Caroline Kritchlow

Have you missed getting garden news from our intrepid reporter in the North?  I know we have.  Catch up on the latest news from Caroline’s garden in Orkney. I am waiting in anxious [...]

These days many folks have their beliefs emblazoned on their tee shirts. My husband Kevin proclaims on his sturdy chest that ‘Old men are cool’ and his latest favourite, a joy in blue, states [...]

My favourite gardening magazine describes August as being vibrant with colour. This was certainly true here in Orkney at the beginning of the month but with September now just days away and giant [...]

As August arrives I can’t believe that half of the year has already passed by. Here in Orkney the nights are beginning to draw in – mind you it is still light at 10pm and dawn breaks around [...]

My May jottings described developing a garden in Orkney as being similar to learning to walk a tight rope. One moment the gardening balance is just right, no wind, wall to wall sunshine, tropical [...]

I didn’t expect to spend Sunday afternoon in a long queue, preparing to embark the Hamnavoe in the hope of spotting whales, dolphins and puffins, whilst having a chat about next year’s Garden [...]

I have been battling against the wind all day in an attempt to get the garden at The Quoy of Houton into a less embarrassingly unkempt state. I tell myself that every hour is an achievement in [...]

  March provides the last chance to cut back all last year’s dead growth and, let’s face it, autumn was just too wet to get anything done. It is not a great idea here to cut too much back in [...]

Greetings from the ‘Far North’… I am delighted that you are reading my first ever blog for the prestigious CALEY! Brace yourselves for tips on dealing with wind (of the meteorological kind), [...]

Look out for our new blog “Diary of an Orkney Gardener” which will be coming very soon.  The posts will be written by Caroline Kritchlow, a keen gardener, BBC Orkney gardening [...]