Category Archives: Environment

Gabions and their value to wildlife

Posted on 28/05/2025 by greenfingeredgeorge

My university studies have started to shape and influence my passion for garden design, particularly in terms of sustainability. Today I find myself writing something a little different for me, something I only recently took an interest in myself, gabions. … Continue reading →

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‘Are you still gardening George?’

Posted on 19/01/2025 by greenfingeredgeorge

As I return to Uni, I can categorically say I’ve been living the ‘Uni life’, partying hard and getting up late, so a question I get asked a lot is, ‘are you still gardening George?’, the answer, yes, I am. … Continue reading →

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Autumn has come…..

Posted on 16/09/2024 by greenfingeredgeorge

Blink, and just like that I’m back at University after spending the past 4 months back in my hometown of Manchester. It’s been a great summer, but I have to say, I’m pretty chuffed to be back in Scotland. This … Continue reading →

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All The Young Dudes

Posted on 11/02/2024 by greenfingeredgeorge

After a cracking Christmas spent in Manchester, I returned to Uni in mid-Jan. It’s been a few weeks of work hard, play hard; here’s what I’ve been up to…. Semester 2 This semester I’m studying 3 new modules.… Hoping the … Continue reading →

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‘Chuffed’ to have been part of the first ever series of ‘8 Out of 10 Bats’

Posted on 26/11/2023 by greenfingeredgeorge

Working on ‘8 Out of 10 Bats’ has to have been the biggest and best production I’ve ever been involved in! We had everything, the animals, the people, the laughs, (maybe not the weather); it was truly an unforgettable experience. … Continue reading →

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Get your autumn nature fix with ‘8 Out Of 10 Bats’

Posted on 15/10/2023 by greenfingeredgeorge

The biggest and best thing that is happening this autumn, ‘8 Out Of 10 Bats‘, the newest, nature show, bringing you the wild, the weird and the wonderful. And I’m proper chuffed to say I’ll be presenting week 2, make … Continue reading →

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Move on up!

Posted on 03/10/2023 by greenfingeredgeorge

Things have moved so quickly – I turned 18, went to Mull and then Uni all in the space of 4 weeks. I missed out on my first choice of Uni, (by one grade in Biology), but fate dealt me … Continue reading →

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