Good day on the allotment
No midges today with a good west wind blowing, unlike last week. It was down on hands and knees today, getting the boards for the new raised beds into their final position and levelling them [...]
A mild, sunny and windless day at the allotment
Today we started on the new raised beds, marking out the beds and paths; putting the boards and stakes into position as well as doing a thorough weeding of the whole area. The runner beans are [...]
Awards for Scottish gentians
Two of Ian McNaughton’s gentians have been recommended for the RHS Award of Garden Merit by the Joint Rock Committee ( composed of reps. from RHS, Alpine Garden Society and Scottish Rock [...]
A Beginners Guide to Exhibiting at the Caley Spring Show – Part One
Part One – The Bulb Planting Workshop At the Caley’s annual Spring Show in 2014, as I was wandering around admiring the beautiful exhibits, two questions kept popping into my head. [...]
Getting ready for Spring!
A short burst of energy prepared the plunge bed at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh nursery for the Caley bulb planting workshop on Saturday. Sorry there isnt a picture – but they havent [...]
Autumn Colour at Redcroft
Some of the stars of the garden make their presence felt at this time. Foremost among them are the Nerines. From a small clump given to me thirty years ago by my parents-in-law from [...]
Rain and shine on the allotment
We all turned up last week but the rain was so heavy and the forecast not promising we fled home and then it turned into a beautiful sunny day. We did manage to pick a few runner beans though in [...]
Getting Ready for Apple Day
Popped into the Botanic Garden in Edinburgh today and checked to see if Gentiana The Caley was in flower as it was such a lovely sunny day. As you can see they were not quite there yet. (Or have [...]
