The 4th of June was a day of sunshine and showers, but felt like peak planting season. The first of the brassicas – healthy little broccoli plants – went in […]
2026 was the fifth year for the Garden Fair at Scone Palace and every year the show has grown. The Caley has been there every year, the first with a […]
A lovely late Spring Day – hopefully heralding a sunny June to come. Weeding continues to be a main activity at the allotment, amongst delicate germinating roots, in the raspberry […]
The past month in my Biggar garden …. Copper Chionochloa: If you have space, this evergreen New Zealand grass Chionochloa rubra, is the perfect all year round plant. It turns […]
Thursday was overcast but mild . The threat of rain didn’t materialise until we were leaving – so good timing. Weeds are exploding everywhere! A lot of time was spent […]
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 […]
