Gardens
Dirleton Castle Gardens
Direlton
Tel: 01620 850330
Admission prices
(includes grounds and castle entry)
All year
Adult £4.70
Child £2.35
Concession £3.70
The gardens that grace the castle grounds today date from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The formal Victorian west garden – with its foliage plants and pelargoniums – was faithfully reconstructed in 1993. The beautiful north garden dates from the Arts and Crafts movement of the 1920s, boasts the longest herbaceous border – according to the ”Guinness Book of Records” .
Link: http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/dirleton/dirletoncastle/
Gosford Park Grounds
Longniddry
Grounds and House open on
the 15 June to 10 August inclusive – Friday, Saturday & Sundays – 2-5pm.
Adult £6
Child £1.
The gardens to the east of Gosford house are available for the public to walk in at a cost of just £5 for a permit, which gives unlimited access to the lakes and woodland walks in this secluded part of the Wemyss estate all year round. There are a number of listed buildings to be seen, including a boathouse, a curling house, ice house and a Mausoleum.
Inveresk Lodge Garden
Musselburgh
Tel: 0844 4932126
Open all Year, 10-6 or dusk if earlier.
Adult £3
Family £8
1 Parent £6
Concession £2
Car park - pay and display £2
Infamous for their summer and autumn displays this enchanting garden encompasses old roses, shrubs and herbaceous borders. The garden also contains a natural pond area which is rich in wildlife and hosts a National Tropaeolum collection.
Link: http://www.undiscoveredscotland.co.uk/musselburgh/inveresklodgegarden/index.html
Preston Tower & Gardens
St Mary’s Pleasance and Gardens
Sidegate
Haddington
Open all year
Prestonpans, Tel: 01875 810603
Renaissance additions have been made to this 15th century tower house. Its dovecot and gardens have been restored with aspects of 17th and 18th century flavours including a laburnum arch, topiary, old-fashioned roses beside seating alcoves, and a herb garden.
Tthe important walled garden of the 17th century house is maintained by the Haddington Garden Trust. Located behind the Haddington, the garden includes a wildflower meadow, orchard, sunken garden, colonnade of pleached laburnum and 'mount' - which provides an outlook over the surrounding area.
Link: http://thepleasancehaddington.blogspot.com
Royal Botanic Gardens 
Edinburgh
Tel: 0131 552 7171
The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh (RBGE) was founded in the 17th century as a physic garden. Now it extends over four Gardens boasting a rich living collection of plants, and is a world-renowned centre for plant science and education.
Link: http://www.rbge.org.uk/
