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If growing veg is you thing, then pop along to the national Veg Show on Saturday. The show will be held in Larbert Old Parish Church Halls, Denny Road, Larbert […]

The fruit is now ripening fast and on Thursday we had a good picking from the Victoria plum. When it was thinned a few days ago, none of the fruits […]

Some exciting news! We are holding an Autumn Show at Saughton Park on Sunday 5th September.  This won’t be as large as our annual Spring Show but it does promise […]

As the season progresses, crops are harvested and, to avoid leaving bare soil, it is a good idea to sow green manures which help with both the fertility and structure […]

Caley Award Nominations are now open, so get your thinking caps on.  Do you know someone who has made an outstanding contribution to Scottish horticulture?  Is there a local community […]

As we arrived on the plot on Thursday, we saw a young pheasant flying away from the autumn raspberries which are coming into fruit earlier than usual so something else […]

Friday was my first week back in a while after working and, gosh, what a treat! Luckily, we have had the rest of the ‘Saughton Friday Crew’ to nourish and […]

Harvesting continues with the dwarf French beans now in full flow – the purple ones are especially tasty – and the runners almost ready. We are still picking broad beans, […]

The belle of the ball at the moment is this Rhododendron which has produced a lavish amount of flowers rather nicely laid out in layers when other rhodos are a […]

We now have a base at Saughton Park but we would love to add a teaching glasshouse and potting shed so that we can extend the range of classes and […]