About Inverewe Garden
Inverewe Garden is one of the great horticultural surprises of Scotland — a lush exotic garden on the shores of Loch Ewe, at the same latitude as Siberia and Labrador, but warmed by the Gulf Stream to a degree that allows plants from Chile, New Zealand, the Himalayas and the Mediterranean to thrive. The garden was created from 1862 by Osgood Mackenzie, who transformed a barren promontory into 54 acres of extraordinary botanical richness over several decades. The National Trust for Scotland now manages this remarkable place. In spring, the rhododendrons and azaleas are magnificent; in summer, the tree ferns and exotic plantings create a tropical atmosphere; in autumn, the maples and rowans colour brilliantly.
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Getting There
On the A832, 6 miles north of Gairloch at Poolewe. Well signed.