Growing Skills Workshop

Saughton Park, Edinburgh Edinburgh, United Kingdom

------------FULLY BOOKED------------ Develop your allotment growing skills Learn the art of successful vegetable growing from experienced horticulturalists and allotment growers. The Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society (The Caley) and The Federation of Edinburgh Allotment Garden Associations (FEDAGA) have come together to offer some practical, hands-on, growing skills sessions for new allotment holders and for those who […]

Tool maintenance/sharpening workshop

Saughton Park, Edinburgh Edinburgh, United Kingdom

*********NOW FULLY BOOKED************ Sharp tools make gardening much easier and if you look after them properly your tools should last for many years. We have had enquiries on how best to sharpen tools or how to look after them so we have decide to run a workshop.  The workshop will be held in the Caley's […]

Willow Flower Making Workshop

Saughton Park, Edinburgh Edinburgh, United Kingdom

NOW FULLY BOOKED Something a little bit different for you.  We are holding a Willow Flower Making workshop which will be lead by Katie Warner.  This is by way of being an introduction to working with willow and, if there is demand, we will hopefully run further workshops with Katie. Time - 10.30am - 1pm […]

Fruit Pruning Workshop

Bridgend Allotments Edinburgh Old Dalkeith Road, Edinburgh

PLEASE NOTE: The pruning workshop is now fully booked but you can still visit the Allotment to meet the team and have look around the plot. It is well worth a visit.   The Caley's Allotment Open Day will take place on Sunday August 20th from 2pm - 4pm.  Highlight of the day will be a […]

Growing & Showing Together

Saughton Park, Edinburgh Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Growing and Showing Together The Caley and FEDAGA Autumn Show Saughton Park Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd of September 2023 The Caley and FEDAGA shows are always friendly events.  The Caley holds a range of shows throughout the year in support of its aim to encourage everyone to grow, whether it be flowers, vegetables or […]

Growing & Showing Together

Saughton Park, Edinburgh Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Growing and Showing Together The Caley and FEDAGA Autumn Show Saughton Park Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd of September 2023 The Caley and FEDAGA shows are always friendly events.  The Caley holds a range of shows throughout the year in support of its aim to encourage everyone to grow, whether it be flowers, vegetables or […]

Talk – Lewis Normand, Caley President

Lecture Theatre, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Speaker: Lewis Normand, Caley President Title - Hebe the Heroine: A shrubby Veronica by any other name would smell as sweet. This season our talks will take place in-person only as we do not have the facility to live-stream them.  Where possible, we will record the talks and the recording will be made available on […]

Caley Apple Day

Saughton Park, Edinburgh

Our annual Caley Apple Day is back again.  The show will take place in the McHattie Room at Saughton Park.  We will have a fabulous display of apples from all over Scotland featuring many heritage varieties.  You will be amazed at just how many varieties of apples there are and the aroma in the room […]

Talk – Benedict Bate,The Woodland Trust

Lecture Theatre, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh 20a Inverleith Row, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Speaker: Benedict Bate Title: The work of the Woodland Trust in Scotland Trees grow naturally in Scotland so why is tree cover so low at 18% vs 47% in Europe? The Woodland Trust seeks to plant, protect, and restore native woodlands in the United Kingdom. What is the Woodland Trust doing in Scotland to increase tree […]

Propagation Workshop

This workshop is now fully booked. How would you like to learn how to get more plants for free?  Join us for this workshop and discover some techniques for making new plants from the ones you already grow. Cost of the workshop is £5.00 per person.  To reserve your place, please email administrator@rchs.co.uk.  Places are […]