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Cacti and succulents has always featured in a Caley show but when we were planning the move to our base Saughton we decided to separate it from the main show […]

Many of us have treasured plants in our gardens which are living memories.  My ‘Mossmoran’ paeony was rescued by my husband from the farmhouse garden just before it was bulldozed […]

Now we are in the middle of June, it is time to get the rest of the tender veg planted out and such a pleasant day for it with a […]

On a recent walk around the fruit at Saughton I noticed that two of the plants had things wrong with their leaves. Some of the currants had raised red distorted […]

Hello everyone! We have had a very busy few months at Saughton in the teaching garden. The little plant sale on a Friday morning has been a big hit, and […]

The fine days and more importantly the warmer nights are continuing so we took a chance and put in the first of the frost-tender plantings of courgettes, marrows and squashes […]

For the past couple of weeks we have had a small display of Auriculas at Saughton while we have been working at the park. The Caley President, Colin Ainsworth, is […]

The last few days has seen some very cold weather, even snow, for some of us – and not just in the north of Scotland.  Cold snaps are not unheard […]

Sadly the Caley was unable to hold its spring show at Saughton Park this year, so we have again gone virtual.  Ans as the show would have been held at […]

Daffodils, often in large plantings, are now brightening many parks and gardens. The more vigorous types such as the trumpets or large cupped are the most often seen.   Yellow is […]