On a recent walk around the fruit at Saughton I noticed that two of the plants had things wrong with their leaves. Some of the currants had raised red distorted […]
Hello everyone! We have had a very busy few months at Saughton in the teaching garden. The little plant sale on a Friday morning has been a big hit, and […]
The fine days and more importantly the warmer nights are continuing so we took a chance and put in the first of the frost-tender plantings of courgettes, marrows and squashes […]
Gorse The bright yellow of gorse, Ulex europaeus, is now prominent in the countryside. This plant’s habit of flowering on and off throughout the year led to the saying that […]
Aquilegia belong to the buttercup family (Ranunculaceae) and are at their best from the end of May into mid/late June. There are approximately 70 species of Aquilegia but the most […]
Finally, some warmer days. It is good to see the growth on the vegetables already sown and planted but, unfortunately, not on the carrots which had germinated by last week […]
Caley members with an interest in growing cacti and succulents asked if we could hold virtual show this year. Our virtual Spring Shows proved very popular earlier this year, so […]
Interested in finding out more about our Grow and Learn award or our new award, Grow and Learn in Nature? Then why not come along to our next Zoom drop-in session on Wednesday […]
