Facilitator Carol ran a workshop showing participants how to Upcycle some bricks into a nifty planter that takes minimal care. Here's the basics of how to do this at home. Succulents are not very demanding plants and can survive, or…
Sage advice... Volunteer Marjie is continuing her series about perennial vegetables, click through for Part 1: Skirrets and Part 2: Rosemary As Christmas approaches, some of us might be thinking about festive recipes, and one side dish I always love…
Volunteer Christina has been growing potatoes. Earlier in the session I, and some others, attended the Gardening in Small Spaces workshop held in the garden. We began with herbs in pots and I planted up two. We were then shown…
There is lots in the news about the Climate Crisis, it can feel quite overwhelming, and while big changes will need to be made, we can start by taking some positive climate actions in our own lives and gardens. The…
Our Cardiology Ward forms part of our physic garden and includes the following plants: Digitalis purpurea (Foxglove) Broom (Cytisus scoparius) is a flowering plant that has been used to treat heart problems including fluid retention (edema), poor circulation, low blood…
Read More A Walk Through Our Physic Garden : The Cardiology Ward
Our Dermatology Ward forms part of our physic garden and includes the following plants: Arctium Lappa (Burdock) Burdock (Arctium lappa) is an herb that has been used to treat skin conditions including acne and psoriasis. Heartsease (Viola tricolour) is a…
Read More A Walk Through Our Physic Garden : The Dermatology Ward
Facilitator June Imrie has written about blue poppies, to add information about the real plants inspiring our rememberance day blue poppies decorating the garden between 11th and 15th November. Read more about what the different poppy colours mean here. Meconopsis…
Volunteer Christina has seen changes in the garden over the time she has been volunteering, she documents the challenges and changes in one of our perennial borders here. It feels like ”A Long time ago in a Galaxy far, far…
Volunteer Marjie continues her series about perennial vegetables, click through to the other posts Part1: Skirrets, Part 3: Sage This time we're talking herbs rather than vegetables, but as with perennial veg, herbs will provide a constant supply year after…
Volunteer Marjie is writing us a series of blogs on some of the perennial veg we are growing in the garden click through for Part 2: Rosemary , Part 3: Sage Why perennial vegetable growing? Well as the name suggests,…
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