The gardens are built on top of a sandstone cliff and are laid out as a series of tiers overlooking Loch Ewe on Scotland's rugged north west coast. The warm currents of the North Atlantic Drift provide the perfect climate for exotic species such as the Tasmanian climbing plant (Billardia Longiflora), and the South American glory flower (Eccromocarpus Scaber). The tallest Australian Gum trees in Britain can be found right here and nowhere else in the UK will you find Chinese Rhodendrons or South African Blue Nile Lillies.