More photos of Pitmedden Garden.

Gates with steps down to formal garden:-

Heart shapes by the gates above:-

Bottom of steps:-

Drinking fountain at steps:-

Steps and gates above:-

Another set of gates. There is a private area beyond:-

Human sundial:-

The human acts as the sundial’s gnomon by standing where indicated, according to the month. It obviously matters what the weather is like. I tried it but cast no shadow at all:-

When I was up north for the Peterhead game in August last year we took the chance to visit Pitmedden Garden as it’s always been somewhere the good lady wanted to see.

In the formal garden there’s some odd topiary:-

A fountain:-

A pond:-

Some geometric planting:-

An upper terrace with a semi-circular sculpture at the far end:-

The terrace gives a good view of the formal garden:-