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Although the garden has been around since 1957, it’s not the easiest place to find, nestled between the new Royal Bank of Scotland and the Park and Ride at Heriot Watt. So where exactly are we, well here’s an aerial shot, although we are an inch to the right, google haven’t quite found us either -
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There has been a lot on the news this year about the hard times ahead for bumble bees. We can all do our bit to help, they need flowers throughout the Spring and Summer (March-Sept), and these need to be the right kinds of flowers. Instead of planting bedding plants and all the hard work that goes along with them, why not try growing traditional cottage garden flowers and native wildflowers. Many of these thrive and look superb in the garden. They are also easy to grow, generally being hardy and much more resistant to slugs and disease. Bumble bee species differ in the length of their tongues, and as a result prefer different flowers, so it’s important to grow a range of different things.
There are lots of plants to choose from, so why not start to plan your garden so that you encourage the humble bumble bee.
March – April
Apple, Bluebell, Broom, Bugle, Cherry, Erica carnea (heather), Flowering Currant, Lungwort (Pulmonaria), Pear, Plum
May – June
Alliums, Aquilegia, Birds-foot trefoil, Bugle, Bush vetch, Campanula,Ceanothus, Chives, Comfrey, Cotoneaster, Escallonia,
Everlasting Pea, Everlasting wallflower, Foxglove, Geranium, Honeysuckle, Kidney Vetch, Laburnum, Lupin, Monkshood, Poppies, Raspberries
July – September
Black horehound, Borage, Bramble, Buddleia, Cardoon, Catmint, Cornflower, Delphinium, Heathers, Hollyhock, Hyssop, Knapweed, Lavender, Lesser burdock, Marjoram,
Mint, Penstemon, Polemonium, Purple loosestrife, Red bartsia
Filed under: Autumn Winter Nightclasses, Garden Courses, Garden Nightclasses, Gardening, Gardening Workshops, Oatridge College, Sensory Garden, Suntrap Garden, container gardening, flower arranging, flowers, hanging baskets | Tags: Caley Society, evening classes, gardening advice, gardening classes, gardening ideas, hobbies, Oatridge College, Suntrap Garden, workshops
Flower Arranging Monday 24th August – 28th September (6 weeks) £ 75.00
Set of Workshops for both beginners & those who wish to develop their existing skills (Materials and flowers extra.)
Design Your Own Garden (11 weeks) £105.00
Wednesday 30th September – 9th December
Introduction to Gardening (10 weeks)
Thursday 1st October – 3rd December £ 80.00
WORKSHOPS
10.00 am to 12.00 Noon on Saturday Mornings
£25 for booking all three workshops or £10 each workshop
(Cost of plants and materials extra)
Winter Containers & Hanging Baskets 24th October
Explore how to fill containers for colour through Winter and Spring. (Plants, compost and containers supplied at cost or bring your own.)
Gardens by Design 21st November
This workshop offers guidance on basic design principles to help you make the most of your garden.
Christmas Decorations 19th December
Help is at hand to create two floral displays to make the home festive and colourful for Christmas.
Be the envy of family and friends. (Materials approximately £25.)
To book or for more information contact Suntrap Garden, 43 Gogarbank, Edinburgh –
Tel: 0131 339 7283 (Answer Phone) or e-mail: suntrap@btopenworld.com
(in association with the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society)
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EVENING CLASSES 7.00 – 9.00 pm
Flower Arranging Monday 24th August – 28th September (6 weeks) £ 75.00
Set of Workshops for both beginners & those who wish to develop their existing skills;
limited to 12 places. (Materials and flowers extra.)
Design Your Own Garden (11 weeks) £105.00
Wednesday 30th September – 9th December
Leisure Gardening (10 weeks)
Thursday 1st October – 3rd December £ 80.00
WORKSHOPS
10.00 am to 12.00 Noon on Saturday Mornings
£25 for booking all three workshops or £10 each workshop
(Cost of plants and materials extra)
Winter Containers & Hanging Baskets 24th October
Explore how to fill containers for colour through Winter and Spring. (Plants, compost and containers supplied at cost or bring your own.)
Gardens by Design 21st November
This workshop offers guidance on basic design principles to help you make the most of your garden.
Christmas Decorations 19th December
Help is at hand to create two floral displays to make the home festive and colourful for Christmas.
Be the envy of family and friends. (Materials approximately £25.)
To book or for more information contact Suntrap Garden, 43 Gogarbank, Edinburgh –
Tel: 0131 339 7283 (Answer Phone) or e-mail: suntrap@btopenworld.com
(in association with the Royal Caledonian Horticultural Society)
Filed under: Garden Advice, Garden Courses, Garden Open Days, Garden Visits, Gardening, Lifelong Learning, Oatridge College, Suntrap, Suntrap Garden | Tags: Ann Burns, Caley Society, days out, Directions to suntrap garden, Garden Advice, Garden Open Days, garden taking shape, Garden Visits, Gardeners Forum, Gardening Scotland, Italian Garden, ladybirds, lawn care, Oatridge College, Open Days, perennial, Sensory Garden, Suntrap Garden
We’re ready and looking forward to your visit.
Guided Garden Tours with John Smith, Team Leader at Suntrap,
11.00 am, 12.00 noon, 2.00 pm and 3.00 pm
Demonstrations
11.00-12.00 How to plant containers with Ann Burns from Oatridge College
12.00-1.00 How to care for Bonsais with the Scottish Bonsai Association
Garden Advice throughout the day with Brian Williams and Ann Burns
Buy some plants from MacPlants, Friends of Suntrap or from the Suntrap Garden Centre
Scavenger hunt, children’s games and face painting
Meet Eubee the 18 month old snowy owl
Relax with a cup of tea or coffee and some home baking from the Friends of Suntrap
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I thought I would check out the weather for Sunday, it’s set to be dry and sunny.
It looks like the perfect weather for a trip to our Open Day.
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Weeding and Edging
Moving Plants
Watering
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Who needs flowers?
When you get such beautiful shapes
and forms from all of these.
Filed under: Garden Advice, Garden Courses, Garden Nightclasses, Lifelong Learning, Oatridge College, Suntrap, Suntrap Garden | Tags: Garden Advice, gardening advice, Suntrap Garden, Suntrap Gardening Club
If you’re interested in getting some new ideas or just looking to meet like-minded people why not come along to the first meeting of the year of the Suntrap Gardening Club. They meet the third Tuesday of every month at 7.15 pm in the classroom at Suntrap.
Throughout the year there will be visits to gardens, talks and hands on activities like making hanging baskets. At the first meeting there will be a talk by David Milne who was a gardener at The Suntrap Garden for some years, he now works at the college. He will be giving a talk about “New Ideas for Your Garden”. Come along and be inspired.
Filed under: Garden Advice, Garden Courses, Garden Nightclasses, Gardening, Suntrap Garden, container gardening, flower arranging, growing veg, hanging baskets, lawn care | Tags: workshops, night classes, apple pruning, flower arranging, lawn care, turf wars, veg and fruit growing, container growing, hanging baskets, summer, spring
Workshops
Saturday 10.00am – 12.00 Noon
£6 plus the cost of materials
All classes take place at Suntrap Garden, Gogarburn,
EXCEPT for the Apple Pruning on the 7th February (return mid afternoon).
Saturday 7th February “Willie Duncan’s Apple Pruning Work Shop”
Meet at Suntrap Garden car park 9.15am. Mini bus transport to Willie’s garden at Drumeldrie in Fife. There will be a £2 cost per person for transport. Bring packed lunch, hot drink, warm clothes, strong footwear and secateurs. (Limited places)
Saturdays 14th 21th 28th February “Flower Arranging”
Saturday April 18th “Vegetable and fruit growing in a small space” Container vegetable growing.
Saturday May 16th “Hanging gardens of Babylon “Tom Hardwick’s version” Practical workshop planting up containers and baskets for Summer. Containers, baskets and plants additional cost.
Evening classes
(7pm to 9pm)
‘Design Your Own Garden‘ 11 weeks starting 22nd April £105
‘Amateur Gardening‘ 10 weeks beginning 23rd April £ 80
To Book Workshops or Evening Classes or for more information contact:-
Moira at Oatridge College – 01506 864807
(Email mmontgomery@oatridge.ac.uk)
