Anither danner doon the gairden path: Athoot doot this hisna been an easy year in the gairden. It’s either been oer weet, winny or dry – the peer plants still dinna ken fits gaan tae happen next. Bit whither pots or patio, wiv something here for abidy. Dave Mitchell taks us roon the history o […]

Doric Scriever – Book o Deer – Gairden Waas an Wither: The National Library o Scotland has opened applications for this year’s Scriever residency fit will be based in the North East o Scotland. Alan Bett fae Creative Scotland outlines fit will be the socht efter skills for the new Doric Scriever. An on anither […]

Weel it’s summer – that’s fit we think onywye an thocht we wid spread a wee bit o sunshine wi a photay o oor first sunfloor. Wir oot in the gairden an beyond, among the plants an trees wi this bumper Episode. Wi hiv mair tales o the Scottish Plant Hunters fae Dave Mitchell. Gary […]

GROW RADIO – JULY 2022: Come roon and doon the gairden again. In this Year o Stories, Dave Mitchell tells us tales o the Scottish Plant Hunters an the adventures they had jist tae bring back plants for oor gairdens. An Claire Paterson tempts oor taste buds again wi her super recipies. An o course […]

In this oor first in the series, Finn Nixon jines ecologist an author, Andrew Painting tae enjoy the magical environment of Mar Lodge Estate in Aiberdeenshire. Andrew has recently published his book ‘Regeneration – The Rescue of a Wild Land’. In this journey, Andrew introduces Finn to the wonders of the wild flowers and fauna.

RE-GENERATION In this episode we invite ye tae jine us on a journey roon the magical paths o Mar Lodge Estate an National Nature Reserve that sits in the hert o the Cairngorms – tae the West o the village o Braemar. Wir in the company o ecologist an author Andrew Painting tae hear aboot […]

FIT WID YE MAK O THE WITHER. Weel fitiver, the wither is gaan tae happen an the plants hiv tae cope – jist like us. An the Grow Gairden Team are here again tea help ye dae jist that. Bit we’ll maybe jist stick tae plants in this Episode. Jine the team again for anither […]

ENJOY THE SALAD DAYS Yer invited tae jine the GR gairdening team for anither danner doon the gairden path. The salad days hiv weel an truly stairted as we enter the Summer months. Enjoy an dinna hud back!

BLESSED ARE THEY FOR A DROUTH FOR RICHT. Oor programme guest this month is poet, writer an musician, Wullie Hershaw fae Lochgelly in Fife. Wullie tells us aboot his book ‘The Sair Road’ that transports us intae the mining communities o the 20th century – and his new book caad ‘Earth Bound Companions’ wi bonnie […]

An wir nae castin ony cloots, bit the Gairdenin team are back again wi their usual banter an gweed advice for this new season. We hiv advice for new fowk as weel as ideas for environmental projects – alang wi seasonal recipes. So dinna pit aff, jist jine us in the Grow Gairden.