As February wears on, winter can sometimes seem to drag. But throughout this time of the year, we begin to see here and there the first signs of spring and know that brighter days and warmer weather are on their way.
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The Walled Garden at Culzean CastleAnother glorious day in Scotland – and another wonderful garden.
Pause Play Play Prev NextThe annual flower mixes clearly love the conditions – I don’t think I’ve ever seen a planting look quite as good – and in the crystal clear light the flowers positively vibrated with colour. The walled area is a mix of productive planting, magnificent herbaceous borders, extensive glasshouses and lawns planted with specimen trees. Get there early and you will have it to yourself – as we left about 10.30am families were arriving with lots of excited children – still lovely, but not as tranquil.
As February wears on, winter can sometimes seem to drag. But throughout this time of the year, we begin to see here and there the first signs of spring and know that brighter days and warmer weather are on their way.
Monarda cambridge scarlet is one of those hardy perennials which give a brilliant show every Summer. The RHS has given this popular old variety Bergamot it’s prestigious Award of Garden Merit.
The Himalayan Birch (Betula) Jacquemontii has attractive bright white bark and dark green leaves
Its time I tried the Scottish Bluebell in the garden, Bluebell (Campanula rotundifolia) (Harebell)
Adam Messerich a bourbon shrub Rose bred in Germany in 1920 by Peter Lambert.
Buphthalmum salicifolium (yellow oxeye daisy) a Summer flowering perennial which has eventually grown on me after constant reminders from Myra as to how so very like rays of sunshine the flowers are.
Euonymus fortunei emerald n gold, this popular and dare I say common evergreen shrubby plant is a good choice for the garden border giving interest the whole year.
Rosa Mundi an exquisite old Rose with a history going back many centuries.
What an unusual plant is the Nerine, coming in to full bloom in October when so many, in fact the majority of perennials have gone over and the foliage turning brown.
Wisteria Sinensis Prolific. This climber is fully hardy, however if you want it to flower in the North East of Scotland, Plant it in a sunny sheltered position.
Cimicifuga Racemosa Atropurpurea new name Actaea
The main content of my posts is to hopefully give information on plants and shrubs which are fully hardy in the North East of Scotland. I have been gardening for many years in Aberdeen. Often I have been made aware of other amateur gardeners in the area concerned that plants which thrive south of the border may in fact struggle in Aberdeen. In my experience most of them will in fact grow, however they may be at least a full fortnight later in coming in to flower. Of course there are some which grow in the far south of England which simply will not survive here. What you can depend on is, I will give information on how each plant which I list has performed in our garden.