Looking back at a Year in the Garden
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...
View ArticleAster Tongolensis Berggarten
Aster Tongolensis Berggarten, the name of this very fine garden plant doesn’t exactly roll of the tongue. However, of all the perennials planted in our new garden this past twelve months or so, this...
View ArticleSisyrinchium striatum
Sisyrinchium striatum, a hardy perennial with evergreen foliage. Perhaps you know it well, but its new to me. Before the flowers started to develop, I was convinced this plant was a form of Iris. ***...
View ArticleEnkianthus Campanulatus
If you are lucky enough to have Rhododendrons growing well in your garden, then Enkianthus Campanulatus will probably also thrive. The one I feature today was actually the last shrub which was planted...
View ArticleKirengeshoma palmata yellow waxbells
Kirengeshoma palmata, also known as yellow waxbells is a rather unusual woodland plant. I featured it way back in 2006, a time when I was not too sure where I was going with my blog, in fact, I was...
View ArticlePulmonaria Roy Davidson
A welcome sight in the garden in March/April is the Pulmonaria Roy Davidson Pulmonaria was one of those plants which never really thrived in our Aberdeen garden. Here in Cheshire, Roy Davidson is...
View ArticleMagnolia x Soulangeana
Picture a Magnolia in your head, I reckon most of us would see Magnolia x Soulangeana I was forever going on as to how Magnolia would not grow in Aberdeen, if it did survive, it was a pitiful specimen....
View ArticleCamellia x Williamsii Spring Festival
The Camellia x Williamsii Spring Festival brightened up this area of the back garden for a few weeks in April Although the plant label clearly referred to it as being a Williamsii, I was left in doubt...
View ArticleClematis Montana Grandiflora
The pink forms of Clematis Montana are not at all bad, but for me, the white Clematis Montana Grandiflora is outstanding. In our garden This Clematis was growing over a rickety old arch in the front...
View ArticleBorder Auriculas
Border Auricula also known as Primrose Auricula. April and May! Showtime for the Border Auricula’s here in our Cheshire garden, they also performed pretty well in Aberdeen The Auricula above (Curry...
View ArticleHeuchera Paris
Looking for a Heuchera that has everything, you wont go far wrong with Paris We always had difficulty with Heuchera in Aberdeen. Normally they would weaken in the second season and by the third, it...
View ArticleNepeta Nervosa Blue Moon
Its a natural area that looks very inviting whilst entering from the quite magical woodland entrance path The post Nepeta Nervosa Blue Moon appeared first on Profile of Plants Growing in our Aberdeen...
View ArticleCheshire Gardening
Cheshire Gardening! well, just a little information letting new visitors to Aberdeen gardening know that we moved away from Aberdeen twenty months ago and are now living in a Cheshire village.....
View ArticleDahlias and our front garden
The Dahlias have been challenging and rewarding. Challenging! well when you no longer have a greenhouse it can be tricky. The Dahlia tubers arrived in late March. These first two pictures are of the...
View ArticleCrocosmia Lucifer
Crocosmia Lucifer, thriving despite my misplaced attempts to eradicate. Crocosmia Lucifer in our garden Last Summer, hmm, its now Autumn, I mean the Summer of 2014, the Crocosmia put on a very poor...
View ArticleKniphofia Ember Glow
Kniphofia Ember Glow and also Lemon Popsicle. Great additions to the back garden with Ember Glow still blooming in October. Red hot pokers, at one time as far as I can recall, there was no choice...
View ArticleHydrangea Macrophylia AB Green Shadow
Hydrangea Macrophylia AB Green Shadow Its a great plant but its not what was intended for this entry in my (profile of plants) My intention was to feature the new stunning (Skimmia Japonica Pabella)...
View ArticleMale plant Skimmia Japonica Rubella
The male plant Skimmia Japonica Rubella comes to life in the Winter Actually its not at all bad in Spring and Summer, however, Autumn and Winter is when it comes into its own. The flower buds appear in...
View ArticleMaking a Front Garden
Transforming Hillary’s front garden Back in early May I mentioned that I was making big changes out front, well, I never did say it was to our garden! Perhaps I was bigging it up a bit, referring to...
View ArticleSanguisorba officinalis Arnhem
Growing Sanguisorba officinalis Arnhem in the UK Its tall and airy and it is the first time we have grown it . performance in our garden I take great pleasure in growing plants which we have never...
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