The garden prior to the Borders Garden was vastly different, it wasn't flat, had short hours of sunlight and occasionally had neighbours trampolines blown into it. According to one neighbour it also hadn't been looked after for at least 10 years. Which meant some very unwelcomed plants had started to take over, the worst being some sort of horrible sharp bramble. While it looks lovely and green in the photo above the truth was that thick moss had started to take hold meaning that other plants were gradually being forced out. Including several very old and beautiful rose bushes. The steep sides combined with the soil type and moss also meant that much of it wasn't usable for weeks after rain, which in Scotland is a common occurrence. Due to the steep sides and high drops much of the work done on the garden was largely just to make it safe and useable. To do this I can split our time there into four parts, the greenhouse, fencing, decking and finally planting...
Welcome to Scottish Country Gardens. On this blog you will be able to follow two keen gardeners who both moved to new gardens in the winter of 2023. We will be sharing with you our successes, failures and inspirations. Hopefully producing beautiful gardens as we go. Along the way we will also be joined by guest gardeners allowing more people to share their love of horticulture. More on this to follow in the near future. Since winter is starting to draw to an end in Scotland it's time to head outside and start preparing for spring. As mentioned, we both moved to new properties over the winter so it's going to be a fun journey finding out what is hidden beneath the soil just waiting for the spring sun to appear. The snow drops seem to be heading the charge with some succulents following. For simplicity we will be calling the gardens the Borders Garden and the Lothians Garden. Sedum Stonecrop