February When I say looking back at a year in the garden, well, its our garden in Aberdeen. As we have sold up and no longer live in Aberdeen I didnt intend doing this, however it just got the better … Continue reading →
The English Rose Darcey Bussell bred by David Austin Profiling plants which we grow in our garden, results, that on occasions my posts may not reflect the current month.
Continue reading →Miscanthus sinensis red chief, relatively new introduction of an ornamental grass which I think will soon become very popular in our garden Most of us, when we first get into gardening, usually find its all about eye catching blooms.
Continue reading →The Holly Ilex Aquifolium Silver Van Tol, well it was a toss up between JC Van Tol with the green leaves, or the variegated form Silver Van Tol, silver won the day . Performance in our garden (Ilex Aquifolium Silver … Continue reading →
If you landed here expecting to find Humphrey Bogart or Katharine Hepburn, sorry! this African Queen will not cope with getting waterlogged. Perhaps not as exciting, however the Trumpet Lily (Lilium African Queen) is still a show stopper.
Continue reading →For some time now I have been meaning to talk about our Evergreen Honeysuckle which is in in our Cheshire garden. Having lived in Aberdeen for an extremely long time we had never seen an Evergreen Honeysuckle, well I had … Continue reading →
London Pride, I didn’t buy it or plant it, the truth is, it was (handed down to me) Performance in our garden In all the years we spent in Aberdeen, we never did have London Pride in the garden. Surprisingly, … Continue reading →
Clematis Montana Mayleen, we had this one in Aberdeen growing up through a Rowan tree in the back garden. Performance in our garden As you would expect, Clematis Montana Mayleen is thriving in Cheshire, every bit as much as it … Continue reading →
Oh no! not another white flowering shrub. Sorry, cant help it, this Daphne Eternal Fragrance is a total beauty. Performance in our garden Well, we had this shrub for a few years, planted in a pot in our Aberdeen garden. … Continue reading →