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No need for watering this morning as we dodged the torrential showers which were supposed to arrive in the afternoon. But warmth and rain make everything grow well and the plot is a sea of green. [...]

Summer has arrived with high temperatures and a brilliant blue sky. Most of the plants have grown so much with the rain of the past weeks, though some have succumbed to the cold and the slugs. [...]

Having a large working glasshouse at Saughton Park is incredibly important for the Caley so there will be an increasing number of fundraising initiatives over the coming months.  Just one of [...]

Auricula ‘The Caley’ is now in bloom for a few short weeks.   (Note the Auricula between the two pots of  Auricula ‘The Caley’  is Auricula ‘Adrienne’)

Blackthorn Prunus spinosa is now distinctive with white flowers against black branches that do not yet have leaves. The plant typically suckers to form thorny thickets. The Cherry Plum or [...]

Show time arrived at Saughton Park last weekend. This was the first weekend the park had been open to visitors as the restoration work is not yet complete.  But with goodwill and good weather we [...]

Following the rather nasty winds of the weekend the sun is now shining and George says the cheery weather girl is forecasting sunshine and light breezes for the week running up to the Caley Show. [...]

The forecast for Saturday is not good with high winds and either sleet or wet snow depending on where you live so George has moved all his pots of bulbs back into the shelter of the cold [...]

George suggests you get ready to hold on to your hat for much of the coming week.  March gales are due with 40 mph winds forecast right through until Thursday at least. The pots of mixed bulbs in [...]

With only three weeks to go until the Caley Spring Show there is some activity on the bulb front. The pots of Hyacinths and Tulips are progressing well and because the Tulips are starting to show [...]