After last week’s sunny weather, we were plunged back into March today – cool and cloudy. We kept the session short as the weeds will always wait for us. Today’s […]
The garden opening is looming. The weather has been beautiful – some plants are flowering ahead of schedule, some are over prematurely, some are yet to perform. Such are the […]
At last – sun without the chill – the kind of day to keep finding jobs to do, rather that heading home for indoor tasks. Oca and red-veined sorrel plants […]
Many of us will have Tulips flowering in our gardens at the moment, in our garden borders, as companion planting or grown in containers – all will produce dramatic and […]
Thursday, was breezy and cloudy, though blue skies and sunshine did appear from time to time. Allotment life seems to be suddenly ramping up, as the soil warms and preparation […]
This is a completely updated version of a ground-breaking classic that was first published in 1985, when much gardening advice was about how to get rid of wildlife rather than […]
We’ve managed to dodge recent fine weather, enjoying 2 overcast and chilly Thursdays – patches of sunshine and showers thrown in for good measure – along with a penguin ice […]
After last week’s balmy conditions, it was back to chilliness on Thursday, though the sun did take the edge off a bit. The grass got a first mow of the […]
Well, after all the struggles through the season so far we have arrived at the week of the show. Daffodils are in bloom in streets, country lanes and urban gardens […]
After a long period of cold winds, rain and occasional frosts, last week we had some exceptionally beautiful days here in Edinburgh and the garden quite suddenly sprung to life. […]
What a difference over the course of a week! Last Thursday driving wind and rain forced a retreat to the café, where we spent time finalising our seed order. Then […]
George and Gill are off enjoying a well-deserved holiday this week, and George has asked if I’d step in and do this week’s bulb blog to ensure we don’t miss […]
Don’t you love the colour orange? It glows at this time of year, whether the sun is shining or not. And this year, generally it hasnt been in Biggar. Orange […]
We’ve had two decent, successive Thursdays for maintenance and preparation tasks. The currants, gooseberries and apples have all been pruned, and we’ve thinned the saskatoon (honeyberry). The [...]
