by GillianPolley | Jan 13, 2014 | A Linear Focus, Colour, colour in the garden, Design, Edinburgh, Harmony Ridge Designs, January, Polley Garden Design, winter colour
There is nothing like being put on the spot – or in January’s “Red Hot Chair’ by Jane Chrumka of Harmony Ridge Colours to talk about design and the colours clients love and hate. To read the interview,...
by GillianPolley | Dec 16, 2013 | Birds, Chimonanthus praecox, Christmas, Colour, Edinburgh, Hamamelis, holly, Jobs to do in the garden, Noel Kingsbury, Piet Oudolf, Planting - A New Perspective, Plants, Polley Garden Design, Prairie planting, Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, scent, shrubs, Viburnum bodnantense 'Dawn', winter colour, winter scent in the garden
The season of Advent is here and it is great to concentrate on the beauty of the winter season and fun things to do outside: – wrap up well and visit winter gardens and enjoy winter walks on good weather days – you will always find something in flower at...
by GillianPolley | 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...
by GillianPolley | 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...
by GillianPolley | Oct 30, 2013 | art in the garden, back gardens, Edinburgh, focal points in the garden, front garden, garden gifts, Polley Garden Design, sculpture in the garden, sundials
With Christmas on the horizon and special anniversaries and birthdays coming around, finding something special for the garden lover in your life can be daunting. How about a sundial? I was talking about focal points in the garden in my last blog and sundials fit the...
