Woolly hats and layers were back on today as conditions were damp and chilly – April showers later with short patches of sun.   Tattie planting continues. Today it was Heritage […]

A lovely sunny day! The allotment is at its most colourful just now with patches of brilliant yellow, mauve and crimson around bed edges and under trees. The sweet peas […]

April already! A disappointingly sharp, chilly morning after a few days of sunshine. However, the sun broke through around midday, which was very welcome! At the windbreak, wobbly end posts […]

A decent morning, mild with patches of sun, though increasingly breezy. Luckily, we’d packed up before the afternoon showers came on. Soil temperatures were up to 10 degrees centigrade – […]

The garden is ablaze with flowering daffodils at the moment I have an eye on the weather forecast and stress levels are rising . There has been little frost, some […]

We are now well in to Spring and the birds are singing here in Edinburgh. I think our lowest temperature this winter has been -5.4 degrees C. The frosts haven’t […]

A beautiful, bright day to celebrate the Spring Equinox. Some of us even removed our woolly bunnets at break time! Weeding continues as ever. The hazel windbreak is (temporarily) free […]

The strong sunshine and mild weather of the past week have made a difference to the growth and performance of the bulbs here in #sunnyjoppa.  With two weeks until the […]

The weather seems to have taken a turn for the better. The daytime temperatures are higher and there has been some warm sunshine to make us think that spring has […]

A beautiful warm day saw us peeling off one or two layers and enjoying breaktime in the early Spring sunshine. Simple pleasures! We were high in numbers today so managed […]

The milder weather of the last week and the increased sunshine has made a difference to the growth of all the pots of bulbs. The pot of Tulips has been […]

A lovely sunny day, unless you were standing under the shadow of the huge conifer proudly overlooking us !! More work done in preparation for the growing season. A trench […]

Spring has sprung and the days are lengthening and the nights shortening. Already there are Daffodils in full bloom in some of the gardens here in #sunnyjoppa. The growth off […]

With an increase in day length and a couple of days of reasonable sunshine, the pots of Caley Show bulbs have put on some growth. They have not been watered […]

Mild today, though windy. Strong gusts kept the rain away until we were on our way home – when the heavens finally opened – very lucky! Winter pruning was completed […]