Issue 20Editor's Welcome

EDITOR'S WELCOME
Image with black borderWe have definitely fallen into ‘the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness’, and while we’re not so keen on the mists, we have embraced all the fruits of the season in this issue, with recipes for using late season windfalls to make glazes and fruit liqueurs, and we look at perfectly plump plums, and Scotland’s rich, apple heritage.

Gardening doesn’t stop as the seasons move on, we just adjust the cycle of jobs, and we’ve got some great suggestions from Katrina Gelderbloem on seed saving, and Eli Appleby-Donald on keeping the heat in your compost heap over winter.
Our resident garden designers, Katie Reynolds and Lynn Hill, lay out ideas in this issue for how to cope with a waterlogged garden, and promote a joined-up approach in thinking about house and garden design, and we get a peak at the huge range of garden ornaments at New Hopetoun Garden Centre which can give your gardening space a focal point during bleaker winter months.
As always, our readers are at the heart of each issue and we are delighted to share your greenhouse tips, and gorgeous harvest pictures. Premysl Fojtu has shared his mulching with hops experiment with us, and Kim Light talks us through her cutting garden transformation - we should issue a health warning that you may be tempted to dig up your lawn and follow Kim’s example!
There is still much to delight in the garden as chrysanthemum and cyclamen take centre stage, and if you are already looking for plant inspiration for next year, we have the secret top three plants that George Anderson, Scott Smith, and Theresa Talbot wouldn’t be without!
If the weather gets too much, learn how to get started with bokashi with Karen Stewart-Russell, try Dina Watt’s warming recipes for home-grown swede and sweetcorn, and settle in with Jordan Trainer’s houseplant recommendations for this issue.
Once you’ve devoured this issue of Scotland Grows, browse the hundreds of articles on our website, or chill out with a listen to the Scotland Grows Show, the podcast which will fill you with Scottish gardening goodness over the mellow months. Series 3 is just about to launch and once again, our thanks to the NationalTrust for Scotland for their sponsorship and support of the Scotland Grows Show.
I wish you a fantastically fruitful autumn,M.T. O’DonnellEditor
P.S. Gift subscriptions are now available for Scotland Grows magazine, yay, so you can treat friends and family to the gardening gift that keeps on giving!

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