Before the cold weather set in we had 2 weeks of lovely autumnal sunshine at Bridgend, where the focus has been on tidying and maintenance tasks. Enviromesh has been manoeuvred over […]
A breezy, bright day that kept the midges away – lovely to work with the sun on our backs. Today, there was lots of activity in a quieter corner of […]
It was a fine, calm day after Storm Ashley’s visit, the previous weekend. The first job was to mend the netting around the sprouts and cabbages, also to gather the […]
A gentle autumnal day, the sun on our backs as we continued winding down the allotment for Winter. We weeded inside the fruit cage and amongst the leeks, took […]
Woollen bunnets are now firmly clamped on until the end of April 2025! However, it was a treat to be able to have our coffee break in the autumnal sunshine. […]
Today at Saughton while Apple Day was in full swing folk potted bulbs at the Spring Bulb Planting workshop. The weather was dull but we were able to use the […]
Last Thursday gave us blustery gales and rain – hardly the season of “mist and mellow fruitfulness!” So, heads down, we worked through our allotted tasks. More maincrop tatties were […]
Autumn on the Way A few beautiful days here in Edinburgh, with the garden lit up by late summer sun, have encouraged me to get out the camera and write […]
Thursday was a bit sharp and overcast to start with (after 2 glorious days of sun) but the sunshine eventually won out over the haar approaching from Arthur’s Seat. We […]
A late double blog today – we had some technical issues which have now been resolved. We’ve happily been treated to some fine weather this past fortnight, moving to the […]
The Caley’s Annual Apple Day is coming soon! In addition to a fantastic display of Scottish grown apples, including many heritage varieties, we will have bulb planting for kids (at […]
Thursday was a bit breezy with – dare we say it – an autumnal edge. Have we officially been cheated out of summer, or do we optimistically hold on for […]
Thursday started off better than forecast but by 1pm miserable squally showers started sweeping across Bridgend – giving us just enough time for a swift picking of blueberries and sweetpeas […]
Thursday was overcast, but mild – and no wind! A day of plant and plot maintenance. We grasped the thistle and thinned the apple trees (Discovery and James Grieve). This […]
At last – T-shirt weather has arrived (at least for the day!). Alas! The slugs have eaten yet another crop of juicy young bean plants. Optimistically we planted yet another […]
