Thalictrum Aquilegiifolium Album is particularly robust
19.06.2023 - 09:35 / aberdeengardening.co.uk
Final countdown! a little dramatic, ah well our house is sold and we move out on November 29th.
The final two posts from Aberdeen will take a look at how the garden performed in 2013. Starting off with Spring and then closing the curtain on this episode of our lives with our Aberdeen garden in Summer.
Due to the reluctance of Spring to arrive the Daffodil February Gold had to wait until April before coming into bloom this year.
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Jack Snipe on the left Jetfire sitting next to it, well apparently that depends on if the resolution on your monitor is the same as mine.
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Grand Soleil above gave a good show, perhaps a little on the tall side for tubs.
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The Daffodil Reggae on the left is later in coming into bloom than most of the others it doesn’t half give a good show though. Tete e Tete on the right an early flowering all time favourite.
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Spring also gave us a great show of Tulips this year. I treat them as annuals, it may seem a little extravagant but most of them are very inexpensive.
The creamy white blooms of Albion Star were at their best in early May.
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Apricot beauty also didn’t disappoint.
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The double flowers of Calimero grown in a tub were outstanding. I plant up the tubs of Tulips in early October leaving them outside in the situation where we want them. They have never let us down regardless of the severity of the Winter.
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The brightly colored blooms of Cape Cod on the left gave a good show in May. These ones were planted directly in one of the borders in the back garden. Grew to a height of
Thalictrum Aquilegiifolium Album is particularly robust
Iris Reticulata Harmony
Clematis Perle d Azur from the Jackmanii group is simply sensational.
Hamamelis Mollis revisited today when at its very best
If you happen to be searching for a narrow growing conifer and feeling a little undecided in your choice, I think I have found just what you are looking for. Taxus Baccata Fastigiata Robusta Many gardeners opt for the Italian Cypress, however in my experience here in Aberdeen it simply is not hardy enough.
The Toad Lily Tricyrtis Hirta is a most unusual plant with small exotic looking flowers and hairy green leaves.
Fothergilla Monticola a shrub which I was not familiar with
Surprisingly, even way up north in Aberdeen the garden still holds on to a Summer look at the very end of September, and with an improvement in the weather, lets hope for an Indian Summer.
The Prunus Kiku-shidare-zakura (Cheals weeping) has been in the patio area of our garden for close on twenty years. This small weeping cherry has only reached a height of seven feet in all this time, making it well and truly ideal for the small garden
Lilium Regale Album is one of the Chinese species, pure white with yellow stamens and a fabulous heady perfume. It is the earliest white to flower, grows well if planted directly into the border or in containers
The Daffodil Jetfire, one of the best Dwarf varieties.
Magnolia Stellata