Garden & Grounds

Garden & Grounds gathers Scottish businesses rooted in cultivation, climate and the long patience of growing things well. These are nurseries and garden centres shaped by place rather than fashion, from Perthshire and Argyll to the hills above Loch Ness. Their work carries knowledge built over decades: what survives in Scottish weather, what thrives in difficult soil, and what rewards care across seasons rather than weeks.

This section of the Scottish Mercat celebrates horticultural enterprises that remain practical, expert and deeply local. They grow plants, preserve collections, maintain gardens, advise customers and keep alive a quieter form of Scottish craft. In their hands, gardens are not decoration alone. They are living ground, shaped by memory, skill and the discipline of working with Scotland’s own conditions.

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Glendoick Garden Centre

Glendoick Garden Centre is a family-run nursery and horticultural business located in Perthshire, established in 1953 by Euan and Peter Cox. The garden centre itself opened in 1973 and remains under the direction of the Cox family, now in its third generation. It is particularly known for its work with rhododendrons and azaleas, including the breeding of over 100 named hybrids. Plants are grown both in open ground and nursery conditions, with a strong emphasis on suitability to Scottish climates. Alongside plant production, the site includes display gardens, a retail nursery, and associated facilities.

Kinlochlaich

Kinlochlaich Garden Plant Centre is a family-run Scottish nursery located in Appin, Argyll, set within an historic walled garden dating to around 1790. Established as a plant centre in the mid-1970s, it specialises in rare and unusual plants suited to Scotland’s west coast climate. Now run by Fiona Hutchison, it has grown from a market garden into one of the country’s most distinctive plant nurseries, combining horticultural knowledge with a setting shaped by centuries of cultivation.

Abriachan

Abriachan Garden Nursery, known as Loch Ness Garden, is a family-run Scottish plant nursery located on the hills above Loch Ness, near Inverness. It specialises in hardy and unusual plants, including nationally significant auricula collections, and is set within a woodland garden that blends native and exotic planting. The nursery operates as both a place of cultivation and a destination garden, offering visitors a working landscape shaped by Highland climate and horticultural expertise.