In 2021 the walled garden at Hospitalfield was comprehensively redeveloped to a design by celebrated garden designer and plantsman, Nigel Dunnett. The new garden tells the 800-year horticultural story of this extraordinary site from its monastic origins in the 13th century through to the Victorian passion for ferns. You will be able to explore the garden in its first few years after planting as it continues to grow into its inspirational design; full of diverse textures and striking colours. The house that overlooks the garden was remodelled in the 19th century by Elizabeth Allan-Fraser and her husband, the artist Patrick Allan-Fraser, who designed their home in the Arts and Crafts style. Their fernery, which sits within the walled garden, has been restored and re-planted with ferns from all over the world and will also be open for visitors. Hospitalfield celebrated the opening of its Physic Garden in June of 2023, a project which introduced over 30 new medicinal plants to the garden along with an illustrated guided walk exploring Hospitalfield’s herbal history and the garden’s themes. For more information about Hospitalfield and its international cultural programme rooted in contemporary visual arts, please visit the website. This is a fundraising event for the open garden charity Scotland’s Gardens Scheme which raises money for hundreds of local charities.

This is an opportunity for an in depth tour inside Hospitalfield House, led by one of our experienced volunteer guides. This tour gives a chance to learn about the history and people at Hospitalfield through the historic collections and rooms retaining exquisite 19th-century decoration

Garden Tour Themes for 2025: April: ...... May: ...... June: ...... July: ...... Aug: ...... Sept: ..... Oct: ..... Join our knowledgeable volunteer guide as they lead you around the walled garden at Hospitalfield. Designed by the horticulturalist Nigel Dunnett, and opened to the public in 2021. Our gardener has been working on the development of a new medicinal garden. Our Physic Garden consists of 16 rectangular beds laid out in a traditional monastic quadrant. The beds are filled with medicinal herbs, many of which may also be considered ‘monastic’ as many would have been cultivated in monasteries or foraged by the monks living in them. Find out more about the garden work being done here today and hear about the unique horticultural history of the site at Hospitalfield, which has been tended as a garden for over 800 years.