Threave Garden and 3 Millhall Garden

Book Online Book online or by cheque made payable to the PGG to Colin Carmichael, Selma, Old Crieff Road, Aberfeldy, Perthshire PH15 2DH.

PGG Visit to Threave Garden, School of Heritage Gardening 

Threave Garden

Threave’s wonderful garden has been created over the years by students of the Scottish National Trust’s School of Heritage Gardening – and is a fine example of landscaped beauty. The garden is divided into a series of smaller gardens to showcase different styles, including a rose garden, rockery and walled garden.  

At the centre stands Threave House, designed in the Scottish Baronial style in 1871 for the Gordon family. Many of its rooms are displayed as they were in the 1930s. 
Follow the Diamond Trail to see the 60 new trees planted to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the National Trust for Scotland’s School of Heritage Gardening. 
Discover the unique garden design, where each ‘garden room’ showcases a different gardening style and planting scheme. 

Enjoy stunning views over the Galloway Hills and the Ken/Dee Valley, and keep an eye out for soaring ospreys, red kites and peregrine falcons over the wetlands nature reserve. 
Champion Trees: Acer platanoides ‘Princeton Gold’; Carpinus caroliniana; X Cuprocyparis leylandii and a further 25 Scottish Champion Trees. 
Threave also has an exceptional plant centre, many of the plants grown by the students.

3 Millhall

Impressive five-acre garden with a large collection of mature shrubs, including over 200 rhododendron species, many camellias, magnolias including campbellii, embothriums, telopeas, perennials, over 200 hydrangeas and many other rare Southern Hemisphere plants. The garden has several interesting paths and is on a hillside running along the rocky shore of the Dee Estuary in Kirkcudbright Bay.

Programme

10.00 – 10.30am Meet in the car park at Threave.
10.30am Tea/coffee in the cafe.
11.00am Self -guided tour of the gardens.
12.30 – 1.30pm. Lunch at the cafe or bring a picnic.
2.00pm 3 Millhall, Kirkcudbright.
5.00pm Gardens close

Directions

Threave, off the A75, one mile west of Castle Douglas, it is well – signposted with the brown signs from all directions. Sat-Nav DG7 1RX

3 Millhall: On the B727 between Kirkcudbright and Borgue, 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. Shore Road, Kirkcudbright DG6 4TQ 

Cost

£15.00 per person. Children free.

Booking

Book Online Book online or by cheque made payable to the PGG to Colin Carmichael, Selma, Old Crieff Road, Aberfeldy, Perthshire PH15 2DH.

More info. If you are a NTS or NT member Threave is free, although remember to bring your membership card and £5 cash for entrance to Millhall. Do not book online as usual but do let me know that you are coming along please (email: scotland@pgg.org.uk). Buy your own refreshments at the cafe.

Dogs are welcome but not in the walled Garden and Kelton Wood at Threave and must be kept on a lead.