Sarcococca Hookeriana Var. Humilis
Alistair on Oct 25th 2007
Still loads of work to do in the garden, fortunately the weather is holding out pretty well.
We managed to get three trees in the back garden pruned back sufficiently hard enough to let a bit more sunlight through next Spring, two Birch and a Rowan Pink Pagoda. This task is a constant battle, Myra with a preference [...]
Kalmia Latifolia
Alistair on Oct 21st 2007
Looking for an evergreen shrub fully hardy yet just that little bit more unusual, then check out Kalmia Latifolia.
A dense bushy shrub with oval lance shaped glossy dark green leaves, new leaves are an interesting pink/bronze shade, flowers of pink/red and white in early Summer. Also known as the Calico bush or Mountain Laurel.
Several varieties avalable all of which [...]
Aberdeen Garden Competition
Alistair on Oct 11th 2007
Glorious day here in Aberdeen, September/October has given us more sunshine than we had in the Summer months of June/July and August.
The front garden is now fully planted up for Spring, the Begonias have dried out and Myra has wrapped them up in newspaper ready for going up into the loft. The back garden has [...]
Schizostylis Major
Alistair on Oct 8th 2007
Profile of plants which thrive in our Aberdeen garden
Autumn in the garden can almost be as colourful as it may be in mid Summer,if you choose those late flowering perennials carefully.
One eye catcher which is possibly the star of all the Autumn flowers is Schizostylis. A vigorous clump forming perennial with erect sword shaped leaves and [...]
Wasps Byke
Alistair on Oct 3rd 2007
Trimming the hedge in the back garden last week, I got to a spot where there was a helluva amount of wasps going about. Normally I do my best to ignore these pests, on this occasion it was looking like I was in danger of being stung.
Postponing my hedge trimming, I discovered the wasps swarming [...]
Buxes Sempervirens Elegan’s
Alistair on Oct 1st 2007
The altering of the back garden to give all year round interest is now almost complete.
The latest addition today is Buxus Sempervirens Elegans (Box). Several evergreen varieties available, whichever your choice Box has to be one of the most important plants to give that much sought after good look to your garden no matter what time of [...]