Japanese Garden Cowden

Historic, listed, Japanese Garden in Clackmannanshire, Scotland.

At the turn of the 20th Century, the Scottish adventurer Ella Christie returned home from a trip to the Orient inspired to build a Japanese Garden.

As might be expected from the first woman to meet the Dalai Lama, Christie’s approach to developing the garden was trailblazing.  She chose a female designer – the gifted Taki Handa – to create the seven acre site in the grounds of Cowden Castle.  In doing so, The Japanese Garden at Cowden became the first and only garden of its size and scale to be designed by a woman.  It remains a unique and utterly authentic bridge between Scottish and Japanese culture.

Sadly vandalised in the 1960’s, the garden is being brought back to life by a team of experts including the renowned Japanese architect and garden designer Professor Masao Fukuhara.  The Professor is best known for winning the Gold Medal at Chelsea Flower Show as well as the restoration of The Japanese Gardens at Kew, London and Tatton Park, Cheshire.

Today the garden is open to visitors and has welcome thousands of people through it’s gates, a must see for anyone in the area.

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Summer: Wed – Mon, 10:30am to 5pm
Winter: Wed – Sun, 10:30am to 4pm

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