Garden & Home Directory
The Best Garden & Home Addresses in Scotland
Scotland is a land of great gardens and greater landscapes, from Inverewe and the botanic gardens to the Cairngorms, Loch Lomond and the dark skies of Galloway. Edinburgh and Glasgow add the paint showrooms, kitchens and antiques, and here are the best in each category.
Gardens to Visit
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh
Inverleith, Edinburgh
A garden with roots in the 17th century, famous for its Rock Garden, Chinese Hillside, rhododendrons and Scottish native plants.
See details →Inverewe
Poolewe, Wester Ross (National Trust for Scotland)
Exotic plants on a remote coast above Loch Ewe; Osgood Mackenzie spent 20 years growing a shelterbelt before he planted the flowers.
See details →Logan Botanic Garden
Near Stranraer, Galloway
Scotland's most exotic garden, where a mild Gulf Stream climate lets plants from Australia, New Zealand and southern Africa grow outdoors.
See details →Benmore Botanic Garden
Cowal Peninsula, Argyll
A mountainside garden entered by a tall avenue of giant redwoods.
See details →Dawyck Botanic Garden
Near Peebles, Scottish Borders
One of the world's finest arboreta, a sister garden of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.
See details →Crarae Garden
Near Inveraray, Argyll (National Trust for Scotland)
A Himalayan-style woodland garden along the Crarae Burn, created by Lady Grace Campbell in 1912.
See details →Culzean Castle
Maybole, Ayrshire (National Trust for Scotland)
Formal gardens and a double walled garden with 120-metre herbaceous borders and a restored Victorian vinery.
See details →Branklyn Garden
Perth (National Trust for Scotland)
A small 1920s garden within walking distance of the city centre, holding a National Collection of Himalayan blue poppies.
See details →Threave Garden
Castle Douglas, Dumfries & Galloway (National Trust for Scotland)
Home of the School of Heritage Gardening since 1960, laid out as garden rooms, with daffodil banks of more than 360 varieties.
See details →Drummond Castle Gardens
Muthill, Perthshire
One of Scotland's most important formal gardens, terraced in the 19th century, with ancient yew hedges.
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Countryside
Cairngorms National Park
Highlands and Moray
A great mountain national park, with Glenmore Forest Park at its heart and the Tomintoul and Glenlivet dark sky park.
See details →Loch Lomond & The Trossachs National Park
Stirling and Argyll
Lochs Lomond and Katrine, the Trossachs hills and the craggy tops of Strathyre, with Queen Elizabeth Forest Park.
See details →The West Highland Way
Milngavie to Fort William
Scotland's first official long-distance route, opened in 1980: some 96 miles, over the Devil's Staircase above Glen Coe and on to Fort William beneath Ben Nevis.
See details →Galloway Forest Park
Dumfries & Galloway
The UK's largest forest park and its first Dark Sky Park, designated in 2009; try Clatteringshaws Loch for stargazing.
See details →The Quiraing and Trotternish
Isle of Skye
A great landslip hollow on the Trotternish escarpment, which runs some 20 miles past the Old Man of Storr; part of a National Scenic Area.
See details →Glencoe
Glencoe, Lochaber (National Trust for Scotland)
A National Nature Reserve with the Trust's visitor centre, opened in 2002, with a café, shop, exhibition and turf house.
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Garden Centres
The GuideBritain's Love Affair with Garden Centres: History, Horticulture & the Best Days OutHow the garden centre was born, the family firms behind the best of them, and how to get the most from your visitRead our guide: Britain's Love of Garden Centres →Glendoick Garden Centre
Glencarse, Perthshire
Opened in 1973 and a multiple award-winner for its plants, café and gifts, once named the UK's best garden centre.
See details →Klondyke Garden Wise
Dumfries
A GCA Scotland Garden Centre of the Year.
See details →Klondyke Mortonhall
Edinburgh
The GCA's Scotland Destination Garden Centre of the Year in 2023 and a 2026 regional runner-up.
See details →Dunbar Garden Centre
Dunbar, East Lothian
A GCA Scotland award-winner for its indoor lifestyle displays.
See details →Cardwell Garden Centre
Gourock, Inverclyde
A family-owned, award-winning home and garden centre established in 1962.
See details →Homegrown Garden Centre
Gartcosh, near Glasgow
A design-led independent with a curated range of plants and pots, design advice sessions and a coffee house upstairs.
See details →Greenside Garden Centre
Newhouse, near Motherwell
An independent, dog-friendly centre with a café and play area.
See details →Rosebank Garden Centre
Carluke, South Lanarkshire
A garden centre with a history going back some 200 years.
See details →Fairley's Garden Centre
Cairneyhill, Fife
A family business for more than 60 years, praised for healthy plants, with a café and boutique.
See details →Crocus
Online · delivers UK-wide · crocus.co.uk
Often called the UK's biggest gardening website, and a favourite all-rounder for plants delivered to the door.
See details →Thompson & Morgan
Online · delivers UK-wide · thompson-morgan.com
The UK's largest mail-order seed and plant company.
See details →David Austin Roses
Online · delivers UK-wide · davidaustinroses.co.uk
English roses straight from the famous Shropshire rose grower, potted or bare-root in season.
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Interior Shops
The GuideBritish Interior Style and Where to Shop for It: From Liberty to the Best IndependentsWhat makes a British interior, the great stores that shaped it, the independents worth a detour, and how to shop for a lookRead our guide: British Interior Style →Jeffreys Interiors
Stockbridge, Edinburgh
A showroom above an interior design studio mixing one-off objects with design staples, with fabric and wallpaper libraries.
See details →Edinburgh Mercantile
Stockbridge, Edinburgh
Founded in 2020: handmade stoneware, table linen, home fragrance and stationery; closed Mondays.
See details →Spektakulär
Edinburgh
Scandinavian-sourced prints, glassware and homeware with eye-catching displays.
See details →Basus
Giffnock, Glasgow
Furniture, lighting and accessories away from the usual high-street lines.
See details →Bailey & Tibbs Interiors
South of Glasgow
Lamps, cushions, ceramics and statement furniture from British and Scandinavian brands.
See details →Spoiled Life
St Andrews, Fife
A lifestyle store and café with homeware pieces.
See details →Rockett St George
Online · delivers UK-wide · rockettstgeorge.co.uk
The online interiors store founded in 2007 by Jane Rockett and Lucy St George, known for eclectic style and bold designs.
See details →Cox & Cox
Online · delivers UK-wide · coxandcox.co.uk
Homeware and lighting chosen in Frome, Somerset, delivered across the UK.
See details →OKA
Online · delivers UK-wide · oka.com
A go-to for rattan garden furniture and statement lighting.
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Paint Suppliers
The GuideBritain's Love of Heritage Paint & Wallpaper: The Makers, the Colours and How to ChooseThe heritage paint makers, the story of British wallpaper from Pugin to William Morris, and how to choose and sample a colourRead our guide: Heritage Paint & Wallpaper →Farrow & Ball Edinburgh
New Town, Edinburgh
The Edinburgh showroom, open seven days a week.
See details →Farrow & Ball Glasgow
West End, Glasgow
The Glasgow showroom on Great Western Road.
See details →The Paint Shed Glasgow Parkhead
Parkhead, Glasgow
A paint shop that can order Farrow & Ball and Little Greene, with colour matching and local delivery.
See details →The Paint Shed Edinburgh
Edinburgh
A Scottish paint retailer founded in Edinburgh in 1992, with three central Edinburgh shops and designer brands including Farrow & Ball and Little Greene.
See details →The Paint Shed Loanhead
Bilston Glen, Loanhead, Midlothian
The chain's 19th store, with mixing machines for Farrow & Ball.
See details →The Paint Shed Dundee
Kings Cross Trade Park, Dundee
The 24th store of the Stirling-based paint retailer, stocking Farrow & Ball and Little Greene.
See details →Edward Bulmer Natural Paint
Online · delivers UK-wide · edwardbulmerpaint.co.uk
Order a colour chart, painted A5 swatches or 60ml sample pots online, then your paint, with a calculator to work out how much you need. UK delivery.
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Curtains & Blinds
The GuideCurtains, Blinds & Shutters: Britain's Window Dressing Traditions and How to ChooseFrom chintz and William Morris to the made-to-measure workrooms of today, and how to choose curtains, blinds and shuttersRead our guide: Curtains, Blinds & Shutters →Sinclairs
Newhaven Road, Edinburgh
Gillian Sinclair's curtain-making workshop, with 30 years' experience, for homes, castles and interior designers.
See details →Dingwall Fabrics
Morningside, Edinburgh
A fabric shop specialising in made-to-measure soft furnishings, with blinds, tracks and poles.
See details →Peter Neil Interiors
Perth, Perthshire
Hand-made curtains and blinds since 2012, with home measuring and hanging around Perth.
See details →Goldcrest Furnishings
Craigleith Road, Stirling
A family-run maker of blinds, shutters and curtains since 1989, with a Stirling showroom and home visits.
See details →Grampian Blinds
Mugiemoss Road, Aberdeen
Made-to-measure blinds, shutters and curtains for Aberdeenshire since 1986, fitted by its own team.
See details →Sewing House
Online · delivers UK-wide · sewinghouse.co.uk
Curtains, blinds and cushions made to order in the UK.
See details →Closs & Hamblin
Online · delivers UK-wide · candh.co.uk
Over 90 years of made-to-measure window dressings, now with made-to-measure curtains and Roman blinds online.
See details →British Made Interiors
Online · delivers UK-wide · britishmadeinteriors.com
Made to measure in about 20 working days, with a 10-year guarantee.
See details →The Home of Interiors
Online · delivers UK-wide · thehomeofinteriors.co.uk
An independent online retailer of high-quality made-to-measure curtains.
See details →Blinds2Go
Online · delivers UK-wide · blinds2go.co.uk
A good-value choice for made-to-measure blinds.
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Kitchen Design
The GuideThe British Kitchen: From the Victorian Range to the Shaker Revival, and How to Choose YoursFrom the Victorian range and the Aga to the Shaker revival, the makers behind the British kitchen and how to choose a kitchen studioRead our guide: The British Kitchen →Harvey Jones Edinburgh
New Town, Edinburgh
Expanded in 2025 to 11 full-size kitchen and lifestyle displays over two floors, with a design lounge.
See details →Tom Howley Edinburgh
Edinburgh
Tom Howley's Scottish showroom of hand-crafted kitchens.
See details →The Kitchen Depot
Marchmont, Edinburgh
A family-run showroom whose kitchens are made locally.
See details →The Pentland Kitchen Company
Loanhead, Midlothian
A showroom for kitchen design, supply and installation.
See details →Clive Christian Glasgow
Great Western Road, Glasgow
Handcrafted luxury cabinetry; Saturdays by appointment.
See details →deVOL
Online · delivers UK-wide · devolkitchens.co.uk
Kitchens such as the Real Shaker and Classic English are designed with you, and their online shop sells the taps, lighting and hardware.
See details →Naked Kitchens
Online · delivers UK-wide · nakedkitchens.com
Made-to-order kitchens in eight cabinet door styles, with a lower-priced sister range, 80/20.
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Home Comforts
The GuideBritish Interior Style and Where to Shop for It: From Liberty to the Best IndependentsWhat makes a British interior, the great stores that shaped it, the independents worth a detour, and how to shop for a lookRead our guide: British Interior Style →HomeSense Fort Kinnaird
Kinnaird Retail Park, Edinburgh
Homeware, bedding, lighting and tableware from well-known brands at reduced prices.
See details →HomeSense Aberdeen
Union Square, Aberdeen
A store of some 9,700 sq ft at Union Square.
See details →Hyndland Home
Hyndland Street, Glasgow
Vintage and modern pieces, colourful statement finds, artwork and locally made gems in the West End.
See details →Papyrus
Byres Road, Glasgow
Gifts including homeware and kitchen accessories, open seven days a week.
See details →Kelvin Rooms
Otago Street, Glasgow
A wonderfully unique collection of gifts and homewares.
See details →Shearer Candles
Argyle Street, Glasgow
Candles hand-made in Scotland, in a city-centre shop.
See details →Zara Home
Online · delivers UK-wide · zarahome.com
Bedding, table linen, tableware and fragrance, with the full range online.
See details →H&M Home
Online · delivers UK-wide · hm.com
Affordable cushions, throws, tableware and decorative pieces.
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Antique Shops
The GuideBritain's Antiques Towns, Centres & Fairs: Where to Go and How to Buy WellThe great antiques towns, the big fairs at Newark and Ardingly, and how to judge age, condition and provenance before you buyRead our guide: Britain's Antiques Towns & Fairs →Scottish Antique and Arts Centre, Doune
Doune, Stirlingshire
One of two centres founded by Elaine and Bob Templeman, with some 100 dealers and strong Scottish silver, maps and pictures.
See details →Scottish Antique and Arts Centre, Abernyte
Abernyte, Perthshire
The sister centre, in possibly the most stunning setting of any antiques business in the UK.
See details →Georgian Antiques
Leith, Edinburgh
A vast warehouse of over 50,000 sq ft, strong on furniture and chandeliers.
See details →Drum Farm Antiques
Near Edinburgh
More than 6,000 sq ft of showrooms and several dealers, just north of the city bypass.
See details →Edinburgh Antiques, Vintage & Collectors Fair
Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston
Held four times a year and widely regarded as Scotland's most important antiques event.
See details →Glasgow Antique, Vintage & Collectors Fair
Glasgow
An indoor fair of more than 70 stalls; coming dates include 15 November and 6 December 2026.
See details →Decorative Collective
Online · delivers UK-wide · decorativecollective.com
Well over a hundred vetted UK antiques dealers in one place online.
See details →Vinterior
Online · delivers UK-wide · vinterior.co
Curated vintage and antique furniture from independent sellers.
See details →Selency
Online · delivers UK-wide · selency.co.uk
A second-hand and vintage furniture marketplace, launched in 2014.
See details →1stDibs
Online · delivers UK-wide · 1stdibs.com
The international marketplace for antiques and design, including pieces from dealers in Petworth and across Britain.
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Checked October 2026. Opening times, prices and delivery terms change, so please check before you travel or order.