Aberdeen Gardening - Help For The Amateur Gardener

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One extremely floriferous HT Rose that does not have blooms the size of dinner plates is Laura Anne. This fragrant rose with perfectly shaped peach/pink blooms with shades of orange has in fact more the habit of a floribunda. Bred by Anne G Cocker in 1992.
In our front garden a bed of fourteen of these roses [...]

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If ever you are inclined to think evergreen plants are boring, take a look at Pieris Forest Flame. Glossy deep or mid green leaves. The young leaves opening in April are a bright almost luminous red. Come May these new leaves turn a pale cream, very unusual. Also in late spring you get panicles [...]

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The ongoing problem with the Box blight has taken its toll. It started Summer 2008 resulting in at least fifty per cent of the plants leaves turning grey and falling off. A very sorry sight indeed, however by Spring this year 2009 it was looking promising, many of the plants which appeared dead were [...]

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Penny lane, a really good climbing Rose which has performed very well every Summer in our garden for the past eight years. Flowers are fully double with a medium fragrance, colour starts off a honey shade then develops to a soft pink.
This repeat blooming variety has very healthy glossy dark green foliage. Surprise, surprise [...]