Golden dragons
The garden is showing some good colour as it gets colder. Obvious contenders include the acers and Parrotia persica as well as the...
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masthome3
Oct 9, 20231 min read
After the deluge
What a lot of rain! We had 4 inches in less than 24 hours but generally the garden stood up well. The burn became a raging torrent...
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masthome3
Sep 23, 20231 min read
End of the open season
We have reached the autumn equinox and the time when Glenarn has always closed until next spring. Thanks to everyone who has supported us...
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masthome3
Sep 13, 20231 min read
Iona in September
We have just returned from 5 days on Iona, looking like a tropical island in the recent sunshine. It was a great break from the seemingly...
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masthome3
Aug 24, 20231 min read
Drystone Wallers at Glenarn
We had a weekend of drystone walling earlier this month, resulting in a fine new piece of wall by the West of Scotland Drystone Walling...
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masthome3
Aug 12, 20231 min read
Eucryphias great and small
On a pouring wet morning, when all is grey, the eucryphias round the garden are beacons of light in August. Deciduous E glutinosa by the...
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masthome3
Aug 6, 20231 min read
Visit to Wester Ross gardens
We are just home from a few days in Wester Ross. While Mike and grandson Callum climbed munros I visited Inverewe on the first day-...
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masthome3
Jul 26, 20231 min read
Last rhododendrons of the year
At the moment there are two really special rhododendrons in flower- end of July into August is pretty late for flowers but they both love...
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masthome3
Jul 23, 20231 min read
More unusual plants
Bright spots of colour draw attention to certain plants as we work around the garden. The holly-like Desfontania spinosa - though I...
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masthome3
Jul 12, 20231 min read
Primula florindae
The red form of Primula florindae seems to have taken over the gravel area behind the house- it's north facing and only gets sun in the...
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masthome3
Jul 6, 20231 min read
The wonders of rain
It was lovely to return to Glenarn from a week on the Mull of Kintyre to find there had been over 2 inches of rain and the burn was...
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masthome3
Jun 18, 20231 min read
Unusual plants in flower
I'm always surprised to see Lomatia ferruginia in flower- it seems quite exotic but has been growing happily here in the Rock Garden for...
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masthome3
Jun 15, 20231 min read
Roses in the sky
Almost all of our roses are climbers and suddenly seem to appear in mid June. Paul's Himalayan musk soars way above us near the...
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masthome3
Jun 12, 20231 min read
Lilies from seed
Some years ago I ordered lily seed from the Scottish Rock Garden Club seed exchange. I was told it is the best way to avoid the lily...
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masthome3
Jun 2, 20231 min read
Sunshine
Not really complaining but am pleased to see it's much greyer today- the bright sunshine lifts our spirits but seems to drain the garden...
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masthome3
May 28, 20231 min read
Magnolias
Generally a poor year for magnolias but right now M wilsonii is flowering as well as M sieboldii ( the flowers sit side ways, looking at...
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masthome3
May 28, 20231 min read
Shortage of rain
We have it every year these days, a really dry period just when all the plants are putting on their new growth. There was plenty of rain...
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masthome3
May 13, 20231 min read
Rhododendron lindleyi
If you have ever visited Glenarn in May you will remember the huge patch of R lindleyi on Granny's Hens. A second mass planting of...
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masthome3
May 8, 20231 min read
Scottish Rhododendron Show
A very busy week with the Rhododendron Show at Garelochhead- it takes 3 days preparation with planning, picking, keeping the flowers cool...
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Apr 26, 20231 min read
Glenarn colour everywhere
There's been a problem with this blog as nothing I've written since autumn has been published but I think it's solved now. The sun these...
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