Scotland’s National Horticultural & Gardening Society
Supporting and encouraging gardening in Scotland, sharing knowledge and experience of growing in Scottish conditions.
The Society seeks to promote, encourage and support a wide range of horticultural and gardening interests, including a range of educational projects. Helping to promote horticulture to the next generation of gardeners and horticulturists in Scotland.
Join us and help Scotland grow
January flowers
Galanthus (Snowdrops): one of the first to flower after Christmas.
Hamamelis (Witch Hazel): frost resistant spidery flowers.
Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’: long lasting pink flowers (November to February)
Eranthis hyemalis (winter aconite): bright yellow low-growing clumps of yellow flowers. Usually flowers in February but there are a few early ones in some gardens.
Garden Design Workshops
Is it time to plan and design your ideal outdoor space? Not sure where to start?The Caley is running three linked sessions on Garden Design in the New Year at Saughton Park.
24th January: Making a Garden Plan
21st February : Designing with garden features and hard landscape
21st March: Designing with Plants
Growing in Scotland is different
Scotland’s weather is changeable, sometimes referred to as four seasons in a day! The temperature is generally lower in Scotland than the rest of the UK, although it is slightly warmer on the West Coast than the East Coast. Lower light levels, lots of rain and wind all contribute to a wide variation of growing conditions across Scotland.
Why not join one of of workshops to find out more about successful veg growing in Scotland, propagating, wildlife gardening or planting that extends garden interest into the autumn and winter.
