Gardening Courses Highlands and Islands

With the incredible scenery of the highlands and Islands it's hard not to want to get closer to the land and learn more about horticulture and gardening. At MyGardenSchool we bring the world's most acclaimed gardening lecturers to your home via the internet. MyGardenSchool is a fully virtual school, so you can study however remotely you are located. You also get personal contact with the tutors, so can ask them about your individual situation as well as watching their video lectures.

Gardens we like to visit in the highlands and islands include: Benmore Botanic Garden Dunoon, Argyll & Bute Benmore Botanic Garden is in the wonderful woodland setting of the Eachaig Valley, a garden steeped in history and surrounded by dramatic scenery. Attadale Gardens Strathcarron, Highland Attadale House was built in 1755 by Donald Matheson. Gardens and woodlands were started in 1890 by Baron Schroder and planted with rhododendrons, azaleas and specimen trees Ardkinglas Woodland Garden Cairndow, Argyll & Bute Ardkinglas Woodland Garden is set on a hillside in a peaceful location overlooking Loch Fyne. It is home to many of Britain´s Champion Trees including the `Mightiest Conifer Cawdor Castle and Gardens Cawdor Castle, Nairn, Highland The oldest garden north east of Cawdor Castle was enclosed with walls and bastions in 1620, and cultivated in the old fashioned manner where soft fruits, flowers, vegetables