For all Tulip lovers within travelling distance from Cambo Gardens (near St Andrews, Scotland) you might be very interested to know that author of ‘The Tulip’, Anna Pavord is giving a talk on the Tulip tomorrow night (April 30th). Sorry, I meant to post this sooner. I’m popping along myself and I do believe there… Read More Cambo, Spring visits and Tulip talk
…we’re off to the North American Prairie at Cambo, Scotland. Whoa! Sorry, could resist the title 🙂 I also couldn’t resist the trip to see this prairie last September as soon as I heard about it.Until then I had only associated Cambo with snowdrops and thoroughly enjoyed not just one but two visits to see… Read More Time to saddle up…
Continuing with my Cambo weekend, let’s head next to the cut flower area (see map REF 7). Verbascum nigrum ‘Sixteen Candles’ was seen here back in September 2009 with its slender yellow branching spike. This area was on the slope towards the top of this walled garden area. Wandering along meandering plant lined paths towards… Read More The cut flower area
…but not as you expect Jim! LOL… I’m guessing I’m not the only Blogger that plays on words for post titles. Plant lovers… this one’s for you! For everyone else, it’s Friday night… scroll past the photos and enjoy the video. Thanks OH, that’s just what I was thinking of!Yep… all eyes at the moment… Read More It’s crocus folks…
Naturalistic Potager, Cambo, Scotland All photos above were taken on September 11th 2009. Click on photos to enlarge. Full garden visit to follow. See many, many more wordless postings for today.
“Did you see the piece on Cambo in September Gardens Illustrated? If I lived up your way I’d be there every weekend” was the comment left by Rob at Our French Garden in a recent posting. No, I hadn’t… but I went out to get myself a copy pretty sharpish!Cambo, I featured back in March… Read More Blooming breathtaking
…the hogs are about! Mm… so where’s the connection between hogs and snowdrops? I wonder if you can guess. Yep… this week I made return visit to the Cambo Snowdrops but this time to do a ‘spot of shopping’. Oh… but I just had to take my camera again and this time I didn’t go… Read More Look out, look out…
Oh… I do believe its time for a video with an upbeat tempo tonight! Yep… its Garden Blogger’s Bloom Day today and I have some ‘proper’ flowers in my garden! No easy listening tonight… let’s hear it for these long awaited flowers!Oh yes… and I should mention the Blue tit pair who accompanied me as… Read More Blooming Special