by GillianPolley | Dec 6, 2016 | 'Lelystad' bulb mixture, 2016, autumn colour, back gardens, bees, bees and insects, bulb planting for insects, bulbs, Crocus, Edinburgh, front garden, Holland, JUB Holland, Keukenhof Park, long flowering period, Mixed bulb planting, Muscari, Narcissus, Plants, Polley Garden Design, shrubs, spring colour, Tulipa fosteriana Orange Emperor, windy conditions
After my flying visit in the spring to the Keukenhof Park just outside Amsterdam, inspired by seeing 7 million bulbs in bloom. I wanted to add more bulbs to my own garden – albeit in a much smaller way! Packing a very big punch were large borders of mixed bulbs,...
by GillianPolley | Jul 6, 2016 | 2016, arts and crafts garden design, arts and crafts house terrace, Arts and Crafts style house, back gardens, colour in the garden, Copper Mango Photography, DeLisle Tree Solutions, Design, driveway, focal points in the garden, front garden, garden inspiration, Green house, herbaceous perennials, Home & Interiors Scotland, Homes & Interiors, July, June, landscaping works, Lawns, long flowering period, Lutyens seat, Lutyens wooden bench, Obelisks, Plantscapes Landscaping, Polley Garden Design, sandstone paving, seats in the garden, Sir Robert Lorimer, summer, summer flowering plants
We’re delighted to feature in the July/August 2016 edition of Homes & Interiors Scotland magazine. “Growing out of the Past” tells the story of a garden restoration for a house and garden designed and built in 1914 by Sir Robert Lorimer, one of...
by GillianPolley | Apr 24, 2016 | 2016, A Day Out, Anemone, April, bees, biodiversity, bulb planting for insects, bulbs, Colour, colour in the garden, Crocus, Design, designing your own garden, early summer, Edinburgh, February, focal points in the garden, garden inspiration, garden transformation, habitat for wildlife, Holland, Hyacinthus, insect habitat, insects, January, JUB Holland, Keukenhof Park, long flowering period, low maintenance plants, Muscari, Narcissus, Plants, Polley Garden Design, spring blossom, spring colour
Spring planting is all about Colour, Colour, Colour from the subtle to the eye watering. After a long, wet, grey winter, colour in the garden is what we all need to pep us up and spring bulbs do it in spades. A flying visit to Keukenhof Park just outside Amsterdam...
by GillianPolley | Mar 7, 2016 | 2016, blue, bulbs, Design, designing your own garden, Edinburgh, February, focal points in the garden, front garden, hedgehogs, Iris reticulata, January, long flowering period, low maintenance plants, March, spring colour, winter colour, winter structure
Last autumn I visited RHS Hyde Hall in Essex and brought some early spring-flowering bulbs. I was looking for a bulb with a splash of colour to plant along a path leading to my house front door. I have not been disappointed. I choose several different types of Iris...
by GillianPolley | Jan 18, 2016 | 2016, annual plants, back gardens, Colour, colour in the garden, community gardens, containers, cooking apples, Dahlias, Design, Edinburgh, evergreen plants, front garden, fruit trees, garden inspiration, garden trends 2016, January, local hard landscaping materials, long flowering period, low maintenance plants, outdoor kitchens, outdoor sitting areas, Plants, plums, Polley Garden Design, rear garden patio, rear garden terrace, shrubs, Stepover fruit trees, Vegetable growing
Fun, Chat, Eat and Relax are the key words for 2016 in the garden. Our desire for a healthy lifestyle continues from last year and growing your own vegetables, fruit and herbs in our gardens remains popular. From mixing it up and growing vegetables and flowers...
by GillianPolley | Dec 18, 2015 | 2015, advent season, back gardens, bulbs, Carex comans bronze, Carex oshimensis 'Evergold', Christmas, colour in the garden, containers, cyclamen, December, Design, Edinburgh, evergreen plants, Festive plant container, focal points in the garden, front garden, garden inspiration, Grasses, herbaceous perennials, Heuchera 'Plum Pudding', livingreendesign, long flowering period, low maintenance plants, Plants, Polley Garden Design, Sarcococca Purple Stem, scent, shrubs, Skimmia japonica, winter colour, winter scent in the garden
Christmas is here, and people are busy decorating their christmas trees and decking their halls, but don’t forget your garden. A festive styled plant container in a position near a door or viewed from a window really cheers up a garden. At plant nurseries and...
