On Thursday, we particularly enjoyed the usual mid-February warm spell and it was satisfying to get the first planting done. Ian had sown broadbeans in mid-December, so it was time to get the [...]

Have you missed getting garden news from our intrepid reporter in the North?  I know we have.  Catch up on the latest news from Caroline’s garden in Orkney. I am waiting in anxious [...]

Details of the Caley’s Garden Tour for 2019 have just been released.  Head to our Events page for further details and to download a booking form.  Don’t miss out -book early to [...]

George has not touched the pots of Caley workshop bulbs since he helped lift them from the plunge on Saturday. The idea is to let them dry off so that he can exercise some control over their [...]

Thursday was a chilly and bright day, but we still needed to keep moving to stay warm, so the main job today was spreading the manure round the fruit trees and bushes, and we had another bonfire. [...]

It was chilly session on the allotment but the pots were lifted, sort and taken home to grow on.               

In winter, the absence of flowers can make the garden feel drab.  Using plants with colourful stems and interesting bark can brighten up the winter garden. The red dogwood, Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’ [...]

There are some obvious signs of spring in the garden with Iris reticulata ‘Katherine Hodgkin’ showing some good promise of early colour.   Meanwhile in the cold glasshouse where [...]

Last day of the month and a brilliantly sunny one but it was bitterly cold. We paid a short visit to check all was well and the netting still doing what is should in keeping the pigeons off the [...]

In George’s garden the first of the Spring flowers are starting to show colour and provide interest. In his Joppa garden it has been a relatively mild winter even though there has been [...]

Another fantastic Caley Dig Day at Saughton Park on Saturday. The response from Caley volunteers was amazing. More planting was done in the Winter Border and work was started on the section close [...]

Wednesday was a bitterly cold night and the frost was on the grass as we arrived at the allotment on Thursday morning, but the sun was shining, and it was good to be out and working. The [...]

Please see the picture below for details of the upcoming Winter Fruit Pruning Workshop. The pruning workshops always prove to be very popular, so booking is advised to guarantee your place.  [...]