Welcome to Rattray Community Garden

Volunteer gardening for any age and all abilities for residents of Rattray, Blairgowrie and surrounding area.

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Every Saturday. 10:00am to 1:00pm

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Every Wednesday. 10:00am to 1:00pm
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Rattray Community Garden

You will find us at Balmoral Road. Take first left and follow the driveway round and the garden is on your right. See link to Google Maps

We open every week on Wednesday and Saturday from 10am to 1pm.

There are always some members around on these days and you are very welcome to visit, look around and have a cup of tea and chat.

Volunteers need not commit to any specific schedule, just turn up when you feel like some garden time. Do as little or as much as you wish. There is something to suit everyone.

Rattray Community Garden is based in what used to be a walled garden for Mount Ericht House in the heart of the historic town of Blairgowrie and Rattray and is funded by BRDT.

Rattray Community Garden aims to be a welcoming, relaxing area where local residents, groups and visitors to the town can garden, supporting their health and wellbeing and reducing social isolation, develop gardening skills, and observe wildlife. It is also the home of the award winning Blair in Bloom Group.

Blairgowrie and Rattray Development Trust (BRDT) is the owner of the land and supports the garden for the benefit of the community and all who come to enjoy it - whether that is through gardening, volunteering, events, art or or just to relax. A number of other community groups and organisations are becoming regular users of the space.

Open to people of all ages, Rattray Community Garden aims to highlight the benefits of intergenerational activities and will host educational sessions. The garden will also help contribute to reducing food poverty and increasing the access to healthy food locally.

Our aim

Working with local people, community groups, businesses and the local authority, our aim is to:

Encourage more people to live, work and spend in the town
Ensure Blairgowrie and Rattray is recognised and renowned for its attractive public spaces, accessibility and conscientious environmental approach
Increase local activities to promote sustainable use of natural resources
Encourage more community involvement and collaboration, working together as one towards common purposes
Increase recognition of the community as a centre for arts, crafts, leisure, and outdoor pursuits
Encourage more people to choose to Blairgowrie and Rattray throughoutthe year
Highlight the history and culture of the local area so it becomes widely known to residents and visitors alike

If you'd like to get involved with the Trust either as a Trustee or a Member, have any thoughts and ideas or would like to collaborate with the Trust or other local groups or organisations with a view to achieving common aims, please email us - [email protected]