Dun Dubh
Imagine waking up to this view every morning! The lucky owners of Ben Dubh do exactly that – admittedly, not usually with such brilliant blues, but this is Scotland. Ben Dubh (pronounced Doo) is a private house which opens its garden once a year to raise funds for charity as part of Scotland’s Gardens. That’s when the rest of us get to share the view of Loch Ard and Ben Lomond beyond.
The garden is late Victorian and comprises six terraced acres running down to the loch. I think the best thing I can do is just shut up and show you the pictures.
Beautiful at it is, I’m not sure I’d actually like to live there. The last time we visited Loch Ard was December when the road flooded and we got cut off. I think I’ll stick to city living for now.
I’m linking this post to Jude’s Garden Challenge – for June, she is looking for the essence of summer. Strictly speaking, this doesn’t qualify as it was May but, hey, in Scotland we take summer when we can and sometimes May and September are our best months. I don’t think, in any case, you can get more summery than blue skies and sun glinting on the water! Click through to Jude’s blog to see her beautiful garden photography and other people’s summer selections in the comments.
The Glasgow Gallivanter 
What a beautiful place, Anabel. So glad you had good weather this time. I don’t even want to imagine it in winter. 🙂
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It was still beautiful but lots of water where it shouldn’t be i.e. On the roads.
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Stunning place and those blue skies are just the icing on the cake. We need some of that here right now!
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Yes, we are now back to grey and wet. Oh well, it was nice while it lasted.
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Ah, there are some cracking gardens up in Scotland and this is a delight, summer time or not. Quite like the house too. And the view. I’d be happy to be stuck in during the winter just as long as the freezer was full and the log burner working 😀
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Sounds like a plan!
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Some of those plants look downright tropical – definitely not what I associate with Scotland!
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The Gulf Stream has a definite effect on the west coast climate and the plants that can grow there. Don’t ask me for anything more than that cos that’s as much as I understand!
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Ah, the Gulf Stream – it’s an amazing thing. Even in warm places like Florida, it allows mangroves to grow much further north than they should, because the water always stays so warm. (I will stop with my fun facts there. Because I have more.)
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Wonderful photo selection (although you might have mislabeled the bottom one :-)) and destination, Anabel! I’m so happy you lucked out with the weather this time. I love blue skies!
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Thanks for the heads up – I’ve relabelled it John, is that the one you meant?
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It is… 🙂
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Lovely garden. Thanks for the visit. (Suzanne)
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Thanks Suzanne!
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Wow, that is just beautiful. I think I need to relocate…
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It is stunning! But as I point out, it’s not always quite like that in terms of weather……
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Absolutely gorgeous! Thanks for sharing. :O
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Thank you, Pit!
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What a lovely view! Maybe it could be your summer home? 😄
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Ha ha, have you seen the size of it? Even if it was for sale it would be rather out of our league…..
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Absolutely glorious, Scotland at its best.
Thank you for the advice on how to pronounce it I would have got it completely wrong otherwise!
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Easily done! Confusingly, bh can also be a v sound in some circumstances.
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