The House of the Binns and its novelty tower has long held some interest for me, and when I heard about the restoration work in the walled garden it was time for a visit, I had heard that the famous Binny Plants from Uphall where developing some national collections in the walled garden there…but sadly the walled garden is not open to the public, but the parklands around the House of the Binns are spectacular, as is the woodland walk and the area around the novelty tower affords super view points across the landscape…enjoy the pictures below.
Read more history of the House of the Binns garden on the Historic Gardens and Landscape Inventory of Scotland.
Gareth Austin is a Community focused Horticulturist based in Derry-Londonderry and voice of Gardening on the Mark Patterson Show on BBC Radio Foyle. Gareth specialises in Community horticulture, offering a wide range of events, programmes and acitivity on engaging people in the exciting world of Horticulture. Gareth lectures in Horticulture in the North West Regional College and offers school horticulture programs through the Western Education + Library Board. Gareth is passionate about changing land-use to a more positive use, urban food production and showcasing the flora of county Derry through the City of Horti-Culture programme of events.
