Loch Leven Garden Companions

29/05/2026

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22/05/2026

Join us at SRUC Oatridge on Saturday 23rd May from 10am - 5pm as we take part in Scotland's Gardens Scheme.

Visitors can enjoy guided walks around the campus gardens, browse plant sales and take advantage of gardening advice drop-in sessions throughout the day.

Find out more 👉 https://buff.ly/6Xdjqr3

16/05/2026

SRUC Oatridge Campus is taking part in Scotlands Garden Scheme. Check out the post for info 🌿❤️

Scotland’s Gardens Scheme is a charity that opens private and public gardens across Scotland to visitors.

We are delighted that SRUC Oatridge has been included in this year’s selection of gardens. 🌿

👉 More details about the event can be found here: https://scotlandsgardens.org/oatridge-college-campus-sruc/

We are also looking for local stallholders to join us on the day.

This is a great opportunity for local growers, makers, and small businesses to showcase and sell their products to visitors attending the event.

If you are interested in taking part, please DM for more information.

07/05/2026

🌿 Spotted in Kinross… 🌿

This gorgeous white rhododendron is absolutely covered in flowers just now 🤍

Rhododendrons really thrive in Scotland, and this one was too good not to stop and photograph. The flowers are mostly white with the faintest blush of pink up close.

Definitely one of the nicest spring displays I’ve spotted around Kinross lately 👀🌸

02/05/2026

Hi, I’m Lana 👋
A horticulture student based in Kinross 🌿
I now have a few spaces available for May bookings for Loch Leven Garden Companions.
I offer:
• Garden maintenance (weeding, pruning, planting)
• Lawn & border care
• Garden Companion service – work together at your pace, or relax with a cuppa while I help

📍 Kinross & surrounding villages

PVG/disclosure in progress (previous teaching PVG available)

If you’d like help with your garden, feel free to message me 😊

27/04/2026

🌸 Spotted in Kinross…

This beautiful tree is a magnolia (likely Magnolia × soulangeana, or saucer magnolia) and it’s absolutely stealing the show just now.

These huge, goblet-shaped flowers appear before the leaves, which is why they stand out so dramatically against the branches and blue sky. If you look closely, you’ll see they’re not actually petals—they’re tepals (a little botanical nugget for you 👀).

Magnolias are often called ancient plants, with fossil records going back millions of years—long before bees even existed. They originally evolved to be pollinated by beetles!

If you’ve spotted one of these around Kinross this week, you’ll know just how stunning they are in full bloom… but be quick—they don’t last long 🌿

📍 Seen locally in Kinross
💬 Have you noticed any beautiful trees or plants around town lately?

25/04/2026

When your neighbours garden is full of rhubarb and they send some home with the kids ❤️

24/04/2026

The blossom is looking beautiful at SRUC Oatridge ❤️

06/02/2026

Maintenance practical session this morning at SRUC: weeding and tidying the alpine bed 🌱
And what’s that blue photo you ask? The rain held off for a few hours and we saw the sky for the time in forever 😊
This session highlights that great gardens start with good groundwork.

05/02/2026

January/February is the perfect time to prune apple trees. This tree had lots of crossing and damage branches to be removed, and we removed some coral spot as well. Now the tree has space for airflow and will will be able to put its energy into healthy growth and fruiting this season 🍎

Winter pruning can make such a difference to the long-term health and structure of orchard trees.