Inverness Botanic Gardens

With each new season the outside gardens are an explosion of colour and texture, and borders are planted to demonstrate a wide variety of plants and growing conditions. The impressive glasshouses reveal the drama of plant diversity ranging from the tropical rainforests to arid, heat scorched desert. In the Tropical House which mimics the hot, humid tropical regions of the world, the plantings are a mixture of the familiar and the spectacular. Some of our most popular houseplants derive from the rainforests, and can be seen growing alongside important economic crops such as coffee. A waterfall cascades into a pond filled with friendly Koi carp, surrounded by showy tender plants such as bougainvillea, bird of paradise plants and orchids. In the adjoining cactus house, the amazing sculptural shapes of hundreds of species of cacti are planted among 75 tonnes of rock and it is a stunning reminder of the beauty of these plants which survive in the harshest of environments. The outside gardens are sheltered by a high stone wall and are richly planted with display beds, trees, shrubs, herbs and herbaceous borders. Our younger visitors enjoy discovering the wooden carvings such as teddy bears and meerkats peeping out from among the plants. Summer Hours (April through October) are 10am to 5pm Last entry to the gardens at 4.30pm Winter Hours (End October / November through March) are 10am to 4pm Last entry to the Gardens at 3.30pm Plants are available for sale on site. All outdoor plants and many houseplants are grown by us or sourced locally. Inverness Botanic Gardens are managed by High Life Highland. “High Life Highland is a company limited by guarantee registered in Scotland No. SC407011 and is a registered Scottish charity No. SC042593”

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May is National Walking Month, a month to get moving to keep active and improve or maintain your general well being and health.

Take a walk through the gardens to get your steps in.

Open 10am-4pm everyday, no booking required.
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Good morning from Inverness Botanic Gardens and Cafe Botanics.
We are open from 10am - 4pm (last entry 3.45pm)
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Happy Saturday! What’s your plans for the first weekend with eased restrictions, why not visit the gardens, enjoy some Vitamin G.
Also lots of coffee and plants for sale.
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Good morning from Inverness Botanic Gardens, lots of lovely colour appearing in the gardens.
Dose up on your Vitamin G by visiting us today!
We are open from 10am -4pm today.
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