Dawyck Botanic Garden

Dawyck Botanic Garden is a botanic garden and arboretum covering 25 hectares (62 acres) at Stobo on the B712, 8 miles (13 kilometres) south-west of Peebles in the Scottish Borders region of Scotland, OS ref.

The garden is situated in the Upper Tweed Valley, a National Scenic Area.

Sir John Murray Naesmith supported plant-hunting expeditions, especially those undertaken by the explorer and plant hunter David Douglas (1799–1834).

In 1897 the Balfour family acquired the Dawyck Estate, and in 1978 they gave the Garden to the Royal Botanic Garden, with the exception of Dawyck House and chapel which remain in private use.

Of the eleven "Heritage Trees of Scotland" in the Scottish Borders, three are at Dawyck.

The Scrape Burn within the gardens.
Dawyck Chapel sits on an ancient religious site within the gardens.