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 [...]
The pots of Caley bulbs have all been staked where necessary and put outside in the shade to hold them back a bit because they have been making good growth […]
The weather has taken a turn ( some would say for the better) and as a consequence there has been some movement on the bulb front. The pot of ‘Pink […]
