Aberdeen Gardening - Help For The Amateur Gardener

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Fritillaria Pyrenaica, an attractive and unusual hardy perennial which grows well in  full sun or semi shaded position, and is even more at home in a rockery or at the edge of a woodland setting.
This Fritillaria from the Pyrenees forms sturdy vertical stems with grey/green grassy like foliage, the bell shaped flowers are mottled purple brown, [...]

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When planting up a woodland area consider Erythronium (Dog Tooth Violet.) Genus of around 22 clump forming perennials with long tooth like bulbs.
Flowers in shades of yellow, white, pink and purple, leaves of some are glossy and marbled.
Look out for Pagoda a very hardy and vigorous specimen with sulphur yellow lily like flowers and [...]

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Crown Imperials, surely the most eye catching flowering plant of April, very majestic in appearance, and fully hardy in Aberdeen. They come in shades of orange and yellow, flowering April/May. The orange flowering ones seem to become established more quickly than the yellows.
One which does extremely well is Aurora, plant the bulbs in free draining [...]

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Choosing woodland plants can be great fun, although sometimes frustrating when the plant you are seeking is not to be found in your local garden centres. For example Epimediums a fascinating genus of plants from the Berberidaceae family, but not that easy to come by.

Epimedium Grandiflorum this species is deciduous and the new growth rises [...]

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Yesterday October 7th, the evening was spent at Aberdeen’s Beach Ballroom for the presentation of best gardens. Our entry this year was for Gardens not seen from the road (back garden).
Myra and I were very happy to pick up the winning entry for this category. Other firsts in our area of Leggart went to Mr [...]

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Possibly the best of all Bi’annual flowers is the European woodland plant Digitalis, commonly known as Foxgloves. Grows  in dappled shade and is well suited for the woodland garden, will also grow well in full sunshine.

There are many varieties to choose from, but I am not so fond of some of the giant specimens that [...]