by GillianPolley | Sep 12, 2013 | art in the garden, arts and crafts, bats, bees, Birds, Edinburgh, garden gifts, hedgehogs, insect habitat, insect hotels, Polley Garden Design, wildlife habitats
If you are looking for a gift for the garden lover in your life, and at the same time give a hand to the birds, bees, bats and hedgehogs in their garden, have a look at www.wudwerx.etsy.com. I really loved this one…..
by GillianPolley | Aug 30, 2013 | autumn colour, Bailey, Cambo House Gardens, Camellia, containers, dogs, Edinburgh, Gardeners' World Magazine, herbaceous perennials, Jobs to do in the garden, Lawns, Nigel Gardeners' World TV, Polley Garden Design, shrubs, St Andrews, Vegetable growing
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...
by GillianPolley | Aug 21, 2013 | August, autumn colour, Cambo House Gardens, Colour, Edinburgh, Grasses, herbaceous perennials, insect habitat, insects, Plants, Polley Garden Design, Potager, Prairie planting, Snowdrops, Society of Garden Designers, St Andrews, summer, Vegetable growing
If you are looking for a dose of garden inspiration, then pay a visit to Cambo House Gardens at Kingsbarns, St Andrews in the next month or so. I was there yesterday with a group of garden designers from the Society of Garden Designers and we were had a great visit...
by GillianPolley | Aug 5, 2013 | August, bulbs, containers, Edinburgh, Hedges, Jobs to do in the garden, Lawns, Plants, Polley Garden Design, Roses, seats in the garden, Spring, summer
In July we finally had some lovely hot summer weather and our lawn turned brown which we have not seen for a few years. The recent thunderstorms at the end of the hot weather and more rain since is gradually returning our lawn back to green. It has just been great...
by GillianPolley | Jul 1, 2013 | Birds, Chelsea Flower Show 2013, Edinburgh, herbaceous perennials, insect habitat, insect hotels, insects, Jobs to do in the garden, July, Plants, Polley Garden Design, Ponds, Roses, shrubs, summer
July is a busy month in the garden and it is all to do with weeding, watering, deadheading and most of all enjoying the show. Keep on top of weeds in your borders, especially around new plants that are establishing themselves. Water containers daily in hot weather and...