Today we are launching a new blog from one of The Caley’s longstanding members, Anna Buxton. Anna was, until recently, the editor of Preview, The Caley’s twice-yearly news magazine. [...]
Inspired by Stan da Prato’s display of Iris reticulata at one of the Caley lectures last year, I decided to purchase some. In the garden today, I noticed that one had bloomed. This [...]
It has been a mild winter so far this time round and it has been interesting to see how plants have responded. Each year about this time reports appear in the press about the early flowering of [...]
We are holding another Caley Dig Day at Saughton Park! Date: 26th January 2019 Time: 10 – 1pm (or whatever you can manage). There will be work suitable for all – a mix of digging, [...]
Thursday on the Allotment was very chilly and dull. Unfortunately, the promised sun didn’t appear. We worked again on repair of raised beds, finished cutting back the willow, checked all [...]
Holly is strongly associated with Christmas, featuring on many a Christmas card. With its spines and blood red berries, the plant had religious significance to early Christians. Prior to that, [...]
I was reading over an old gardening book last night and come across this little rhyme: Onion skins very thin, Mild winter coming in. Onion skins very tough, Coming winter very rough. Does this [...]
Just a quick reminder about the lecture tomorrow evening. In addition to the talk, the evening will also feature a raffle, a plant sale (cyclamen and poinsettia) and our annual Paperwhite growing [...]
