ASCOG HALL VICTORIAN FERNERY AND GARDENS

 

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Other gardens to visit on Bute:

Mount Stuart House and Gardens - Over 300 acres of woodland gardens and also an 8 acre walled " Wee Garden", containing mainly Southern Hemisphere plants, and a Rock Garden with water feature. There is a heated octagonal Glass Pavilion containing a collection of exotic plants and ferns, and a new Kitchen Garden. The magnificent gothic house, built by the third Marquess of Bute, is also open to the public.

Ardencraig Garden - Owned and run by Argyll and Bute Council, it has been developed to create a propagation, education and show garden. There are extensive summer bedding displays as well as aviaries and a water feature. The glasshouses contain magnificent displays of fuchsias and pelargoniums. There is also a cactus house.
 

Local Accommodation:

  

Balmory Hall 

Owners: Tony and Beryl Harrison
Phone:
Web: www.balmoryhall.com

 

Further Afield

The Glorious Gardens of Argyll and Bute is a group of 19 gardens offering a range of different styles and settings. Most of the gardens were planted in the Victorian era and have many splendid specimen trees and shrubs from all over the world. The west coast of Scotland is known for its mild climate, thanks to the Gulf Stream, and many tender plants and shrubs can be grown here.

Dunoon & Cowal peninsula - Easily accessible by the Rhubodach-Colintraive ferry on quiet roads with beautiful scenery.
 

For further information about the Isle of Bute www.bute-gateway.org

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