Bright White Snowdrop Delight

Four Gardens in Ayrshire are opening their gates to green fingered visitors over the next two months to celebrate the second ever Scottish Snowdrop Festival.

They are among over 50 gardens across Scotland taking part in the event which showcases the best snowdrop gardens in woodlands and estates across Scotland, many of which open exclusively for the festival.

VisitScotland has teamed up with some of the country’s most spectacular gardens including: Blair Estate, Blairquhan Garden, Culzean Castle and Caprington Castle in Ayrshire.

Rose-Ann Cuninghame from Caprington Castle said “In the next few weeks we hope to see an explosion of white through our gardens as Snowdrops pop up and create a wonderful attraction for visitors to experience!”

Assisted by its partners Dobbies Garden Centre, Scotland's Gardens Scheme and the National Trust for Scotland the VisitScotland Scottish Snowdrop Festival will take place from the 1 February until 16 March. To find out more about the Snowdrop Festival visit www.visitscotland.com/snowdrop