The gentle climate and fertile soils of Perthshire make the area a horticultural heaven, whose natural advantages have been boosted in recent times by the enormous community effort placed behind a 'Perthshire in Bloom' campaign.
Large public displays and tiny front gardens alike are ablaze with colour in Spring, Summer and Autumn, bringing national and international floral awards to several towns and villages, including the 'Best Small County Town in Britain' award to Pitlochry, in the 1999 Britain in Bloom competition.
Perth, which has been winning national floral awards for many years, recently secured one of Britain's foremost environmental awards, a Premier Award Trophy, as part of the Tidy Britain Group's Queen Mother Birthday Awards.
In addition, Perthshire boasts some to the country's finest private gardens and public parks with family facilities.:
- Bells Cherry Bank Gardens, Perth
- Drummond Castle Gardens, Crieff
- The Hermitage, Dunkeld and many more.
