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In George’s last blog he had brought his pots of Paperwhites inside to encourage them a little, whilst Pam’s were already flowering.  So with only a few days to go until the mini [...]

Every year a few Caley members have a friendly competition to see who can get their Paperwhites in flower for the first meeting in December. George is sure there are many folks with Paperwhites [...]

A chilly start again but there was plenty of hard work to keep us warm. The weeding of the beds continues and the clearance of the comfrey bed where the comfrey plants have disappeared in a [...]

A chilly day on the allotment but no rain so we were able to get all the work done starting with the planting of the onion sets. These will be ready in early summer so a little earlier than [...]

The intense blue trumpets of gentians are one of the glories of the autumn garden. These grow well in Scotland as they dislike alkaline soils and do require good levels of moisture during the [...]

The first Saughton Sunday was wet and windy but we were able to use the covered walkway at Saughton for the Bulb workshops.                       And as we couldn’t use the teaching garden [...]

George’s Hyacinth and small flowered Daffodil bulbs have arrived and he has started planting.   This year his potting media is a mix of potting compost with added John Innes No2 some [...]

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 [...]