Iris Reticulata Harmony Bulbous Iris Reticulata. Although in most documentation regarded to as Spring flowering, I have found that even here in Aberdeen Reticulata Harmony will start flowering freely from February in some years.
Continue reading →Aquilegia Fragrans Aquilegia Fragrans (Columbine) Granny’s Bonnet) A perfect early summer flowering perennial for the Scottish garden.
Continue reading →The Lily Tiger Woods, big, bold, colourful, reliable and a right show off. This intensely fragrant Oriental Lily has large flowers with deep pink stripes and is also heavily mottled. In cooler conditions the stripes get broader and and also darker often a deep … Continue reading →
Anemone Blanda, a delightful plant which brightens up the garden Anemone Blanda, a delightful plant which brightens up the garden in March and April.
Continue reading →Pampas Grass Pumila A few years back the spin gardeners of the day were preaching how unfashionable some plants were. Hydrangeas, especially the mopheads were most definitely for your granny only.
Continue reading →Lilium Golden Splendour.This fully hardy Lily is a must for the North east garden. The large yellow trumpet flowers with deep burgundy/red stripes on the outside of the petals are extremely fragrant.
Continue reading →Fritillaria Pyrenaica Fritillaria Pyrenaica is 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.
Continue reading →Digitalis Excelsior Possibly the best of all Biennual 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 … Continue reading →
Chelone Obliqua Always on the lookout for a plant that is a bit different. One Perennial which we have had in the garden for a few years now is Chelone Obliqua. Also known as the turtlehead plant, owing to the … Continue reading →