Riccarton Estate Landscaped Garden
by Yvonne Johnstone
Title
Riccarton Estate Landscaped Garden
Artist
Yvonne Johnstone
Medium
Photograph - Digitally Enhanced Photograph
Description
The beautifully landscaped gardens of Riccarton Estate, Edinburgh, Scotland.
The Gibson-Craig family (owners of the Estate) were avid collectors of exotic trees. One of the earliest gardeners at Riccarton was James Young. He earned lasting renown in around 1830 by developing a new fuchsia, named F.m.riccartonii after the estate.
It remains a versatile feature of borders around the now Heriot Watt University campus.
Sir James’ successor, Sir William Gibson-Craig (1797-1878) was a member of the Oregon
Association which sponsored famous plant collectors, William Lobb and John Jeffrey, who
made many important introductions of seed from north-west USA in the 1850s.
His son, Sir James Gibson-Craig 3rd Baronet (1841-1908) continued the tradition. In 1884, he invited the Scottish Arboricultural Society to view his collection and many of the trees seen and recorded that year were already large specimens.
The areas surrounding The Lawn are botanically very interesting, with a very high number of small growing plant species present and a fascinating collection of historic trees.
The bank of rhododendrons on the north side of the Lawn forms
a stunning backdrop in early summer.
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September 11th, 2020
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