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Volunteer Development Scotland Ltd. (also known as Volunteer Scotland).
Charity registered in Scotland SC013740 and a company limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland, No. SC106743. Our registered Office is Jubilee House, Forthside Way, Stirling. FK8 1QZ

Scotland's Gardens (Kirkcudbrightshire District)

Charity registered in Scotland SC011337

Scotland's Gardens is a registered charity established in 1931 that raises funds for worthy charities by facilitating the opening of large and small gardens of horticultural interest throughout Scotland to the public.

The gardens that open for us are considered amongst Scotland's finest. Most of them are privately owned and are normally inaccessible to the public at other times.

40% of funds raised at the garden openings goes to charities of the garden owners' choice whilst 60% net is shared between:

  • Maggies's Cancer Care Centres
  • The Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland
  • The Gardens Fund of the National Trust for Scotland
  • Perennial

The Scotland's Gardens guidebook containing full details of all the gardens opened during the year is available in leading bookshops and other appropriate retail and tourist outlets from early December.

Current opportunity

To assist in organising and facilitating the opening of gardens for charity in Kirkcudbrightshire