Aquilegia Crimson Star
Alistair on Mar 12th 2008
Aquilegia, also known as Columbine or Granny’s Bonnet grows very well in the North East of Scotland.
A hardy perennial that is known not to be very long lived. However our cooler climate seems to suit Columbines and they tend to survive a year or two longer here than they do south of the border.
One colourful [...]
Clematis Blue Angel
Alistair on Mar 6th 2008
If you see Clematis as a plant that is just a bit too much hard work to get good results, check out the Viticella group.
Completely unaffected by Clematis wilt, and pruning could not be easier, end of February simply cut back all the stems to approximately 18 inches from ground level.
Feed your Clematis in mid March with [...]
Begonia Flamboyant
Alistair on Mar 3rd 2008
A little more information on a plant which I am always going on about, (Begonia Flamboyant.)
A tuberous variety which flowers profusely from June until October. The tubers of this one store well over the Winter, in fact we have had the same ones for twelve years.
The story of Flamboyant started in 1902 with the introduction of a semi [...]