Aberdeen Gardening - Help For The Amateur Gardener

  I know I have said it before, but the Begonias really have given an exceptional display this summer. The Semperflorens which are grown as half hardy annuals,  and do not develop a tuber have been exceptional, also outstanding have been the Non Stops, the tubers of these ones will be stored for next year. [...]

 Before the weather gets too cold, now would be a good time to get the greenhouse thoroughly cleaned inside and out.
 If you heat the greenhouse or even just like to keep it frost free, save on the heating bills by putting up pollybubble on the inside. The large bubble type is the most effective.
 Also if [...]

 Gardening to someone who is absolutely not interested can be like torture, we would find this hard to comprehend. Personally, I feel like this when it comes to washing my car.
Three weeks ago on a glorious warm morning I decided to wash the car in my front drive, I was converted, no more driving through [...]

Lobelia Hadspen Purple, introduced three years ago, is proving to be a very valuable late summer/autumn flowering Perennial.

 Similar in habit to the red Cardinalis variety, except this one is fully hardy and also with purple flowers of an unusual shade.This is truly a lush lobelia with vivid plum purple flowers held along the length of sturdy upright [...]

Although, my favourite time of year, and probably most other peoples, is the spring, when all the plants are pushing through the soil, and all the leaves and shrubs have fresh leaves, knowing that we have six months ahead to enjoy all that is good about gardening.
Lets focus on the present time of year, and appreciate [...]

Most of the day, spent clearing up after getting the new kitchen fitted, a layer of sawdust covering most of the house interior. In our absence the fitters decided to use the house as a workshop, I wouldn’t mind but there is enough room outside for a sawmill and full workforce.

  Looking pretty good though, [...]

I am keen to do an A to Z of all the plants in our garden, Clematis is sure to take pride and place in this section. One late flowering variety which is interesting and well worth growing is Triternata Rubromarginata.This vigorous Clematis has been given the Royal Horticultural Society’s prestigious Award of Garden Merit [...]

Myra was just commenting the other day that she had not seen as many butterflies in the garden as usual this summer. Well today the Buddlejas are full of Red Admirals and Peacocks.The red admiral is a familiar butterfly, and is easy to recognize with its striking pattern. The black forewings feature prominent red bars and white [...]