“The Holly Bears a Berry….”

by | Dec 5, 2013 | advent season, back gardens, berries, Christmas, christmas carols, Colour, December, Edinburgh, focal points in the garden, Hedges, holly, Ilex x altaclerensis 'Golden King', Plants, Polley Garden Design, shrubs, trees, winter, winter colour

The Holly is the plant linked to the Christmas season and we celebrate it in many advent carols. It is a great evergreen and bright plant for a garden border with seasonal berries.  I have also used it in a design to surround part of a sitting area to add a focus and...

Jobs to do in the Garden in November ….

by | Nov 6, 2013 | Acers, autumn colour, bare root plants, Birds, bulbs, Colour, Edinburgh, Grasses, Green house, Hedges, herbaceous perennials, insects, Jobs to do in the garden, Plants, Polley Garden Design, Roses, shrubs, Snowdrops, Spring, trees, wind rock, winter colour

As I write this, it is raining hard, the wind is blowing strongly around our garden and autumn leaves flying everywhere.  The first frosts of the season are about to arrive, the clocks have gone back and it is time for hearty autumn and winter soups to warm you up...

Focal Points…..

by | Oct 24, 2013 | Acer griseum, art in the garden, Colour, containers, Denmans Garden, focal points in the garden, John Brookes, Plants, Polley Garden Design, Ronald Rae, scent, sculptor, sculpture in the garden, seats in the garden, sundials, trees

I was at a talk yesterday given by the Sculptor, Ronald Rae about his work, which was both fascinating and inspiring.  If you live in Edinburgh you may remember his huge hand carved granite sculptures of animals exhibited in Holyrood Park.  His Lion sculpture is...

Jobs to do in the Garden in October….

by | Oct 11, 2013 | autumn colour, Bailey, bulbs, bulbs poisonous to dogs, Colour, containers, cyclamen, dogs, Edinburgh, garden gifts, Grasses, heathers, herbaceous perennials, Jobs to do in the garden, Lawns, October, Plants, Polley Garden Design, shrubs, winter, winter colour

Autumn is is finally here this week, after a last blast of summer warmth.  The clocks will go back at the end of the month which I loath – all that lost time in the garden!  So it is time to begin work on putting the garden to bed for the winter whilst the...