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Just to let you know that our Administrator is now on annual leave until after Christmas so she won’t be able to answer your emails, process membership subscriptions or any […]

Leaf mould is the result of fungal action on dead leaves. Unlike garden compost which is predominantly the result of decomposition, when leaves break down it is as a consequence […]

Last Thursday was our last working day on the plot for this year.  A dry, windless day gave us the chance to do the winter wash (we use ‘Winter Wash’ […]

Last week, some of the pupils who take part in our Grow & Learn in Nature programme planted fruit trees in the Caley Demonstration Garden within Saughton Park as part […]

We finished coppicing the hazel today and started (and finished!) doing the same to the willows. They are now looking quite stark but will start putting out new shoots in […]

Last week, some intrepid pupil from St Cuthbert’s Primary School planted some lovely Red Sentinel crab apple trees in the Caley Demonstration Garden within Saughton Park.  This was done as [...]

After a few dreich days, Thursday was sunny but chilly. On the bright side, we had plenty to do to keep us warm. We started on the annual coppicing of […]

We had a great day yesterday at our Festive Florals workshop, one of The Caley’s Saughton Sunday activities. We had 9 folk attending the workshop and they made it a […]