Recently I spent a really enjoyable afternoon with my dear mother visiting the stunning walled garden at Malleny house, in Balerno, just outside of Edinburgh. Malleny gardens are under the National Trust of Scotland control and they are a magical spot, full of desirable roses, and lush planting, its written that many of these rose varieties were propagated from specimens grown in Newliston House, near Kirkliston.
The Garden is presented to the public in fabulous condition and was a lovely 2 hour visit.
The slideshow below gives a selection of the images from my visit, but the pictures don’t do the colour or the scents of the garden must justice…definitely a garden to go and visit…and smell!!
More details can be found on the Historic Gardens and Landscapes of Scotland inventory.
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.
