On a lovely sunny Saturday afternoon (26th July) Tom and Julia opened their garden at Arabella House under the Scotland’s Garden Scheme and generously donated 60% of the proceeds to St Andrew’s, Tain. Julia describes the garden as “a work in progress” but it is a lovely space to saunter round and admire the majestic trees and all the wonderful nooks and crannies of a really lovely garden. The event has contributed £734 to St Andrew’s who are very grateful for Tom and Julia’s generosity.

Of course no such event would be complete without refreshments. These were enjoyed by the large number of people who visited, sitting in the shade of the ‘parasols’ at the tables. A dedicated band of volunteers baked and provided excellent refreshments which were much appreciated.

As well as all that, there was a well stocked plant stall with a wide variety of stock lovingly prepared and staffed by another band of volunteers.

As they say, a great time was had by all, so a huge thank you to everyone who helped to make it such a success whilst at the same time raising funds for Scotland’s Garden Scheme and St Andrew’s..