scottish garden requirements rabbits terrier pheasants moles

Gardening Gadgets from Rhyme & Reason

	My own garden is small and packed. It is at 600 feet above sea level and is mostly on the north side of the house. On a windy day, the trees bend to an alarming degree and the plants hold on for dear life. There is normally snow visible from the garden until July. On a sunny day it is bliss, especially as we do not suffer from the midges that plague quite a lot of Scotland.
The moles come in from the stock field next to the garden and my terrier likes trying to dig them up. Not very popular as I have to resow a section of lawn every year and she still has not caught a mole. She does however keep the garden rabbit free. My latest problem is pheasants which decimate newly planted herbaceous plants. I have sedums reduced to one leaf. So coming season, I am learning to work with the pheasants.		I have been gardening at home since I extended the house in 1999. The soil is extremely poor, I claim it is a glacial moraine and so is very stony. I have spent a lot of time getting good quality farmyard manure in to the garden to enrich it. Luckily our cattle produce it regardless.
	I am more interested in the plants than in the planting and so it is an eclectic mix. I pick up plants all over the place and try them out. If they can survive in my garden, I might try them out in one of my client's gardens.
I have a small wooden greenhouse which I love. This winter I did not heat it and still have more plants than I can cope with. So a good investment and it gives me a great deal of pleasure.		Over the next months, I will be putting together a list of plants that do well at home, and some of best I see in other gardens.

Blue Foxgloves great for gardening photography and horseriding

Plant supports, garden ties, garden tools for pruning, weeding and planting.
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