Relax in the 2 Acre Garden

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Cormiston Farm is surrounded by about 2 acres of grounds, consisting of lawns, flower-beds, orchard, farm-yards, outbuildings, a walled garden and wooded areas. The grounds are bordered by open fields, grazed by sheep, and the occasional horse.

The Kitchen Garden was part of the original Georgian property, and is surrounded by a 6 foot stone wall. Most of the vegetables for dinner are grown here. There are well established rhubarb crowns, raspberries, blackcurrants and strawberries.

The Georgian Steading was built about the same time as the original farmhouse. The original courtyard has been infilled with more modern agricultural buildings which are slowly being removed. The Georgian buildings are being restored to their original state using traditional materials and techniques.

The Garden is an ongoing project, with the planting of a new Herb Garden to the North of the house this Summer, as well as hedging of hawthorn, dogrose, blackthorn and other local species. The Rhododendrons, that are attempting (as always) to take over the garden are being pruned in turn, revealing areas for new Hellebore and Trilium. Some areas are left wild (with nettles, long grass and chicory) to encourage voles and other wildlife.

Wildlife surrounds the farm. If you are still, and sharp-eyed, hare can be seen in the fields, and deer on the edges of the woods. There are badgers in the woods, below the farm, on the south facing slopes near the River Clyde. The sharp 'pieuw! pieuw!' of buzzards soaring high over head is unmistakable.

In spring the arrival of swallows and house martins, that nest in the barns and under the eaves, is a sure sign that the weather is improving. At dusk you can hear the warbling cry of the curlew, from higher up the hill on Biggar Common, as it searches for food.