Last week David Knott SHM, Honorary President of The Caley, was delighted to be able to present Richard Baines, Curator of Logan Botanic Garden with his Scottish Horticultural Medal and […]
A deal of weeding done on Thursday, mostly amongst the hazels, removing plants like alkanet and willow herb. The cordon red currant was planted in place of the cordon gooseberry […]
On Sunday 1st May, we hosted a brand-new event for the Caley, the Auricula & Primula Show, which was held in the Mchattie Room at Saughton Park. The origins of […]
An interesting experience for us on Thursday with a demonstration of grafting. The bush apple, Adams Pearmain, has a bad attack of canker though you might not think it from […]
A chilly start on Thursday with the haar well down on Arthur’s Seat but ending in bright sunshine. And it was a busy day with the rest of the potatoes […]
Spring is definitely here. The sun is shining and the daffodils and Tulips are in full bloom. If you didn’t manage to get to the Caley Spring Bulb Show at […]
Many thanks to Anna for sending us the latest update on her garden, Redcroft. How do things compare in your own garden – are things further on or behind? Don’t […]
If you have been in Saughton Park over the last week, you will hopefully have spotted something new in the Caley Demonstration Garden. We have made one of our raised […]
The Caley Awards were presented on the 15th of March of this year at our online Award Ceremony, but we gave our award winners the opportunity to receive their awards […]
Thursday was a lovely day for the first of the plantings for this year. And the sunny days have brought on all the spring flowers on the plot. The onions […]
Last Thursday was a sunny day but with a cold, strong westerly wind. We had the second bonfire today to finish burning the prunings and waste wood, with the ash, […]