Further to comments and posts previous regarding the early flowering of the pots of Iris excavated from the plunge bed at the Botanics I was sent the following pictures by Caley member Julia, to [...]
Edinburgh’s Royal Botanic Gardens are a great place for communing with nature, especially if you like squirrels. (Who I might add are rather partial to chasing eggs down hills if you ever [...]
The grand (but exciting), the old, the unexpected, the fascinating and the inspirational as well as practical: What a week! [ed. I have added links to all of the above gardens to the links [...]
I have spent many hours on my hands and knees amongst the flower beds over the last few years dealing with what I considered to be ‘unwanted visitors’. I have to admit to being a [...]
Gardening Scotland was wonderful. Saturday and Sunday didn’t quite have the soaring temperatures of Friday but the Floral Hall and Craft Marquee provided a welcome shelter from the chill [...]
I hope all who went today had a wonderful time. Having spoken to a few people who went along today I am certainly looking forward to tomorrow (fingers crossed for some nice weather). Here are [...]
Dawyck Botanic is well worth a visit for those who have not yet been. For those who have, I don’t think I really need to promote it! The Azaleas and Mecanopsis never fail to stun with [...]