December: Month By Month In Our Scottish Gardens The Food Forest, The Raised Bed Garden & The Kitchen Courtyard December settles quietly over the garden, bringing with it the stillness of true Winter. The days are short and pale, the sun low even at midday and frost lingers long into the morning. Growth has slowedContinueContinue reading “December: Month By Month In Our Scottish Gardens”
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All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Hazel Trees
Guides to the Fruits, Herbs & Edible Flowers We Grow: Cultivation, Care & Harvesting All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Hazel TreesWritten For Caledonian Horticulture 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 blogsContinueContinue reading “All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Hazel Trees”
What Can I Plant In The Winter Months In Scotland?
What Can I Plant in December & January In Scotland? December & January in Scotland might feel like a quiet months in the garden. Short days, low light levels, frost, wind and often waterlogged soils can make it seem as though nothing much can be done. However, Winter is not a wasted season for gardeners.ContinueContinue reading “What Can I Plant In The Winter Months In Scotland?”
All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Gooseberries
Guides to the Fruits, Herbs & Edible Flowers We Grow: Cultivation, Care & Harvesting All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Gooseberries Written For Caledonian Horticulture 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 blogsContinueContinue reading “All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Gooseberries”
All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Rosemary
Guides to the Fruits, Herbs & Edible Flowers We Grow: Cultivation, Care & Harvesting All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For RosemaryWritten For Caledonian Horticulture 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 weContinueContinue reading “All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Rosemary”
All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Raspberries
Guides to the Fruits, Herbs & Edible Flowers We Grow: Cultivation, Care & Harvesting All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Raspberries Written For Caledonian Horticulture 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 blogsContinueContinue reading “All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Raspberries”
All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Chives
Guides to the Fruits, Herbs & Edible Flowers We Grow: Cultivation, Care & Harvesting All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Chives Written For Caledonian Horticulture 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 blogsContinueContinue reading “All About Series: Growing, Sowing, Caring For Chives”
Mangelwurzel: The Underrated Giant Beet Worth Growing In The UK
Mangelwurzel: The Underrated Giant Beet Worth Growing In The UK Mangelwurzel (also written mangel-wurzel, mangel beet, or simply “mangel”) is one of those old fashioned crops that smells faintly of hay and practicality, not glamorous, but quietly brilliant. A close relative of chard, table beet and sugar beet (all members of Beta vulgaris), mangel wasContinueContinue reading “Mangelwurzel: The Underrated Giant Beet Worth Growing In The UK”
Growing Microgreens: Fresh Food From Your Windowsill Over Winter
Growing Microgreens: Fresh Food From Your Windowsill Over Winter When the long Scottish winter sets in and the garden slows to a crawl, it’s easy to miss the joy of harvesting something fresh, green and alive. But you don’t need a heated greenhouse or acres of space to keep growing food all year round, youContinueContinue reading “Growing Microgreens: Fresh Food From Your Windowsill Over Winter”
