Life in Newburgh on Ythan

By Talpa

The Great Garden of Pitmedden

A lovely Summer's day at Pitmedden Garden. 
The Great Garden dates back to 1675 when it was originally laid out by Sir Alexander Seton, a retired Court of Session judge in the reign of James VII/II. His head gardener had designed gardens at the Palace of Holyroodhouse in Edinburgh and was similarly influenced by the French Palace of Versailles. In the 1950s Pitmedden was gifted to the Trust who re-created the garden based on 17th-century plans after it was ploughed up to grow vegetables during the Second World War and used as a kitchen garden for over 100 years. 
The extra shows the same scene in black and white which, I think emphases the garden's geometric nature

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