Borebrae blog
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A Naturalistic Bulb Planting Design for Year-Round Colour
A naturalistic bulb planting design was completed for a client’s shaded front garden, which involved planting nearly 3000 bulbs for spring to late May color. The selection includes crocus, daffodils, tulips, and fritillaria, ensuring a vibrant display. The layout promotes natural drifts and enhances the garden’s seasonal transformation.
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The Restored Walled Garden at Gordon Castle
There’s something special about visiting productive gardens, especially for those of us who love to get our hands in the soil. So, when we were in Fochabers recently, visiting family, Gordon Castle Walled Garden was a must-see. It’s one of the largest walled gardens in Europe, covering 8 acres—a true labour of love. Back in…
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Exploring Dry Stone Walling: A Hands-On Experience
A naturalistic bulb planting design was completed for a client’s shaded front garden, which involved planting nearly 3000 bulbs for spring to late May color. The selection includes crocus, daffodils, tulips, and fritillaria, ensuring a vibrant display. The layout promotes natural drifts and enhances the garden’s seasonal transformation.
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How to have success growing perennials in grass…
Experimenting with tough perennials Growing perennials in grass is something I have been experimenting a lot with over the years, in my own garden and others. It’s low maintenance and if it works can be high impact. One place I have been experimenting is in a large vegetable garden in South Ayrshire which we designed…
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Naturalising Bulbs in Grass
This is Tulip pulchella ‘Persian Pearl’, Tulip fosteriana ‘Sweetheart’ and Narcissus ‘Ice Follies’ It has been great to see some of the naturalising Tulips we planted at Nelson Street are starting to become established. With the area being so sandy it’s an ideal place for naturalising tulips and alongside @lovenewmilns and other volunteers we have planted nearly…