Aberdeen Gardening - Help For The Amateur Gardener

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Deep rich to pale blue flowers in late Spring, early Summer. This beautiful flowering hardy perennial, often described as short lived fairs much better in the cooler Aberdeenshire climate and will indeed survive and give pleasure for many years.Although not related this plant is commonly known as the blue poppy. Meconopsis definitely grows [...]

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So many Magnolias to choose from, the hardiest of them all is Stellata. I have seen this one growing very well in Aberdeen, however I have given up on it. After several attempts over the years I have decided that our garden which is in a bit of a frost pocket is just not [...]

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Orchids! not really a plant that we would be likely to think of for the garden in Aberdeen.
Dactylorhiza however is a fully hardy specimen which will thrive in our north east cooler climate. This Orchid enjoys a semi shaded position, a moist woodland site is ideal. Strapping arched green leaves and columns of purple [...]

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Lilium longiforum, also known as the (easter lily,)
perhaps not fully hardy planted directly in the soil outdoors.
My experience with this one in Aberdeen is that outstanding quality of blooms are produced for two seasons only. Don’t let this put you off, the flowers are so magnificent its worth it even if they do require replacing.
This year I will [...]

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My interest in gardens and gardening began as a child. My brother and myself would visit and stay over at our grandparents house regularly. We lived on the top floor of a tenement block, making the visits to grandmas house all the more special.
They had a large garden which was beautifully maintained, the days spent [...]

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Lobelia Hadspen Purple, introduced 7 years ago, is proving to be a very valuable late summer/autumn flowering Perennial.

Similar in habit to the red Cardinalis variety, except this one is fully hardy and also with purple flowers of an unusual shade.This is truly a lush lobelia with vivid plum purple flowers held along the length of sturdy [...]