Scotland Grows Show S1 E3: From Rubbish Dump to Garden of the Year with Lizzie and Malcolm Schofield

Our guests in this episode are Lizzie and Malcolm Schofield of Cuthbertsbrae Garden in Buckie, Moray, winners of the Gardeners' World 'Garden of the Year' 2020.

 

Lizzie and Malcolm talk about how they started with no gardening knowledge; the challenges of gardening in an exposed coastal garden on a steep slope; their complete amazement at being shortlisted, and then going on to win the 'Garden of the Year' competition; opening their garden for charity; their favourite plants (on which they don't agree); and their entry into the Scottish Garden Design Competition at Scone Palace Garden Fair.

 

You can visit their garden open generally in July, under Scotland's Garden Scheme, and follow their gardening journey on Instagram @cuthbertsbrae_garden.

 

Welcome to the Scotland Grows Show, the podcast which celebrates everything that is good in Scottish gardening, as we join gardeners around the country to find out what grows well where they are, and pick up tips and stories along the way.

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More information on Scotland's Garden Scheme is available at https://scotlandsgardens.org

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This series is sponsored by ROOTS, a subscription from the National Trust for Scotland which helps both your garden and Trust gardens thrive.

 

For £6 a month you will be sent a ROOTS pack every six weeks, with gardening gifts, including Scottish seeds six times a year, stories about Scotland’s plant life, and tips from  expert Trust gardeners, as well as an invitation to two exclusive ROOTS events a year with the Trust gardens team.

 

Whether you buy ROOTS for yourself or as a gift for a loved one, your £6 a month will go towards supporting Trust gardens and designed landscapes in Scotland. 

 

Find out more here: www.nts.org.uk/roots