Since taking on the care of Pitmedden Garden in 1952, the Trust has brought this magnificent Renaissance walled garden back to life. In the 1950s, we re-created a quartet of parterres (formal areas of planting arranged in an ornamental pattern) inspired by the 17th-century plans for the garden at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh, which in turn are thought to have been inspired by French garden design of that same era. More recently, an orchard of some 200 fruit trees was planted in 2014, giving rise to Pitmedden’s famous Apple Day every September.
CREDIT the Source: Weaving a floral tapestry at Pitmedden Garden