The current name of the settlement, Boat of Garten, refers to the nearby site of the old ferry over the River Spey.

[9] Alyssum alyssoides, Cerastium arvense, Vaccinium vitis-idaea and Koeleria macrantha are found in the village, as are Juniperus communis, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Empetrum nigrum and Ptilium crista-castrensis.

Rare fungi include Amanita virosa, Leucocortinarius bulbiger, Pholiota spumosa, Tapinella atrotomentosa, Cantharellula umbonata, Sarcodon imbricatus, Dentipellis fragilis and Hydnellum scrobiculatum.

[11] The village is also renowned for the nearby RSPB reserve at Loch Garten,[12] well known for ospreys.

[13] The village features a golf course, originally designed by James Braid.

[14] The remains of a medieval motte-and-bailey castle known as Tom Pitlac (or the hill of Bigla or Matilda) is located to the east of the village, adjacent to Drumuillie.