Deep summer borders of flowers in the walled garden at Pitmuies.

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Pitmuies Gardens

Two walled gardens by an eighteenth-century house near Guthrie, with long borders of old delphiniums and roses, and walks by the river and loch.

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Between Forfar and Arbroath, the House of Pitmuies stands among lawns and old trees, an eighteenth-century house with its steading beside it, and behind it lie two walled gardens that are among the loveliest in Angus.

They are semi-formal gardens, sheltered by old walls, with long borders of herbaceous perennials. In June and July the old-fashioned delphiniums rise tall and blue beside roses, and the paving between the beds is thick with violas and dianthus. There is a kitchen garden, spacious lawns, and in spring carpets of snowdrops, crocus and daffodils.

Beyond the walls, paths lead down to the river and a loch, and through woods of fine old trees, so a visit can be as long as the afternoon allows. The gardens are a private family garden opened to visitors, quiet and unhurried, and at their best in high summer, when the borders are at their fullest. They open every day from April to September, from ten until five.

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