Suntrap Garden & Advice Centre
The three acre south facing garden has been cleverly laid out in distinct areas. Walking through the garden is easily negotiated by a network of paths that meander from lawns to island beds, rock garden and alpine areas, past ponds, sculptures, follies, through woodland plantings, informal and formal areas including patios, peat beds, mixed shrub borders, vegetable pottager, herbaceous borders all pervading colour and scent throughout the seasons.
Suntrap comprises many small gardens within a single garden. The different situations and aspects show various plants growing in shady, damp, sunny or exposed parts of the garden which can give ideas and solve problems encountered in the domestic garden.
Download the Suntrap Garden information leaflet (PDF file).
For the latest news from Suntrap check out our online blog :-
www.sntrapgarden.wordpress.com
Groups
The following groups are associoated with Suntrap:
- Oatridge College
- Friends of Suntrap
- Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society
- Scottish Bonsai Society
- Suntrap Garden Club - this group meets once a month at the garden
Courses
Suntrap run the following courses throughout the year:
- Evening Classes
- Workshops
- Inclusion Project
For the enthusiastic but less active gardener there are raised beds and other items of interest to make gardening easier. Disable access around the garden is easily found. Toilets for the disabled are open Monday to Friday 10am - 4pm with limited access at weekends.
The Garden is used as a teaching resource and is open all year round to the general public from:
10am - 4.30pm (October - April)
10am - 4.30pm (May - September)
Admission £1.00 for adults
(NTS members and children free)
Free parking (limited spaces)
