Benmore Botanic Garden;?formerly known as the?Younger Botanic Garden, is a large?botanical garden?situated in Strath Eachaig at the foot of?Beinn Mh?r, on the?Cowal?peninsula, in?Argyll and Bute,?Scotland. The gardens are on the west side of the?A815 road?from?Dunoon, between the?Holy Loch?and?Loch Eck, and include footbridges across the?River Eachaig.
Features include a Redwood Avenue of?Giant Sequoias?planted in 1863, large square walled gardens, a waterfall, a?fernery, ponds and walks up the hillside to where you can look out across the?Holy Loch. A cafe can be found at the entrance as well as a shop. The garden is located within the?Argyll Forest Park, which is itself within the?Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park.
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