Houses & gardens in Argyll and ButeArgyll and Bute, Scotland

Designed grounds and woodland walks around the turreted Campbell seat on Loch Fyne.

Inveraray

Extravagant Gothic-revival mansion on Bute set in 300 acres of woodland, walled gardens and shore.

Rothesay

Coastal woodland garden of rhododendrons and rare shrubs on a headland between Oban and Lochgilphead.

Arduaine

Mountainside Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh outpost famous for its avenue of giant redwoods above Loch Eck.

Benmore

Fifty acres of rhododendrons, azaleas and subtropical planting sheltering behind Gigha's mild Gulf Stream shores.

Ardminish

Intimate 1930s West Highland garden of streams, azaleas and cherry blossom sheltered below quarry cliffs on Seil.

Ellenabeich

Herbaceous borders, roses and rockery set beside a medieval priory ruin on the shore of Loch Etive.

Ardchattan

Council-run walled show gardens above Rothesay with greenhouses, aviaries and ornamental fish ponds.

Rothesay

Woodland garden above Loch Fyne with champion conifers, including one of Britain's mightiest trees, and a rhododendron collection.

Cairndow

Walled garden and water gardens around a small castle on a rocky knoll south of Oban.

Balvicar

Sheltered woodland gardens of rhododendrons and rare shrubs around Colonsay House, with the ancient Riasg Buidhe cross.

Kiloran

Himalayan-style ravine garden of rhododendrons and exotic trees on the shore of Loch Fyne.

Minard

Intimate walled and woodland garden near Cardross with a walled kitchen garden and burn-side walk.

Cardross

Hillside forestry arboretum of exotic trees from around the world above the Holy Loch.

Kilmun