Herb Garden

The original Herb Garden, laid out in 1957, was adjacent to the Kibble Palace; the plants were lifted and relocated to their new site around 2000 in preparation for work to restore the Kibble Palace. The garden consists of five beds which are planted with -- Scented herbs, Dye plants, Culinary plants, Medicinal plants and in the centre of the lawn is the Scottish bed with plants that were used historically within Scotland such as Yellow Flag (Iris pseudacorus) a traditional Scottish dye plant.