***************************************************************** * Gardens-Guide.com * 250,000 UNIQUE VISITORS in 2011 * 2,000 garden pages viewed per day from March to September 2011 * * 1,000+ Page Views! - One-Quarter of all gardens listed on Gardens-Guide.com * were EACH viewed more than 1,000 times in 2011. * * 500+ Page Views! - HALF of all gardens listed on Gardens-Guide.com were * EACH viewed more than 500 times in 2011. * ***************************************************************** *** UPDATE FORM *** Dawyck Botanic Garden 1) Please COPY the entire FORM BELOW 2) Make any changes in BRIGHT RED -OR- mark changed Section Headers with: *** 3) email the ENTIRE FORM UPDATED backto us: wd (at) armchair-travel (dot) com **************************************************************** **************************************************************** **************************************************************** *** also - SEARCH ENGINE BOOSTING for both YOU and Gardens-Guide.com *** If your webmaster could place a link from your own website directly to your page on Gardens-Guide.com, this will improve it's rankings in Google and other search engines. Please use the following format and info on your own site to link to your page in Gardens-Guide.com: at Gardens-Guide.com http://www.gardens-guide.com The premiere directory of open gardens in the UK and Ireland today Ask your friends and suppliers as well to link to your page in Gardens-Guide as well. Every link we get into your page helps rankings for both of us in search engines. **************************************************************** **************************************************************** **************************************************************** Garden Name: Dawyck Botanic Garden Last Modified: 12-01-2011 Garden ID: 0214 pic: 0214_rbgedinboro.jpg NOTE: If this says "missing", then please send us a picture for your page which is at least 1000 x 1000 pixels in size. Thanks! Owner: Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh Address: Stobo Peeblesshire Scottish Borders Postcode: EH45 9JU County: Scotland tel: 01721 760254 fax: 01721 760214 website: www.rbge.org.uk email: V.Brunt //at// rbge.ac.uk English Heritage Grade: Opening Times: NOTE for 2012: Please check with garden owners or their website to confirm current dates open http://www.rbge.org.uk 1st Feb - 30th Nov; 7 days a week; Feb & Nov - 10am - 4pm; Mar & Oct - 10am - 5 pm; April - Sept 10 - 6pm Best Times of Year to Visit: Feb Spring Summer Autumn To see: Snowdrops Bulbs, rhododendrons herbaceous Autumn colour National Collection: National Garden Scheme days: no Comments: Parties / Coaches: Yes Comments: by arrangement Viewing by Appointment: Yes Comments: House Open for Viewing: No Comments: Admission Prices: Adult £5; Child £1; Over 60s £4; Family (2A + 4C) £10; membership available. Group discount available, telephone for details. Parking: Yes Lavatories: Yes Disabled Access: No Shop: Yes Plants for Sale: Yes Lunches: No Teas: No Refreshments: Yes Picnics: Yes Dogs allowed: No Only on Lead: No Events: No Other Facilities: Features: Scotland's first 5* Garden (Visit Scotland). Winner of Green Tourism Award by Visit Scotland in 2010. Designer: Description of Garden: This is a spectacular woodland garden with a history of tree planting extending over 300 years. There are waymarked trails which highlight the special collections at Dawyck; the David Douglas trail where you can follow the intrepid adventures of this famous plant hunter, and the Scottish Rare plant trail where you can find out more about Scottish Native Plants. Seasonal highlights include snowdrops, daffodils, rhododendrons, azaleas, streamside herbaceous plantings and spectacular autumn colours and berries. The visitor can find out more about fungi, mosses and lichens in the world's first ever reserve for non-flowering plants. Dawyck has one of the world's finest arboretums with some wonderful mature specimen trees including the Dawyck beech and even a fine collection of stonework created by Italian craftsmen in the 1820's. History: The oldest surviving tree dates from 1690. Dawyck became one of the first National Botanic Gardens of Scotland in 1978. Local Inns: Traquair Arms, Inverleithen. Accomodation: Restaurants: Village/Town/Sightseeing: Historic towns of Scottish Borders