Rockyfield Gardens

26/11/2025

It's been a bit chilly... but not actually cold enough for Lew to walk on the ice yet 🥶

22/07/2025

Look who hitched a ride with us!

We think they were in an empty ton bag we loaded up yesterday ready for work today. They have done a tour of the inside of the car this morning, checking under all the seats, and hopefully munching on some of the other crawly inhabitants/hitchhikers. Now brought to paradise in Edinburgh and a lovely pond to live near, complete with a ready supply of slugs and snails by the look of the hosta...

04/07/2025

It was all about the Angel's Fishing Rods yesterday. I eventually gave up trying to get the focus right while the wind rearranged my picture, and took a video.
Beautiful 😍

25/06/2025

Quietly weeding around a slightly overgrown pond this afternoon when this damselfly (a Large Red Damselfly, Pyrrhosoma nymphula) landed on my leg for a rest. Happy day 😊

28/05/2025

The rain is welcome, especially when it makes the flowers so beautiful! But it's still very dry just a little bit under the surface. Keep an eye on anything recently planted for signs of stress; it's probably lacking water.

16/05/2025

Hamish is one of my smashing team of student helpers and he's running the Edinburgh marathon to raise money for a special cause.

The link is below, please donate if you can. 😊

Help Hamish Mellanby raise money to support Breast Cancer Now

19/04/2025

I usually take pictures of individual plants as I find it difficult to capture the magic and immersion of whole gardens in photos. This little corner was so beautiful the other day that I just had to try. A couple of snaps from one side, a couple from the other. It's a little secret space ideal for escaping with a book. Or just a cup of tea and 15 minutes.

08/04/2025

Rebecca has just been *assaulted* by a frog!
It lept straight at her! 😱

Fortunately, being somewhat larger than the frog, she is OK. As is the frog.

02/04/2025

Gardens have been bursting with amazing spring colour this week, and the sunshine has been lovely for working - shorts and suncream all round!
(I've snuck in a cheeky houseplant pic from inside the conservatory, - a beautiful clivia 😍 )

18/01/2025

One of the things I do in January is take my turn arranging the flowers in the church. My sister came too and we sang for the whole time 😁