Winter Planting to add Structure, Colour and Cheer…

Winter Planting to add Structure, Colour and Cheer…

January is not my favourite month and some years it seems longer than 31 days.  But as the month pushes forward it is cheering to see the day light lasting a little longer each day.  In my own front garden I am determined to add to the cheer by planting colourful,...

Homes and Interiors Scotland

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...

Jobs to do in the Garden in September……

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...

Jobs to do in the Garden in June…

Summer has finally come to Edinburgh at long last and plants are making up for lost time with some unusual flowering combinations in the last month.  The Laburnum in our garden is in full flower just now and looking beautiful with a soft subtle scent.  I would like to...