Dark and dismal November
The days are shortening fast and good daylight is at a premium. When did we last see the sun for more than 5 minutes? Still, there’s...
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masthome3
Sep 261 min read
Drystone Wallers Visit
We had a great weekend with the West of Scotland Drystone Wallers who worked here two days - it was dry and bright and not really midgy!...
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Sep 201 min read
End of season
It’s been a warm and pleasant week with lots of sunshine- such a change from August. The contractors have completed their work on our...
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masthome3
Aug 281 min read
Rain and more rain!
I can’t remember a wetter August- it often is a fairly wet month but this year is exceptional. We have had almost 11 inches/ 300 m so...
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masthome3
Jul 251 min read
Plant Sale in 2025
We have to start early when planning a plant sale- really they are every 2 or 3 years when we run out of space in the rhododendron...
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masthome3
Jul 201 min read
Harvest
At long last the vegetable patch is starting to produce something- the soil took so long to warm up this year that courgettes and beans...
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masthome3
Jun 231 min read
Rhododendron griersonianum
As the colour of spring and early summer fades, certain individual plants stand out against the shades of green. One of these is R...
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masthome3
Jun 51 min read
The scent of Maddenias
Although the weather is changeable and the main rhododendron flowering season is over, there is a lovely scent in the air. This comes...
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masthome3
May 291 min read
Actinidia kolokmicta
Behind the house, on the south facing wall of the barn is a huge plant of Actinidia kolokmicta, currently full of tiny white flowers and...
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masthome3
May 81 min read
The flowering season continues
Every time I walk through the garden I see something else in flower that wasn’t apparent yesterday- and now the azaleas are blooming the...
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masthome3
Apr 211 min read
Tender rhododendrons
In the front section of our conservatory, attached to the house, several tender rhododendrons have been flowering for the past fortnight....
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masthome3
Apr 121 min read
The second act
Now the early magnolias are over, helped by the fierce winds, we are just beginning the second act in the garden. Rhododendron falconeri...
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masthome3
Mar 271 min read
Pop up garden walk
We've decided to hold a guided garden walk this coming Saturday 30 March at 2pm because the magnolias are magnificent at the moment. Also...
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masthome3
Mar 171 min read
Start of the new season
We have been working hard to get everything ready for opening on Thursday- 21 March- as always. The huge Gibson crosses are already in...
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masthome3
Feb 291 min read
February Highs and Lows
This week we are emptying the pond- never seen so many leaves, branches, twigs and gravel washed into it in previous years. It's a huge...
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masthome3
Feb 161 min read
Hoping for spring
Have the last of the gales now gone or will there be more? Is this the turning point to the beginning of spring? The ground is sodden...
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masthome3
Jan 261 min read
Wild January
The last two weeks have been exhausting- strong winds and gales seemingly continuous and almost 4 inches of rain since Sunday! After each...
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masthome3
Dec 19, 20231 min read
A time of leaves
December has been rather wet and miserable but we have gradually worked our way round the garden filling the leaf bins and picking up...
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masthome3
Nov 5, 20231 min read
November reprise
I'm just home from hospital having my 4th and final new knee. The colours visible from the house took me outside yesterday and made...
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masthome3
Oct 28, 20231 min read
Late October
A quiet day after the rain and winds with time to reflect on the autumn colour. As you come up the drive Magnolia kobus is overpowering,...
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