Corsock House Garden is set to open to the public for charity.
The garden is looking wonderful at the moment as the extensive collection of rhododendrons is coming into flower. It includes an amazing variety of designed landscape, from a strictly designed walled garden, through richly planted woodlands full of different vistas, artfully designed water features and surprises to extensive lawns showing off the Bryce baronial mansion.
Following Storm Arwen in November 2021, the gardeners Jim Laurie, Jamie Lawrie and forester Paul Durnan have had to clear hundreds of fallen trees and replant with a wide variety of trees and rhododendrons.
This work is already beginning to disguise the havoc caused by the storm and new glades are becoming established.
At the end of 2022, serious floods caused much damage along the banks of the burn but this has been repaired and much restoration work has been done to the ponds.
As a consequence of this phenomenal work the gardens are looking glorious and are an idyllic place to explore and enjoy.
Such is the renown of Corsock’s rhododendron collections, a team from the Rhododendron Species Conservation Society headed by one of the world’s experts, Dr David Chamberlain, has recently completed their task of recording more than 500 different named rhododendrons.
Each plant listed has now been expertly labelled by the gardening team, a treat for those interested in plant identification.
The gardens are open from 2pm to 5pm on Sunday, May 28 and also by arrangement until June 30. Admission is £5, children free and proceeds will go Scottish Gardens Scheme charities and Corsock and Kirkpatrick Durham Church of Scotland.
The garden is partially wheelchair accessible; dogs on leads are welcome and home-made teas will be available. A few locally grown plants will be for sale.
For further information on opening please visit www.scotlandsgardens.org
