Kirsty and Calum make use of garden waste by making a hugel bed, find out more about their project in this week’s episode on Beechgrove 🎥 📺 Thursday at 8pm on BBC Scotland. 📺 Friday at 7:30pm on BBC 2. 📺 Sunday at 9am on BBC 2.

Rain gardens and bathwater reuse becoming trends, RHS says theguardian.com/environment/20…

Beautiful evening giving a garden tour Balmoral Castle for the Ballater SWI group. Lovely to share the exciting new plantings and designs for the garden.

The ‘shooting stars’ are American Primulas, known as Dodecatheon, but now in a section of their own within the genus Primula. Almost all of them require cool, moist conditions, like most primulas. Flowering now Balmoral Castle

Meconopsis originate from Sino-Himalaya where they grow at high altitudes which experience high rainfall in summer monsoon conditions and heavy snowfall in winter. Meconopsis thrive in our Scottish climate where the climate has heavy rainfall and cool summers. Balmoral Castle

Kirsty likes a challenge - we’re growing melons at Beechgrove. Find us tonight at 8pm on BBC Scotland to check out her experiment. Beechgrove BBC iPlayer #BBCScotland

Summer in the Queen Mother’s Memorial Garden Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh . Couldn’t resist checking up on my redesign of the centrepiece. Designing a garden is a joy!

Today marks one week since the historic opening of Balmoral Castle’s doors to visitors for the first of our interior castle private tours – The Balmoral Experience. It was a truly special day at the Highland home of the Royal Family.

Wildflowers of Scotland in the Cairngorms: Melampyrum pratense (hemi-parasitic) Goodyera repens (orchid) Digitalis purpurea Cirsium heterophyllum

The grounds, gardens, and exhibitions at Balmoral are now closed to the public. Thank you to everyone who visited the castle and estate throughout 2024, contributing to yet another unforgettable season.

Catch up on BBC iPlayer now! #BeechgroveGarden

The aurora borealis over Balmoral Castle last week - a rare and stunning sight.

Balmoral will re-open to the public on October 1st and will be open from Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm. There is no requirement to book tickets during the autumn and winter period, and admission is free of charge.

Conserving Scottish native plants Balmoral Castle in partnership with Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Wonderful team effort planting this week of Cicerbita alpina, commonly known as the alpine sow-thistle. #conservation

Where have all the worms gone in my garden? Can plants survive without being watered for a month? Kathy and the Panel have all the answers in this week's GQT. 🧑‍🌾👨‍🌾🍂🍃🪱 Listen from 3pm on BBC Radio 4

Didn't quite get all those plant names? Not to worry - we've popped them all down for you in a plant list. You can find it here: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

The GQT team visited the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh for a postbag edition of the show. Have a listen from 14pm on BBC Radio 4 🍃🍂🪻

Restoring nature at Balmoral stories.rbge.org.uk/archives/39880 Balmoral Castle Simon Milne Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh