As an island nation with many miles of coast line, some of our fellow gardeners are doing so in some pretty challenging and at times hospitable conditions. I grew up in St Andrews on the east coast of Fife. Although not right down by the beach I still experienced the cold har rolling in from…
Month: May 2026
Peas and beans in the veg plot
Well, would you believe it. Despite writing in the papers and going on national television via the Beechgrove Garden television programme telling everyone else how important it is to have some horticultural fleece at hand and keep an eye out for damaging frosts on early plantings of veg, I’ve only gone and got caught out…
My gardens spring assessment
Now that we’ve reached this point in mid-May, I like to think it’s a good time to assess just how well this spring is fairing in the garden. I’m lucky I get to garden in two parts of the country in Aberdeen and Perth, where the weather this year in both feels just about…
Brian Cunningham 