Logan Botanic Garden is a botanical garden near Port Logan on the Rhins of Galloway, at the south-western tip of Scotland. It is operated as part of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh's Living Collection. It has been described as "Scotland's most exotic garden."
The Garden adjoins the Logan Estate and Category A-listed House, which remain in private ownership.
History
The Botanic Garden was established in 1869 and was gifted to Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh in 1969.
A new glasshouse was built at Logan in 2014. The building was designed as a Victorian architecture conservatory.
thumb|right|The Greenhouse seen in 2024 was built in 2019, utilising renewable energy to heat the building
In February 2021, the garden was badly affected by severe flooding.
Location
The area has a mild climate, with mild winters, due to the influence of the North Atlantic Current and the Gulf Stream. The garden also has a collection of Rhododendrons of the subsection Maddenia which are able to grow outdoors in Scotland at Logan due to the relatively mild climate of the area.
The Garden has a Puya alpestris plant donated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in 2013. In July 2024, the flowers, which take up to ten years to form, bloomed over two weeks.
See also
- List of gardens in Scotland
References
External links
- Logan Botanic Garden at the website of the Royal Botanic Garden, Edinburgh