by GillianPolley | Apr 11, 2014 | April, art in the garden, arts and crafts, BBC, British Gardens in Time, Christopher Lloyd, Colour, colour in the garden, Design, early summer, Edinburgh, focal points in the garden, garden inspiration, Great Dixter, Hedges, herbaceous perennials, Plants, Polley Garden Design, summer
If you can find an hour to yourself over the Easter weekend and you want to put your feet up and relax and be inspired by a garden, then catch up on the BBC iPlayer with the new TV series ‘British Gardens in Time’, episode one on Great Dixter. A...
by GillianPolley | Feb 21, 2014 | Colour, colour in the garden, Cornus, Edinburgh, February, focal points in the garden, Plants, Polley Garden Design, Spring, winter colour
Is your garden looking rather drab and tired today at the end of winter? Then add some colour with Cornus or dogwoods, a varied and good value group of plants. They are tough useful shrubs and trees, many shrubs with strongly coloured stems in coral red, orange,...
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...
