Looking at these photos – and particularly when you are actually at The Secret Herb Garden, it’s quite difficult to believe that you are just a hop and a skip from the hustle and bustle of Edinburgh.

It’s mainly herbs that are for sale as well as some vintage things such as old gardening tools and some furniture.

But The Secret Herb Garden is mainly a lovely place to get away from the city and have a nice snack at the cafe.

We had plenty of choices for where to sit, but as we visited on a very hot day we decided not to sit at a table in one of the greenhouses as it was just too hot and bright.

Vintage cars are used as decoration in parts and the old VW Beetle has been pressed into use as a log store.

We went all around the various garden areas first though and it feels just like being in the garden of a National Trust property, or something similar.

We had coffee and cake but I didn’t buy any plants as – I already had them all. I suppose that proves that I’m definitely a plantaholic!

This is one of those places that we’ve been meaning to visit for ages. If you’re inclined towards distillery visiting you can do that too as there’s one just beyond the gardens which seems to make whisky and gin – as they just about all seem to nowadays. I don’t care how fashionable gin is, or whisky for that matter – I can’t stomach the stuff.