Aldie Burn Nursery

06/05/2023

The ever expanding 50p table. They are growing fast, they are going fast -with more added daily to keep up with demand. Now is the time 😄

25/04/2023

The 50p table. Now outgrowing the 50p boxes. And the selection is growing daily.

09/03/2023

Chicken and Duck eggs now up for sale. £1 half dozen.

Plants (very hardy perennials, now up for sale)

Garden Cuttings Courses now started.

It’s all go. Time to grow!

01/01/2023

12/10/2022

Enjoyable and relaxed cuttings course this morning with Cate from Tain. Get in touch if this is for you: learning how to take perennial plant cuttings in preparation for next Spring and Summer. An hour and a half, at the Nursery, running continuously throughout the Winter months.

18/09/2022

Three enjoyable cuttings courses run so far. Another one scheduled in ten days time. Learning how to take perennial cuttings in preparation for next Spring and Summer.

04/09/2022

Another cuttings course this morning, learning how to take cuttings in preparation for next Spring and Summer. Thank you Claire for being another enthusiastic participant.

28/08/2022

First Cuttings Course of the year took place this morning.

24/08/2022

4 sessions now booked for the practical cuttings courses. Two friends together is also a popular option for this one and a half hour session.
Be prepared for next Spring. Learn the techniques this Autumn and Winter. Fun, practical and coffee/tea provided. Times and days to suit.

22/08/2022

2 sessions booked so far for the practical cuttings courses. Two friends together is also a popular option for this one and a half hour session.
Be prepared for next Spring. Learn the techniques this Autumn and Winter. Fun, practical and coffee/tea provided. Times and days to suit.

18/08/2022

Some Cuttings Courses already booked for this autumn and winter. Learn how to take perennial plant cuttings at the Nursery so you are ready for this Spring. Informal 1:1 session, or come with a gardening friend. One hour and 30 minute course, practical, fun, and all you need to start taking cuttings. It’s very easy, you just need a bit of know-how. This is a one-off course. You won’t need a second one. Get in touch if interested. Times arranged to suit.
I have been taking cuttings for over 30 years. Published author (yes, the book was about how to take cuttings easily and successfully!)

17/08/2022

Learn how to take perennial plant cuttings over the Autumn and Winter, ready for next Spring. Informal 1:1 courses at the Nursery ( near Tain) by garden author. Contact for details.

26/05/2022

The “free to a good home” box has returned to the plant tables! Plants in need of tender loving care. Help yourself.

11/04/2022

Well established Fennel Plants now on sale.
Fennel makes a great summer hedge, as well as a fine backdrop to the flower borders. It’s not just for eating and flavouring!

20/03/2022

42 different varieties of plants currently on sale. More to come. The popular 50p box has returned ( for the moment anyway).
Today’s sun has brought plant buyers in search of hardy perennial bargains to the Nursery.

24/02/2022

Tomato seedlings emerging.
I am informed from a local source that bull’s dung is the perfect medium for growing tomatoes. Something to do with the testosterone content, brings them on a treat. So there you are, a splendid topic to crowbar into conversation at the earliest opportunity.

23/02/2022

French Tarragon emerging

22/02/2022

Currently for sale on the tables. List of plants below.
From £1.50 to £2.50. Extremely hardy. All grown here. Well-used to snow, ice and wind. More to come soon.

Thymes, golden marjoram, sedum, saxifrage, Aubrieta, buddleia, lamium, aquilegia, box, chives, geum, verbascum, sage, cotton lavender, sweet William, fennel, hebe(purple shamrock), hebe(claret crush), phlox, ornamental grass, potentilla, pineapple mint, lupin, cerastium, trailing nepeta, periwinkle

22/02/2022

The Blackcurrant cuttings taken a couple of days ago. They will do just fine outside.

21/02/2022

Duck compost from the duck house into the raised bed in the polytunnel yesterday. Might become an asparagus bed, might not.

20/02/2022

Garden Cuttings Courses for perennial plants (Spring/Summer 2022) in Dornoch and here at Aldie Burn Nursery near Tain. Get in touch for more details if interested.

19/02/2022

For those who ‘do’ Twitter, the Nursery has a Twitter feed:

19/02/2022

Fennel from seed last year. Emerging through the recent snowfall. Fennel makes interesting and decorative hedging in summer. A multi-purpose herb.

18/02/2022

Blackcurrant cutting taken yesterday. Hardwood cutting, roughly 4/5 inches length, cut below a bud and above a bud from a branch of main bush. Place in pot of compost and leave outside (never inside). 10/15 to a pot, no problem. Do not allow to dry out. Blackcurrant bushes in the summer. Simple.

17/02/2022

Rooted off-shoots. To be potted and then left outside. Taken yesterday from Lamium, a low spreading, ground cover perennial. This hardy perennial is loved by bees.

16/02/2022

A rooted ivy cutting taken yesterday. Currently in the unheated polytunnel awaiting spring growth. In a donated second hand pot of course!

16/02/2022

The growing season has begun here. Plants for sale on the tables include rosemary, sage, cotton lavender, lupins, arenaria and more besides. Located over 100 metres above sea level, the plants are hardy and well used to whatever the weather decides to throw at us.
Sleet and snow here today, but should warm up to a balmy 5 degrees. Today we take some rooted ivy cuttings which will sit in pots in the polytunnel to await spring growth. Ivy is a slow one to root. Forward planning and patience required.
Regular updates on our growing activities will appear on this site.

01/01/2022

Happy New Year!
Hardy selection of perennial plants now on sale. Limited quantities just now, but expanding daily.

2022 sees a number of garden cuttings courses: Dornoch Community Hub March 29th and April 6th, Aldie Burn Nursery near Tain April 22nd, and dates at Inverness Midmills Building to be confirmed shortly. Demand expected to be high. Contact us further details. The value of the cuttings taken on the course (once they have grown into mature plants) will surpass the cost of the course. This is a good way to grow plants for your own garden and also to grow plants to sell for funds for a charity/club or yourself.

21/12/2021

Garden Cuttings Courses for perennial plants (Spring/Summer 2022) in Dornoch, Inverness, Aldie Burn Nursery ( near Tain) or in your own garden.
Get in touch for availability and more details if interested. Dornoch bookings starting to come in now.

02/12/2021

Two hour Garden Cuttings Courses for beginners start next year at Dornoch Community Hub.

Tuesday March 29th 2022 (9.30am -11.30am)
Wednesday April 6th 2022 (6pm-8pm)
More dates to be added on demand. Message for details
The cuttings you return home with - when fully grown - will more than exceed the cost of the Course!

18/10/2021

New cuttings courses in 2022. More info to follow.

10/06/2021

Large selection of perennial plants for sale. We also have a ‘free to good home’ plant box (plants requiring a bit of tlc). Always worth a look.
We are located on the Tain to Scotsburn road, just past Aldie Burn Forest Walk.

10/06/2021

We will be at Tain Market on the 19th hope to see you there

15/04/2021

Large selection of perennial plants for sale. And we continue our regular feature of a box containing 'plants free to a good home' (these require a bit of tlc, but a bonus addition for any green fingered gardeners).
We are located on the Tain to Scotsburn road, just past Aldie Burn Forest Walk.

28/02/2021

Changing selection of hardy plants for sale. We also have a new feature, a box with 'plants free to good home'.
We are to be found on the Tain to Scotsburn road, just past Aldie Burn Forest Walks.

27/01/2021

The hardy plants now emerging through the snow and ice as it slowly melts

26/07/2020

The Internet 'honesty box' has been successful over the past few months and will continue:

if you don't wish to pay in cash, take your plants, text amount owing (text number is on display by the plant tables and on the notice on the gatepost), and we send you the bank details for payment via Internet.
Lots of new hardy perennial plants now on display.
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22/04/2020

The garden cuttings courses are now cancelled for this year. This will be no surprise under the circumstances. Thank you for all the interest. They will recommence next year. Watch this space for details.

03/04/2020

We are selling plants from the top of driveway, including some veg plants and herbs(more veg and herb plants to come shortly).
There is an information leaflet on display about how to purchase via internet banking. Take your plants and text us the amount owed. We will text back with the bank information for payment via internet banking.
An internet version of the honesty box!
Cheers and keep safe.

16/03/2020

Sunday May 3rd Course now fully booked. However, we are flexible with dates. If the other dates below don't suit, then let us know what might suit you.