It’s the 21st January. Snow blankets the garden like a thick white woollen shroud.The thermometer reads -6.8°C and daylight has finally arrived. It’s time to layer up and get out into the winter garden. With every step you take there’s a distinct crunch.The … Continued
Have you ever wondered how a little ladybird survives a Scottish winter? It’s a survival technique called Ladybird Winter diapause and you can read more about it below. You can feel that winter has finally made its presence felt in the … Continued
This WordPress blog is not public.I’m finishing the year showing some autumn colour Branklyn Garden photography. I took these shots over the course of two weeks during the autumn between 7th – 20th October 2014. No matter which path … Continued
This WordPress blog is not public.Today I’m sharing some April photos from Branklyn garden that I took back in spring. There still were daffodils and hellebores in flower. Along with many rhododendrons, azaleas, erythroniums, trilliums, daphnes, viburnum, muscari. And much … Continued
This WordPress blog is not public. There’s nothing quite like seeing a drift of pink Erythronium revolutum at this time of the year. We see drifts of bluebells every spring. But a much rarer sight to see in spring is … Continued