In 2002 Logan House Gardens opened to the public for the first time in many years.
Visitors can walk around this tranquil garden with its rolling lawns and woodland areas,

planted with a fine collection of ancient and unusual trees and shrubs.

           

Open  7 days. March to April, 9.00am - 5.00pm,
May to September, 9.00am - 6.00pm
Adults £3.00, accompanied children under 16 free
Ticket machine situated in Logan House Garden car park.
VICTORIAN WOODLAND GARDEN.
Entrance to the garden is either by the main approach driveway off the A716 or via the Logan Botanic Gardens driveway.

Until 1969 Logan Botanic Garden was part of the gardens of Logan House. After that, it became a satelite garden of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh

The larger part of Logan, the woodland garden, became Logan House Garden which was kept private, open only on one charity day per year. During this period, only part time gardeners were employed, allowing the garden to become quite neglected. When the estate was bought in 1995 by Michael J. Coburn he employed a full time gardener, Jimmy Reid, to restore the garden.

The violent storm of Boxing Day 1998 set back the work for more than a year, with many months being taken in clearing the damaged areas. There were many casualties - Eucalyptus, Cedars and Monkey Puzzles. The top half of a shelterbelt of European Larch was almost totally flattened, many falling across the area known as the Monkey-Puzzle Walk. However, the old gardeners, in their wisdom, always maintain that an act of God such as this was just a new planting opportunity, and so it is with Logan House Garden.

In January 2001 Mr and Mrs Andrew Roberts bought the estate and in July that year the garden opened to the public on a regular basis and in 2002 the main approach driveway became the main entrance.

We are now planting new rhododendrons, species and hybrids, along with azaleas, camellias, magnolias and other interesting varieties of trees and shrubs which should enhance the garden in the future years. Many perfumed (maddeniis), with many seedlings brought on in the nursery from self-sown seeds in the garden. An area of natural rock has been cleared and part-planted. This will be known as Coburn's Rocks, in memory of the late Michael Coburn, and this will be a very colourful area. Another part recently renovated is the Pond View, where again a pathway through natural rock and woodland allows the visitor to look onto the smaller of the two Logan Lochs.

Logan House Garden is a wonderful woodland walk, very colourful in Spring and early summer, then becoming host to the 'forty shades of green' of the trees from all over the world.

In March, April and May you will see wonderful specimens of rhododendrons, such as R.macabeanum, R.sinogrande, R.grande, R.arboreum, R.decorum, and huge examples of R.russellianum. Along with these are many varied hybrids of beautiful colours. Following closely are the azaleas, many in infancy, but the fragrance of the older R.luteum is unmistakable.

There are 21 Scottish champion trees in the garden, 7 of which are also UK champions. We have the UK champion R. sinogrande with its huge leaves and football sized flowers. Also the rarer Sorbus harrowiana, a white berried epiphytic rowan. One of the more unusual champions is the Aralia spinose or "Devil's walking stick" due to the many spines adorning its stem. A list of the champions will be updated and displayed on the notice board in the car park.
We hope you enjoy your visit and come again.