From 'The Garden'

A romantic garden set in an old walled kitchen garden. The area is only 1 acre but seems much larger- hedges divide it into different compartments and create diverse habitats in which to grow the vast selection of rare and unusual plants that thrive here.

Unusual brick follies adorn the walls and these in turn, are covered with a multitude of climbing and twining plants in which the garden specialises.

The garden acts as a shop window for the adjoining nursery. Here you can buy plants of almost all that grow in the garden - the list of shrubs and climbers includes many hardly ever seen for sale in this country.

Patrick Taylor (The Daily Telegraph Gardeners Guide)

"There is nothing like the Arbuthnott's establishment - it's a remarkable achievement."

Judith Hitching (A Guide to Garden Visits)

"This is an exceptionally personal and intriguingly romantic garden."

Mary Keen (The Independent)

"Visiting a nursery like this, which has a garden attached, means that you come home with as many ideas as you do plants"

Stephen Lacey (The Daily Telegraph)

"One of the most interesting small nurseries in Britain…The towers and abundance of mellow brick give the garden a Tuscan atmosphere."

Robin Lane-Fox (The Financial Times)

".. an enchanting garden…"

(Good Gardens Guide) [A starred garden.]

"The owners have skilfully built towers and follies to create small intimate areas in the garden and at the same time to provide homes for very many unusual climbers and shrubs"

Leslie Geddes - Browne (Gardeners' Favourite Nurseries)

Voted in the top ten

The Walled Garden, 1974