- MENU - ROCK GARDEN KITCHEN GARDEN Kitchen Garden Prev Next Nurturing a variety of vegetables, fruits and flowers and home to our happy company of chickens and bees. Here you'll also find the fabulous David Austin new English rose. Tended by our team of dedicated and capable gardeners, you can find the fruits of their labour in the Visitor Centre Restaurant. A botanical gallery of parallel lines interrupted by splashes of vivid colour, the Kitchen Garden is a feast for the eyes, as well as the palate! Downloads Garden Map (pdf, 1342KB) Explore the gardens with our handy map. Inspired by the Victorian Pinetum, the celebrated garden designer Rosemary Verey remodelled the gardens in the early 1990s, using as its centrepiece the large glass Pavilion acquired from the 1988 Glasgow Garden Festival by the 6th Marquess. Housed inside you will discover the Chinese Chimonanthus zhejiangensis, whose white flowers lightly fragrance the pavilion in the autumn; Melia azerdarach, the dried seeds of which are used to make necklaces; and Musa sikkimensis, a Himalayan banana plant. The garden itself nurtures a variety of vegetables, fruits and flowers, including the fabulous David Austin new English rose which you may find intertwined with both culinary and medicinal herb beds. Tended by our team of capable gardeners, the garden's produce can be found in the Visitor Centre Restaurant. Mount Stuart eggs and honey are a particular favourite, diligently produced by our happy company of chickens and bees all ably assisted of course by our equally diligent happy gardeners. The glass Pavilion was bought by the 6th Marquess from the Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988. Gardening Team Get Adventurous Mount Stuart is a wonderful place for children to explore CORPORATE HOSPITALITY PRODUCT LAUNCHES FILMING & PHOTOGRAPHY CONFERENCES MEDIA & NEWS WORK FOR US FAQS BUTE ESTATE CONTACT Tel: +44 (0) 1700 503877 contactus@mountstuart.com NEWSLETTER HOUSE Marble Hall Dining Room Marble Staircase Gallery Lady Bute Room Family Bedroom Horoscope Room Drawing Room Purple Library Marble Chapel GARDENS Rock Garden Wee Garden Kitchen Garden Calvary Walk Pinetums Gardening Team A Year on the Life VISITING Finding Us Opening Times & Prices Group Visits FAQ HISTORY AND HERITAGE Bute Family History of Mount Stuart Historic Homes Bute Collection WEDDINGS AND EVENTS Celebrations Ceremony Locations Wedding Receptions Exclusive Residential Use STAY WITH US Self Catering Properties What to See on Bute Regional Attractions MOUNT STUART TRUST Publications Media & News Education Work Opportunities FAQs CORPORATE HOSPITALITY Business Corporate Dining Product Launches Filming & Photography © 2012 Mount Stuart, Isle of Bute PA20 9LR Scotland Terms of Use Accessibility Privacy Links Site Map Designed & developed by BinaryFold4