A chilly day on the allotment but no rain so we were able to get all the work done starting with the planting of the onion sets. These will be ready in early summer so a little earlier than [...]

The intense blue trumpets of gentians are one of the glories of the autumn garden. These grow well in Scotland as they dislike alkaline soils and do require good levels of moisture during the [...]

The cold nights of the last few days have finished the courgettes and squashes.  The sweetcorn has finished cropping and we have done well this year with cobs and the mini corn.  It was off to [...]

Our first Saughton Sunday event incorporated the Spring Bulb workshop.  This year, Pam included a beginners/taster session in the morning for those who had never planted up bulbs before.  Despite [...]

We currently have a couple of spare spaces on the bulb workshop this weekend.  If you would like to take part, please contact Pam Whittle on springshow@rchs.co.uk. The cost of the workshop is £28 [...]

Event will run from 1pm til 5pm, so come along for some not-so-scary Halloween fun. Activities will include: Apple tasting and identification Workshops to plant bulbs to flower at home for [...]

  Don’t miss out on this talk by Giles Reynolds, it should be fascinating.  Our talks are free for Caley members and students (just show your student card at the door).  Visitors are [...]

A day mostly spent picking – autumn raspberries; runner beans; dwarf French beans and corn. We also dug up carrots. The wonderfully coloured red Borlotti beans and the Black Pod beans are [...]

The first lecture in our Winter Programme is tomorrow evening (details below).  The lecture starts at 7.30pm and will be held in the lecture theatre at the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh.  Enter [...]

George’s Hyacinth and small flowered Daffodil bulbs have arrived and he has started planting.   This year his potting media is a mix of potting compost with added John Innes No2 some [...]

The Brantwood Trust is looking for a new full time Head Gardener to take on the challenge of looking after and developing the historic gardens and estate. Brantwood is the former home of artist, [...]

As we get closer to moving into Saughton Park, we have come up with an exciting activities programme at the park.  This will run alongside our existing Winter Lecture Programme held at RBGE. [...]

Many of you are involved with your local community gardening and horticulture groups.  Did your group win an award at the 2019 Beautiful Scotland Awards?  Full details of all of the winners can [...]

The Full workshop will be held at Saughton Park at 2pm on 6th October. The cost is £28. For this, participants will pot up 6 pots of bulbs: 4 daffodils, 1 hyacinth and 1 tulip varieties. Please [...]