Saughton Park

We could not have a winter border at Saughton without snowdrops.  So with thanks to Cambo in Fife and Carolside in The Borders,  Caley member Bill Tait was busy planting snowdrops and snowflakes [...]

Another fantastic Caley Dig Day at Saughton Park on Saturday. The response from Caley volunteers was amazing. More planting was done in the Winter Border and work was started on the section close [...]

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, [...]

The dig day at Saughton on Saturday was a great success.  We had good turn out of volunteers – from both The Caley and the Friends of Saughton Park. Fortunately, the weather was kind to us [...]

For those who have been following the progress at Saughton Park, you will be pleased to hear that work is almost at an end.  This week, the areas of the park outside the walled garden area were [...]

Delighted to join colleagues from The City of Edinburgh Council and The Friends of Saughton Park to show  Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Infrastructure and Connectivity, Michael Matheson, and [...]

Check our Saughton Park page for the latest updates on the project. There is still work to do but we are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel. Keep checking back for all of the latest [...]

The weather is finally warming up but still no rain so out with the hose again today watering all the fruit and the growing vegetables. The first flowers are out on the runner beans now and all [...]

Today was one of those typical May days, with hats and scarves on in the morning but by lunchtime the jackets are off, though the east wind was still making itself felt. The plot is full of fruit [...]

Yet another week with no rain and low temperatures, especially during the night. In spite of this, everything on the allotment is growing well.  The turnip and beetroot seed sown a fortnight ago [...]