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Kelvingrove Park
This Sir Joseph Paxton designed park is a classic example of a Victorian Park. Its design and setting on the banks of the River Kelvin enhance and compliment the many magnificent buildings which surround it and the world renowned Art Gallery and Museum prominently featured within it.
National parks of Scotland
There are currently two national parks of Scotland, Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park, created in 2002, and Cairngorms National Park, created in 2003.
Antrim Castle Gardens
The Antrim Castle Gardens were first laid out in the late 17th Century and are one of only three other gardens of the period that survive in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Canals connected by a cascade are lined with clipped lime and hornbeam hedges.
Castle Ward Garden
Castle Ward is full of personality. Situated in a stunning location overlooking Strangford Lough, the lawns rise up to the unique 18th century house and its Gothic facade. This fascinating house features both Gothic and Classical styles of architectural treatment, internally and externally.
Seaforde Gardens
Seaforde Gardens are in Seaforde Demesne, the home of the Forde family since the early 17th Century. The visitor first enters a five acre walled garden, which is divided into two halves, through the North door.
Other Gardens
Scotland has a different geological structure from England. North of the Southern Upland Fault, Scotland was once part of a separate tectonic plate to England. Scotland also has a separate design tradition. This is more evident in architecture than in garden design but the presence of Scots baronial buildings and local construction materials and techniques gives Scots gardens a distinctive character and, in good weather, a brilliant clarity of form and colour which sets them apart from other UK gardens.
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