Scotland's Gardens
Scotland's Gardens is a horticultural charity established in 1931 and based in Edinburgh. It was founded to raise money for the Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland, to help support the Queen's Nurses, before the creation of the National Health Service. It now raises money for other charities by opening otherwise private gardens throughout the country to the general public. The criteria to have your garden listed in the Yellow Book are tough, and it is considered a challenge to achieve a listing.
40% of the funds raised are given to charities selected by the owners of the gardens. Over 200 charities benefit every year. The other 60% of funds are given to four charities selected by Scotland's Gardens:Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland
the Gardens Fund of the National Trust for Scotland
Maggie's Cancer Caring Centres
Perennial
== Event ==
In addition to the gardens listed in its Yellow Book the charity also promotes several larger annual events, for example:Orkney Garden Festival
Rhododendron Festival
Scottish Snowdrop Festival
== Participating gardens ==
Some of the more noted listed gardens include:Carolside, Borders
Garden of Cosmic Speculation, near Dumfries
Granton Garden, Edinburgh
Kailzie Gardens, Borders
Kildrummy Castle, Aberdeenshire
Dean Gardens, Edinburgh
Cakemuir Castle
Kilcoy Castle, the Black Isle
Kincardine Castle, Royal Deeside
Ross Priory, West Dunbartonshire
Row House, Stirling
Yair House, Borders
Scottish Dark Sky Observatory, near Dalmellington
=== Prior gardens ===
Dawyck, Stobo
Broughton Place, Broughton
Cardrona House, by Innerleithen
The Kirna, Walkerburn
Arniston, Gorebridge
Dundas Castle, South Queensferry
Halmyre, West Linton
Springmount, Peebles
Gardening in Scotland
National Gardens Scheme, a similar organisation in England, Northern Ireland, Wales and The Channel Islands.

== External links ==
Official website