Crarae Garden

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Crarae Garden Crarae, Inveraray, Argyll PA32 8YA Tel/Fax: (Visitor Centre) 01546 886614 website: www.nts.org.uk The main garden at Crarae is unique, with a strong `sense of place'. Set on a hillside down which tumbles the Crarae Burn, the scene is reminiscent of a Himalayan gorge. The surrounding tree and shrub collections are rich and diverse, planted for artistic and naturalistic effect. The garden contains one of the best collections of the genus Rhododendron in Scotland, unusually rich in cultivars, as well as part of the National Collection of Nothofagus and particularly good representations of Acer, Eucalyptus, Eucryphia and Sorbus. The autumn colours of the leaves and berries are a perfect balance to the earlier blooming rhododendrons and azaleas. Extending to around 25 hectares, the garden was traditionally accessed by a network of paths that criss crossed the burn via a series of footbridges. The Trust intends to reinstate these routes as part of a phased programme of repairs to allow visitors full access once again.

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