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• Abriachan Nurseries Plant Catalogue 2018

  Anyone who knows our garden knows that we have a love affair with the Southern hemisphere and this year we broke new ground in Tasmania, actually, Bruny island... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2018 GARDENING, HOME

• Great Autumn Offers 2016 - Primula & Auricula

  

  Our 2016 Autumn Availability of Auricula and Primula.Many of these were not available earlier in the year.Get in quick to grab those which are rare or limited i... Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• Autumn Shrub Sale 2016

  

  A very small selection of our shrub sale plants:Mahonia x media CharityDwarf Rhododendrons Larger Hybrid RhododendronsDecaisnea fargesii (The fabulous blue... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• A Slow Snowy Spring

  

  It is still cold. Real Lambing snows this year……snow showers on Friday and Saturday , and frosts at night. Brrrrrrrrrh. The grass is growing but very... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2016 GARDENING, HOME

• March White Rabbit

  

  Oh dear, oh dear…I find myself waking up and thinking about everything there is to do and panicking just like the white rabbit…I’m late I’m late. Well, the... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Abriachan Hydro Scheme - March Update

  

  Despite a cold, occasionally wintry month…there has been really good progress with the new Abriachan hydro scheme. (Click here to read the first explanatory blo... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• A New Abriachan Hydro Scheme

  

  When we came to Abriachan in 1983 there was a small hydro electric scheme operating.The stream it ran off is the Kilianan and has a fantastic 100ft plus head... Read more

  Posted on 09 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• 2015 Plant Catalogue Now Online

  

  The New 2015 Plant Catalogue for Abriachan Nurseries is now online and landing on doorsteps around the country.We hope you enjoy this years selection, the plant... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• A Snowy Spring

  

  February and we are open. We actually had a couple of hardy souls visiting the garden today…but the snow showers beat themOf course it is magic and tomorrow we... Read more

  Posted on 09 February 2015 GARDENING, HOME

• Autumn Supplement 2014

  

  Autumn ReflectionsWe wake up to a changed world in Scotland ...... but reassuringly gardens will continue to grow. The warm dry autumn means that colours and... Read more

  Posted on 20 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• ROCK ROSES - The Helianthemums

  

  The Sun loving Rock Roses The rock roses have always been favourites of our and a look at our catalogue will show a whole range of varieties to choose from. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Midges - Scotland's Worst Kept Secret

  

  Midges...Scotland's worst kept secret...but people still often looked surprised when first bitten.Yet they are rather like childbirth, you forget about them whe... Read more

  Posted on 30 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• The Year of The Poppy

  

  Back in winter I clearly recall saying to Donald ”This is 2014 and if ever there was one, this is the year of the poppy” And so it is. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Match Your Friends to an Auricula

  

  When giving a plant as a gift to a friend, I have always enjoyed trying to match up the name of the plant to the recipient.I thought I would put together a... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• After The Show

  

  It is always a little sad as you take down the Auricula theatre for the year. However, I don’t think the auricula are sad. By mid-May they enjoy the move to a... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• 2014 Catalogue - Now Online

  

  So our daughter Cat and her partner Brad are on The Falkland Islands…that is bringing back so many memories. Memories of the Camp, the wildlife and the vivid... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 GARDENING, HOME

• Weeds and Waistlines, Signs of Spring!

  

  It is warmer, yes. The beautiful but icy grip of the Scandinavian anticyclone is loosened. It is dry, surprisingly so and distant hills have smoke patches... Read more

  Posted on 08 March 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Winter Woodland Garden Walk

  

  It is a wonderful day. The sky is a pale washed blue, still cold, but hopeful. With the encouragement of a little warmth, the bees are out today, cleaning out... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• 2013 Plant Catalogue - Now Online

  

  ABRIACHAN 30 YEARS ON So, how did that happen? Suddenly it is 30 years on. We arrived at Abriachan in 1983 after 12 years living and working in the Falkland... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2013 GARDENING, HOME

• Spring in Scotland

  

  We are home in Abriachan and this morning was a perfect winter day. The sunlight came across the Loch and lit up all the golden yellow and glistening dark... Read more

  Posted on 28 January 2013 GARDENING, HOME