The day after we inadvertently visited the lovely wee village of Collessie we managed to find Backhouse Rossie Estate. It was a gloriously sunny day, but dare I say it – too hot! The gardens are wonderful, the only downside being that we were there just after the climbing roses had finished, I must remember to go earlier next year. The estate is actually on the road to the small town of Auchtermuchty – yes that IS a real place name.
As you can see, there’s woodland beyond the walled garden. We did go for a walk there, mainly to get into some shade.
This fountain is one of the more traditional water features.
There’s a rill leading to a pond.
You can’t really see it in the photo below but the rill is filled by the water which bubbles up from this stylish sculpture.
The photo below is of the East Lomond hill, a view over the garden fence, not a bad setting for an estate.
I took lots of photos so there’ll probably be a couple more blogposts about this lovely estate garden.
What a lovely garden and estate. I’m looking forward to more photos!
Joan,
I hope to get around to that post soon!