Horticulture
Time to Talk by Fiona Brown
If we lived in a world like something from a science fiction novel where we could go for a full body scan at any time that would tell us what...
Dyspraxia and Me by Fiona Brown
As a small child of almost three I had a virus that changed my life forever. It left me with a disability that predominantly impacts on the right side of...
Blooming Borders!
SRUC Oatridge Horticulture Lecturer Grant Skillen recently helped to judge gardens for “Peebles In Bloom 2021” along with Dawyck Botanic Garden Assistant Curator Thomas Gifford. ...
Not a bad view from the Office!
Euan Stoddart, an SVQ3 Oatridge student, works at Stirling Castle, and has a pretty enviable view from his office! Euan joined Historic Scotland in 2019 as an Apprentice Gardener...
Getting it done at Moredun!
Horticulture Lecturer Grant Skillen’s National Certificate in Horticulture and Garden Design students from Oatridge Campus recently completed a longrunning interior planting project at Moredun Research Institute. The project first began...
From Shooting Stars to Shooting for the Stars
After a high-flying career as a press photographer – which saw her hanging out of helicopters and climbing church bell towers to get the perfect image – Horticulture student Julie...
Horticultural Practices at Home
SRUC student Kristyna Andrlova is in her first year of the Garden Design course at the Edinburgh campus. During lockdown, Kristyna has been making use of the spaces available at...
Digging the Horticultural Practices Module
Horticulture with Plantsmanship student Anna Ciborowska shares her excitement at being able to take part in practical work as part of the Horticulture Practices module at the Royal Botanic Gardens...
Composting Chicken Manure
As we celebrate Compost Week in the same week that National Poultry Day falls, we thought it would be ideal to talk about how to utilise chicken manure for your...
Take a tour of our Horticulture facilities at SRUC Edinburgh
Are you interested in studying Horticulture at our Edinburgh campus and want to know more about the facilities where you’ll be studying? Check out our tour of the facilities below:...