We have been very lucky recently in receiving gifts of plants from two eminent specialist growers: Professor Ralph Martin in
Christmas has come early!
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The Beechgrove Garden
The Beechgrove Garden film team were here with Carole Baxter last week, filming the collection for the TV programme. It
Collection awarded Bursary
I am very pleased to say that the Collection has been awarded a bursary by Plant Heritage, to allow us
Open Day 2019
The Open Day and BCSS branch visit will be on Saturday 25th May, 10 -5. Flowering will be best in
Spring flower buds
This morning all of the cacti got their second watering and feed of the year. Although there aren’t any flowers
Volunteers wanted
Got green fingers? Love plants? Interested in learning a bit more about horticulture? We are looking for a volunteer helper
Propagation
Now that we have more space, our intention is to propagate a lot more than we have been able to
Spring!
Today was the first day since last autumn that the vents opened automatically. They are currently set to open when
New plants wanted
I’ve updated the “wants list” of plants we are looking to obtain for the collection.
Construction week 6
Apologies for the lack of updates- we’ve been busy! Here we are at the end of week 6 of construction.
Construction- end of week 2
The main structure of the greenhouse is finished. We will start building the benches today, and next week sees a
Construction day 7
Starting to look like an actual glasshouse! Roof on today, blocks around the base, vents installed, and side walls started.