A Garden Tale, Leith Hall Gardens, Kennethmont, Aberdeenshire (30/05–30/08/2009)
With Lindsay Boyd, Fergus and Kelly Connor, Charles Engebretsen, Christina McBride, Jason Nelson and Michael Stumpf
With: Michael Stumpf

Gallery in the Garden into its third year at Leith Hall

The stunning gardens at the National Trust for Scotland’s Leith Hall in Aberdeenshire have some interesting additions this summer, as a series of sculptures have been installed. Now in its third year, the Gallery in the Garden exhibition, which runs until the end of August, brings innovative sculpture created by artists including Lindsay Boyd, Christina McBride and Michael Stumpf to the garden at Leith Hall.

This year’s collection is called A Garden’s Tale and one of its most unusual pieces is The Listener, an interactive installation which visitors sit inside.

The exhibition was created with the assistance of the Scottish Sculpture Workshop (SSW) in Lumsden, who have been an essential element in the development of the Gallery in the Garden 2009, helping the conservation charity to secure Scottish Arts Council and Aberdeenshire Council funding to help finance the exhibits and some of the running costs involved in the event. It is intended that the event will help raise the profile of the SSW and increase public awareness of their work.

Head Gardener Toby Loveday said:

“We are very excited to host such an innovative and involving exhibition at Leith Hall garden. The event runs all summer long, so we hope that the unusual and interesting installations encourage visitors to pop in and see what’s going on.

“There is lots going on at Leith Hall garden this summer – why not come along on one of our regular guided walks round the garden and get some gardening tips at the same time?

“The start of summer is an exciting time for gardeners and there are lots of bright blooms bursting into life.”

Leith Hall garden is open daily from 09.00 until sunset. Admission costs £3 for adults, all others are free. Entry is free for members of the National Trust for Scotland.

Opening weekend 30 & 31 May 11am-5pm -Talks, tours and refreshments. Craft shop by Touched by Scotland. Admission for non-NTS members £3.00, NTS members £1.50

A partnership project between Scottish Sculpture Workshop and National Trust for Scotland.