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We have a guest blog series at Caledonian Horticulture talking about what we grow in our garden in Scotland, UK which if UK had zones it would be in Zone 8b.
In this series of blogs we detail all the soft fruits, fruit & nut trees, herbs, edible flowers & veggies that we are growing in our Food Forest, Mini linear Food Forest, Raised Beds and Kitchen Courtyard Garden. Through this series, you’ll discover practical tips on how to sow, grow, divide, prune and care for a variety of plants, while looking at sustainable and environmentally friendly gardening practices.
You can find the full list of the ongoing series
All About Series: Comfrey
Read the full blog post All About Comfrey at Caledonian Horticulture covering practical tips on how to sow, grow, divide, prune and care.
Comfrey is well suited to Scotland’s temperate climate, handling cold winters and damp conditions with ease. It grows rapidly, producing green foliage and purple, bell shaped flowers that attract pollinators. As a dynamic accumulator, comfrey’s deep roots draw up nutrients, making it an excellent natural fertiliser and with the extensive root system they also help prevent soil erosion.
Comfrey thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers moist, well drained soil. It is a Hardy plant and tolerates cold winters, best propagated from root cuttings rather than seed and can reach 1.2m in height and spreads widely (although we’ve never seen ours get more than 50-60cm tall)
Once established, comfrey is a vigorous grower, requiring minimal maintenance while providing numerous benefits to the garden.
Read the full blog post All About Comfrey at Caledonian Horticulture covering practical tips on how to sow, grow, divide, prune and care.
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Katrina & Clayton and family live in East Ayrshire and share their daily life in the garden on instagram. They practice permaculture principles in the garden, reducing & repurposing waste whenever they can. Katrina shows how home educating in nature has helped Clayton thrive.
Clayton Completed The 2 Grow and Learn Courses with the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society. He is Autistic, Non Verbal & has been Home Educated since 2018. Katrina & Peter hold their PDC & PDC PRO Permaculture Design Course from Oregon State University.
They featured on BBC Beechgrove Gardens Ep23 2022 and returned in 2023 for an update, Katrina & Clayton are also columnists for ScotlandGrows Magazine, Guest Blog for Caledonian Horticulture as well as working with Gardeners’ World Magazine and many other brands.
They are also Author of the new Children’s Book Series: Clayton’s Garden Journey: Stories of Autism and Gardening. Topics on Growing, Harvesting, Sowing & Composting and 108 Page Weather and Seasons Weekly Gardening Record Book available on Amazon and Kindle.
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