My conservatory and garden

My conservatory and garden

Nov 25, 2020

Grow Skye Project: Grower Stories My conservatory and garden Lysana, Sleat Making use of every square inch, horizontally and vertically, in my conservatory and garden to grow vegetables, herbs, flowers and trees. And upcycling plastic sacks and drinks containers to...
Restoring a croft

Restoring a croft

Nov 5, 2020

Grow Skye Project: Grower Stories Cow & Calf Croft Nick, Breakish Returning a croft to being a productive and contributing entity. Veg produce from previously uncultivated strips of land. Cutting before baling for silage for winter...
A lasting legacy

A lasting legacy

Sep 8, 2020

As I harvest the produce from my raised beds and watch the tomatoes ripen in my lean-to greenhouse I am fondly reminded of my maternal grandfather, his allotment, greenhouse and flower garden, filled each summer with the heady scent of sweet peas –a riot of colour, his favourite flower.

20 years of a community polytunnel

20 years of a community polytunnel

Aug 8, 2020

Grow Skye Project: Grower Stories 20 years of a community polytunnel in Ardvasar Mary, Ardvasar The Polytunnel Project started in 2001 with a small grant to Sandra and myself for research from the then community fund ‘Awards for All’. Sandra was coming at...
Garlic, cucumbers and basil in Portree

Garlic, cucumbers and basil in Portree

Aug 8, 2020

Grow Skye Project: Grower Stories Garlic, cucumbers and basil in Portree Harriet, Portree The garlic is grown from two heads of garlic that I was given many years ago. I call it Donald’s garlic. My broad beans grown from saved seed is doing better than the...