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Profile of plants that grow well in North East Scotland

Archive for November, 2007

Holly Golden King

Alistair on Nov 29th 2007

This incredibly striking and handsome Holly was found growing in a garden in 1898. Seedling hybridised naturally from Holly plants which had been in the garden for a number of years.
The beautifully shaped leaves have a golden yellow edge, completely free of spines, making pruning so much easier. This evergreen will brighten your garden in [...]

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Carex Oshimensis Evergold

Alistair on Nov 21st 2007

When planning an annual Summer bedding display, consider the choice of the edging plants carefully. It seems to me the old fashioned Allysum and Lobelia is a very hard combination to beat. Even the uninspired scheme can come to life with this traditional set up.
However for next year we have already planted up the edging [...]

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Viburnum Plicatum f.Tomentosum ‘Mariesii’

Alistair on Nov 15th 2007

Most of us by mid November would regard the gardening season as being over (surprise, surprise). Mind you on some of the more reasonable days in Winter its still good to get outside and see to those numerous tidying up jobs that need attending to.
I am looking forward to next Spring already (sad), anticipating the show from [...]

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