Scottish castle grows 2021 Garden of the Year after winning record number of votes

By Alison Campsie
Published 16th Nov 2021, 15:55 BST
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Love for a walled garden of plenty in the north of Scotland has bloomed.

The Gordon Castle Walled Garden near Fochabers in Moray has picked up the Historic Houses 2021 Garden of the Year award following a public vote.

It is the first time a garden north of the border has won the honour outright in the competition’s history.

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More than 3,000 votes were cast for the garden, a record for the contest.

The Gordon Castle Walled Garden in Moray has been named 2021 Garden of the Year following a public vote for the competition run by Historic Houses. PIC: Contributed.The Gordon Castle Walled Garden in Moray has been named 2021 Garden of the Year following a public vote for the competition run by Historic Houses. PIC: Contributed.
The Gordon Castle Walled Garden in Moray has been named 2021 Garden of the Year following a public vote for the competition run by Historic Houses. PIC: Contributed.

Owners Angus and Zara Gordon Lennox described the garden as a “magical place” with the transformation of the land, from a near-abandoned grass field to an abundant producer of fruit, herbs, vegetables and cut flowers, starting seven years ago.

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