Keen & willing, if slightly clueless, gardeners - life in & around our Scottish Pentlands garden
Yesterday was Scotland’s Garden Scheme’s biggest garden opening event of the year – The Garden of Cosmic Speculation at Portrack, near Dumfries. It’s a private garden and only opens one day a year via SGS …
Sadly, I’ll not be able to make this as I’ll be up running The Road to the Isles half marathon in Arisaig, however, it looks like a lovely day out in a beautiful part of …
Threave has been on my ‘to visit’ list for a few years, ever since one of my gardening club friends told me about it – it’s the National Trust’s Training Centre for future Professional Gardeners …
Ever since I read Seeds of Blood and Beauty, a fascinating book about the preeminence of the early Scottish plant hunters, not to mention an abundance of untimely and sometimes intriguing deaths, I’ve been fascinated …
Anyone know of any Scottish-based community groups who might benefit from a visit to one of our gardens…? This year Scotland’s Garden Scheme will join sister organisation, the National Gardens Scheme who cover England and …
So, as part of my new job at Scotland’s Garden Scheme, I’ve decided that I’m going to try and ‘bag’ all the gardens – with over 500 open in any one year (some opening every …
So, I’ve been a little quiet recently, but, I have some REALLY exciting news to share – I’ve got a new job and it couldn’t be more up my street! I’m the new marketing Manager …
We’re back in business – no more shame eggs for us! Time to start thinking about increasing our flock again now that the weather’s getting better too – thinking green, dark brown, speckled or white …
