Ten minutes into visiting the walled garden at Aldourie, the Scottish Baronial castle on the shores of Loch Ness, it becomes clear that the success of this project owes everything to a bold vision combined with the highest possible design and landscaping skills and the ongoing dedication and knowledge of a skilled head gardener and his team. It is also clear that this is a supremely happy collaboration with all contributors holding each other in the highest regard.
The vision is that of Danish-born Anders Povlsen, who arrived in 2016 determined to create a suitable setting for the castle on the loch’s southern shore. Povlsen commissioned Tom Stuart-Smith to design the gardens and architect Ptolemy Dean to build the belvedere with its view over the