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Willow fence – a recent addition on my plot. Constructed with a thought of keeping children at bay and as a support structure for fleece and letter netting….
Our visitors always ask what we do with the vegetables from the edible garden. We are proud to tell them that the produce goes to our very own…
Aipyanthus pulchra was growing in association with Daphne, Pulsatilla, Scabiosa in grassland when collected on Mt Kazbegi in Georgia at 2298 metres. Found throughout the Caucasus and western…
In the last four weeks many different plant support structures appeared on student plots. Each one of them demonstrates my classmates’ creative approach to practical tasks. Below I…
4 weeks ago I hold a big sowing session on my plot and covered with seeds almost the entire area of it. I sowed sweet peas Lathyrus odoratus…
We’ve been out of the garden and in the kitchen more than usual this week. The Science on a Plate events held during the Edinburgh International Science Festival…
Leaving Scotland’s driest and sunniest month of March since 1929 for the east winds that turned the balmy high teen temperatures we had been used to for 10…
The two strips of planting leading into the Temperate Palm House represent spring bedding at its best. These two cultivars; Polyanthus ‘Crescendo Yellow’ and Tulip ‘Purple Prince’ make…
Gosh! What a week. I was going to try and avoid going on about the weather; there’s been enough of that on the news. Plus I always start…
Rhododendron adenosum grows in open woodland where the plants will receive protection from frost. Pink buds open white with internal mottling and prominent flower parts. Rhododendron vernicosum, is…
We have been busy little bees in the garden this week and are sowing seed like mad. (Inbetween sunbathing and eating ice creams obviously, it’s all just so…
We are now observing good growth on the emerging herbaceous plants. Taking a closer look at the emerging foliage on some reveals colonies of bugs and beasties. This…
Colombia is one of the most biodiverse countries on earth. Practically every kind of ecosystem can be found within its borders. The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh’s Colombian research…
Libertia sessiliflora, collected in Chile and obviously enjoying our climate. The soil surface beneath the colony of mature plants is awash with germinated seedlings from the parent plants….
This week’s blog is by RBGE’s Ian Edwards; Back in prehistory, before the polytunnel, people would eagerly anticipate the first wild greens of Spring as a way of…
Soil: Finish preparing the soil for sowing seeds. The aim is to create a fine tilth– a nice crumbly structure that is ideal for germinating seeds. Soil can…
The bizarre scrambling climber, Bowiea volubilis or climbing onion plant is actually in the same family as the hyacinth (Asparagaceae). The green bulb is native to the Eastern…
It feels like we have turned a corner this week, the sun is out and things are most definitely growing in the garden. The beds are prepared and…
Abeliophyllum distichum exuding floral scent from the mass of pink tinged blossom covering the deciduous wood. Worth a walk to the south facing border at the foot of…
As they say you learn on your mistakes… I had a look today (Fri 2 March 2012) on my bean and pea seeds sowed in paper pots. They…