Logan Botanic Garden
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Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
located near Port Logan
Port Logan
Port Logan, formerly Port Nessock, is a small village in the parish of Kirkmaiden in the Rhins of Galloway in Wigtownshire.Port Nessock Bay is now all that remains of the western end of a strait that in post-glacial times separated the main part of what is now the Rinns of Galloway from three...
on the Rhins of Galloway
Rhins of Galloway
The Rhins of Galloway is a hammer-head peninsula in Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland...
, the south-western tip of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
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The area has a mild climate, due to the influence of the North Atlantic drift
North Atlantic Drift
North Atlantic Drift is:* An ocean current that continues from the North Atlantic Current* An album by Ocean Colour Scene: North Atlantic Drift this doesn't make any goddamn sense....
. This enables plants which would not normally survive outdoors in Scotland to flourish. There are many beautiful plants which can be found in few other gardens in Britain. It has a Woodland Garden and a Walled Garden and also Terrace Garden with its stunning avenue of Chusan palms. The opening times are in March and October 10.00am - 5.00pm Daily and in April to September 10.00am - 6.00pm Daily as well. Admission charges are £5.00 for an adult, £4.00 for concessions, £1.00 for a child and £10.00 for a family ticket