Aberdeen Gardening - Help For The Amateur Gardener

Profile of plants that grow well in North East Scotland

Archive for April, 2007

Rhododendron Taurus

Alistair on Apr 17th 2007

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Rhododendrons, so many to choose from, dwarf varieties with a height of 45cm and giants growing in excess of 20ft. A few of them a little tender, but the majority well suited to our north east climate.
It is essential for Rhododendrons to be planted in acidic soil, if yours happens to be neutral add [...]

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Trillium Grandiflorum

Alistair on Apr 12th 2007

 
Trillium Grandiflorum

Perennials and shrubs which grow well in our Aberdeen garden in the North East of Scotland.

 
Trillium, genus of about thirty species of fully hardy Spring flowering perennials occurring mainly in woodland areas of North America.
All have upright or nodding flowers with three petals, grows best in a moist shady border or woodland setting, [...]

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CLEMATIS VITICELLA ETOILE VIOLETTE

Alistair on Apr 7th 2007

  Plants for the Scottish Garden

Clematis Viticella Etoile Violette 
  The Viticella group of Clematis has to be regarded as amongst the best of climbing plants. Flowers extremely freely over a long period, fully hardy and as for pruning, it could not be simpler. 
 

End of February cut all the stems back to 6/8 inches [...]

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