Society is the UK’s leading gardening charity. We aim to enrich everyone’s life through plants, and make the UK a greener and more beautiful place

Activities at RHS Backhouse Rossie Estate include: