by GillianPolley | Aug 30, 2013 | autumn colour, Bailey, Cambo House Gardens, Camellia, containers, dogs, Edinburgh, Gardeners' World Magazine, herbaceous perennials, Jobs to do in the garden, Lawns, Nigel Gardeners' World TV, Polley Garden Design, shrubs, St Andrews, Vegetable growing
I love autumn – the “season of mist and mellow fruitfulness”, and the crisp cool mornings. But summer is still having its final fling in Edinburgh. We are busy harvesting carrots, beetroot and salad crops, and our neighbours have a surfeit of runner...
by GillianPolley | Aug 21, 2013 | August, autumn colour, Cambo House Gardens, Colour, Edinburgh, Grasses, herbaceous perennials, insect habitat, insects, Plants, Polley Garden Design, Potager, Prairie planting, Snowdrops, Society of Garden Designers, St Andrews, summer, Vegetable growing
If you are looking for a dose of garden inspiration, then pay a visit to Cambo House Gardens at Kingsbarns, St Andrews in the next month or so. I was there yesterday with a group of garden designers from the Society of Garden Designers and we were had a great visit...
by GillianPolley | May 6, 2013 | Binny Plants, Birds, bulbs, Chelsea Flower Show 2013, Edinburgh, garden design, Gardening Scotland 2013, herbaceous perennials, Jobs to do in the garden, Kevock Garden Plants, Lawns, May, Polley Garden Design, shrubs, Spring, Vegetable growing, Viburnums
Finally, it feels spring is here, and that sharp bite in the wind has mellowed at last. But watch out for frosts until the end of the month! Later this month, after flowering prune back into shape, Weigelas, Deutzias, Ribes, Forsythia and Viburnum bodnantense. Split...
by GillianPolley | Apr 8, 2013 | April, Bailey, Chaenomeles, dogs, Edinburgh, Forsythia, heathers, herbaceous perennials, Jobs to do in the garden, Lawns, March, Plants, Polley Garden Design, Vegetable growing, winter
In my March summary of jobs in the garden I said “…winter can still have the last word…”. Unfortunately, I was proved right. It feels the garden is still in hibernation and just waiting for some warm weather to burst into spring. So many of...
by GillianPolley | Jan 8, 2013 | bulbs, Eden Project, Gardeners' World Magazine, herbaceous perennials, Obelisks, Ponds, Raised wooden beds, sculpture in the garden, Stipa gigantea, trees, Uncategorized, Vegetable growing, Viburnums
If you are thinking about growing plants from seed, check out the catalogues and order your seeds, so you have all you need ahead of sowing time. Continue to clear weeds and debris from plant borders and spread last years compost over plant borders to protect and feed...
by GillianPolley | Dec 20, 2011 | Eden Project, garden design, Gardeners' World Magazine, Inside Out Chef, Raised wooden beds, Vegetable growing
Raised wooden beds are a great way to grow vegetables. I am often asked by clients to add a productive area to their gardens and raised beds are what I recommend. The soil heats up more quickly in the spring, it is easier to weed and maintain them, let alone being...
