Aberdeen Gardening - Help For The Amateur Gardener

Gardeners of my generation with a fair bit of experience under the belt usually instantly recognise the better known plants, shrubs and trees which many of us have in the garden.
However there are a lot out there who are just getting in to gardening. How often do you spot a plant in someone’s garden [...]

 Erythroniums (Dog Tooth Lilies) just have to be one of the most perfect of plants for a woodland setting Producing nodding, lily-like blooms on slender stems in the spring, in fact they will flower well in any semi shaded situation  the bronze or mahogany patterns on their foliage herald the approaching season even before the flowers appear.The [...]

 One very special Perennial which I am surprised that I have not mentioned before, is Meconopsis (Blue Poppy). Quite a number of varieties, the one which I am particularly fond of is, Sheldonii Lingholm. Flowers May/June-Height 70/90cm nodding blooms of the purest blue. Described as a short lived Perennial, although I find in the cooler [...]

The container grown Agapanthus, which although flowering well this year have become root bound. I repotted them this afternoon which next year may reduce the amount of flower heads, nevertheless something that just has to be done.
 Agapanthus are not fully hardy in this country, but still do well in containers. They all have strap like [...]

 Friday morning, up early, a quick look around  to see if the severe winds of last night had caused any damage.
 All looks well except for the expected tons of leaves lying everywhere.
Stood for a while watching a Wren foraging in the border in amongst the hedging. The wildlife in the garden gives me as much [...]

 Last night was an important date in the gardening calendar, the presentation for Aberdeen’s best gardens was held in the Beach Ballroom.
The venue was well packed with gardeners who had entered. Quite a number of categories involved in the competition, each one with six places up for grabs.
The event was handled with excellent professionalism and [...]

Sitting here in a dream looking at a white screen, what will the topic be today? I honestly do not know what prompts me to say what is really on my mind.
Why am I doing this, before too long it will be a full year since starting this blogg. Blogg! yeh   ok whats that one [...]

 If asked to choose an evergreen flowering shrub, most of us would settle for Rhododendrons.
There are many varieties, some as tall as trees others dwarf, measured in inches rather than feet.
Azaleas belong to the same family, only many of these are deciduous. They all like planted in moist yet free draining soil which has to [...]