George compares 2015 and 2018
George noticed a posting on social media from three years ago where his bulbs and spring flowers were at an advanced stage. This year (2018) a similar photograph taken […]
The sun is shining so George checks on progress
In George’s cold greenhouse the pots of his own bulbs have been given their first watering and are starting to put on growth and show flower buds. Thise that are […]
Give your fruit trees a warning!
A snell wind today to use a good Scots word, but the sun was shining. The winter fruit pruning workshop on Sunday was even more popular than usual with about […]
George reviews the workshop pots
There is not much change in the Caley bulbs lifted from the plunge at the weekend. They have been out of the plunge for only 4 days but already the leaves […]
Caley Lecture Evening – 20th February
Rediscovering lost landscapes in Stirling; Garden Archaeology and Community – Dr Murray Cook. Murray is Stirling Council’s Archaeologist and has worked across Scotland for 20 years. [...]
Bulb workshop – Part 2
We potted our bulbs last October but it was the first time we had held the workshops on the allotment. On Sunday we removed the pots very carefully as they […]
Seaweed and Jeruslaem Artichokes.
Something different today as we took delivery of a load of seaweed from a processing company – seaweed is a good source of nitrogen and potash and helps build up […]
“Greening up well” – update from George
The pots of bulbs in George’s glasshouse have been kept dry since they were lifted out of the plunge more than two weeks ago. The soil is still slightly damp […]
