by GillianPolley | Oct 29, 2015 | 'garden tree', 2015, autumn, back gardens, bare root fruit trees, colour in the garden, cooking apples, Design, Edinburgh, fences, focal points in the garden, front garden, fruit trees, garden gifts, German Apple Cake, pears, plums, Polley Garden Design, Potager, sculpture in the garden, september, spring colour, trained fruit trees on walls, Tweed Valley Fruit Trees
I think growing fruit adds another dimension to a garden, from beautiful blossom in spring to watching the fruit slowly mature and ripen and finally enjoying the taste of your own apples, pears and plums. From growing fruiting trees to wiring up a boundary wall or...
by GillianPolley | Oct 30, 2013 | art in the garden, back gardens, Edinburgh, focal points in the garden, front garden, garden gifts, Polley Garden Design, sculpture in the garden, sundials
With Christmas on the horizon and special anniversaries and birthdays coming around, finding something special for the garden lover in your life can be daunting. How about a sundial? I was talking about focal points in the garden in my last blog and sundials fit the...
by GillianPolley | Oct 11, 2013 | autumn colour, Bailey, bulbs, bulbs poisonous to dogs, Colour, containers, cyclamen, dogs, Edinburgh, garden gifts, Grasses, heathers, herbaceous perennials, Jobs to do in the garden, Lawns, October, Plants, Polley Garden Design, shrubs, winter, winter colour
Autumn is is finally here this week, after a last blast of summer warmth. The clocks will go back at the end of the month which I loath – all that lost time in the garden! So it is time to begin work on putting the garden to bed for the winter whilst the...
by GillianPolley | Sep 12, 2013 | art in the garden, arts and crafts, bats, bees, Birds, Edinburgh, garden gifts, hedgehogs, insect habitat, insect hotels, Polley Garden Design, wildlife habitats
If you are looking for a gift for the garden lover in your life, and at the same time give a hand to the birds, bees, bats and hedgehogs in their garden, have a look at www.wudwerx.etsy.com. I really loved this one…..
