by GillianPolley | 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...
by GillianPolley | 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...
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...
