I have been battling against the wind all day in an attempt to get the garden at The Quoy of Houton into a less embarrassingly unkempt state. I tell myself that every hour is an achievement in [...]

On Thursday there was no sign of warmer days and a cold east wind was blowing which kept the allotment crew on the move. Plans to get the early potatoes in and sow the first rows of carrots and [...]

The yellow trumpets of daffodils brighten spring in gardens, on roadsides and in parks during March and April. But these are usually larger garden varieties. Our native daffodil is smaller than [...]

The Caley show may be over but the season has been so slow there is still plenty of time to enjoy daffodils. The car is packed with a few blooms ready to head off to Dundee.  The Dundee show is [...]

The National Trust for Scotland have a vacancy for the Head Gardener position at Crarae Garden.  The job description can be downloaded here.  Applications should be sent to workforus@nts.org.uk. [...]

All the information you need about The Caley’s Garden Visits for 2018 is now on the website.  You will find them in our ‘Events’ section under ‘Visits’. Come along [...]

Friends of Willowhill Garden  Willowhill is a privately owned garden that opens for charity from April to September. The 3 acre garden is renowned for its borders of vibrant colour combinations [...]

The buds on the newly planted cherry are filling out so time to net it against the bullfinches who would strip in in no time. We haven’t seen any but don’t want to take the chance. [...]

and tulips, hyacinths, cacti, succulents, pot plants………. If you want to brighten this dreary day. come along to The Caley’s Spring Show.  The show open today at 12 noon [...]

The hall is ready, just waiting for the exhibits to arrive.  Here is a taster of some of the early entries.

Don’t forget that the Spring Show takes place this weekend.  31st March – 1st April 12-5pm Fletcher Building – Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh Admission £3.00 – Free to [...]

Unlike snowdrops, crocus come in a variety of colours. The large and later flowering Dutch forms are the best-known, often planted in drifts along verges or in public parks. Most are mixed [...]

A good day for digging. We generally follow a no-dig policy at the Allotment, but the beds for the potatoes are always double dug and that was the job for today. We decided on a trial this year [...]

The last roundup. The Daffodil buds that George cut on Sunday have come out overnight.  These blooms are the variety ‘Trena’ and will make it to the Showbench.     You still [...]

Just less than a week until the show, and although there has been a light breeze, mild air and sunshine for the last couple of days we may be due some more cold weather in the coming week [...]