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| The Gardens - Restoration and upkeep |
Following the death of Thomas Graham in 1819,
Kinross House remained unoccupied for the next 80 years or so
and the gardens became an overgrown wilderness.
In 1902, Sir Basil Montgomery decided to live in the house and
to restore the gardens. He made the formal rose garden, planted
yew hedges and trees and laid out the lovely herbaceous borders.
He added the boy and swan statue to the fountain, and introduced
other statuary such as Atlas in the rose garden and two lions
in front of the house.
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Sir Basil's sensitive, yet imaginative, reconstruction of the
gardens in the early years of the 20th century has resulted
in them ranking once again as one of the finest formal gardens
in Scotland. Today, the gardens at Kinross House are tended
by a team of three full time gardeners headed by Kenny Stewart.
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Kenny Stewart,
Head Gardener
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