Comments on: Cowden Japanese Garden, Dollar, Clackmannanshire http://www.gardenhistorysociety.org/post/conservation/cowden-japanese-garden-dollar-clackmannanshire/ The Garden History Society (GHS) is the oldest society in the world dedicated to the conservation and study of historic designed gardens and landscapes. Through our interventions, advice and casework we have helped save or conserve scores of important gardens since we were founded by a small but dedicated band of garden-lovers in 1966. Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:13:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Elke http://www.gardenhistorysociety.org/post/conservation/cowden-japanese-garden-dollar-clackmannanshire/comment-page-1/#comment-2692 Elke Mon, 21 Feb 2011 12:18:15 +0000 http://www.gardenhistorysociety.org/?p=1893#comment-2692 Hi It would be wonderful if the garden could be opened to the public and at least partially restored. I wonder if the garden (or what remains of it) could be included in the Scotland Open Garden Scheme which takes places annually and/or in the Scotland Open Heritage Day which, of course, takes place every autumn. I am sure a lot of people, locals and visitors to the area alike, would be very keen to visit and some funds for the restoration could be raised through donations. I am also sure people would volunteer to help with the restoration if man power was an issue. Elke (living locally) Hi

It would be wonderful if the garden could be opened to the public and at least partially restored.

I wonder if the garden (or what remains of it) could be included in the Scotland Open Garden Scheme which takes places annually and/or in the Scotland Open Heritage Day which, of course, takes place every autumn.

I am sure a lot of people, locals and visitors to the area alike, would be very keen to visit and some funds for the restoration could be raised through donations.

I am also sure people would volunteer to help with the restoration if man power was an issue.

Elke (living locally)

]]> By: IAN TAYLOR http://www.gardenhistorysociety.org/post/conservation/cowden-japanese-garden-dollar-clackmannanshire/comment-page-1/#comment-2510 IAN TAYLOR Tue, 10 Aug 2010 22:19:39 +0000 http://www.gardenhistorysociety.org/?p=1893#comment-2510 I AM AN ARCHITECT [RETIRED] BORN IN N.E.SCOTLAND AND GRADUATED FROM ABERDEEN'S SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE ..I LIVE IN CAMBRIDGE MY INTEREST IN JAPAN IS STRONG...TAKING ANNUAL TRIPS TO JAPAN OVER RECENT YEARS. SOME THREE YEARS AGO NOW, I LEARNT OF THE EXISTANCE OF THE REMAINS OF THIS JAPANESE GARDEN AT DOLLAR AND SO WHILE TOURING SCOTLAND WITH MY JAPANESE FRIEND AND EVENTUALLY FINDING THE VILLAGE, WE WERE SO DISAPPOINTED TO BE TOLD BY A LOCAL MAN IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE FOR US TO GET TO THE GARDEN. PERSONAL I GO NORTH TO SCOTLAND AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO FIND MORE ABOUT THIS GARDEN AND MAYBE GET INVOLVED WITH IT'S RESTORATION. I AM AN ARCHITECT [RETIRED] BORN IN N.E.SCOTLAND AND GRADUATED FROM ABERDEEN’S SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE ..I LIVE IN CAMBRIDGE
MY INTEREST IN JAPAN IS STRONG…TAKING ANNUAL TRIPS TO JAPAN OVER RECENT YEARS.
SOME THREE YEARS AGO NOW, I LEARNT OF THE EXISTANCE OF THE REMAINS OF THIS JAPANESE GARDEN AT DOLLAR AND SO WHILE TOURING SCOTLAND WITH MY JAPANESE FRIEND AND EVENTUALLY FINDING THE VILLAGE, WE WERE SO DISAPPOINTED TO BE TOLD BY A LOCAL MAN IT WAS NOT POSSIBLE FOR US TO GET TO THE GARDEN. PERSONAL I GO NORTH TO SCOTLAND AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO FIND MORE ABOUT THIS GARDEN AND MAYBE GET INVOLVED WITH IT’S RESTORATION.

]]> By: Yuka Kajihara http://www.gardenhistorysociety.org/post/conservation/cowden-japanese-garden-dollar-clackmannanshire/comment-page-1/#comment-2391 Yuka Kajihara Sun, 04 Jul 2010 22:42:57 +0000 http://www.gardenhistorysociety.org/?p=1893#comment-2391 Hello Alison, Thank you for your article on the Japanese garden. I'm very curious to know anything about the garden since I've learned the existence from the book "Clackmannan and The Ochils" (by Adam Swan, 2001). And I'm so happy to discover your article on this blog and am strongly hoping for the garden's revival. My partner & I were around Dollar area last month, traveling through Scotland, however, we failed to find Cowden! Although we knew that the garden was not open, we were so curious to peek at any part of it. We shall visit Cowden next time. Good luck with your project! Please keep post on it. Yuka form Toronto, Canada. Hello Alison,
Thank you for your article on the Japanese garden.

I’m very curious to know anything about the garden since I’ve learned the existence from the book “Clackmannan and The Ochils” (by Adam Swan, 2001). And I’m so happy to discover your article on this blog and am strongly hoping for the garden’s revival. My partner & I were around Dollar area last month, traveling through Scotland, however, we failed to find Cowden! Although we knew that the garden was not open, we were so curious to peek at any part of it. We shall visit Cowden next time.

Good luck with your project! Please keep post on it.

Yuka form Toronto, Canada.

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