WHEN Heather and Odd Arnesen moved back to Scotland from Norway in September 2013 it was not only the beautiful Arts and Crafts House that drew them to West Linton but the garden.

Dating from the 1930s, the garden is approximately 1,000 feet above sea level and surrounded by woodland, with acidic soil, high rainfall and low winter temperatures. In Spring the azaleas and rhododendrons provide a beautiful array of colours and the wide herbaceous borders continue flowering throughout the year.

A formal rose garden to the east of the house includes many old varieties of fragrant climbing, rambling and shrub roses. The hard landscaping at the back extends beyond a formal terrace to the original swimming pool and an ornamental pool surrounded by Japanese acers. Many once hidden areas of the garden are being rediscovered and opened up with naturalistic paths.

This garden was opened many years ago for charity under the National garden scheme (now Scotland’s Gardens) which supports Maggie’s, Perennial: the Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Society, The Queen’s Nursing Institute Scotland and The Gardens Fund of the National Trust for Scotland as well as the local Ben Walton Trust.

The Arnesens would again like to open their gates to visitors so that others may enjoy the magic of their garden on Sunday. May 31, from 2 until 5pm. Tickets, plants and teas will be sold in the New Church Hall in the centre of the village from where a shuttle-bus will run people up to Srongarbh as there is no parking up the Loan.

Those wishing to arrive early may also wish to see the West Linton Pipe band and Whipman Junior Ride-out which passes through Main Street at 1.15pm to ford the river at 1.30pm.