What to do in your garden in September
We are nearing the end of the growing season but there are still lots of jobs to do in the garden – harvesting crops and preparing for next year. The 10 top jobs for September are:- – Lifting and dividing herbaceous perennials. They can be replanted somewhere else in your own garden or given away to […]
August’s plant of the month
August’s plant of the month is Crocosmia. Crocosmia are deciduous cormous perennials with erect, sword-shaped leaves and branched spikes of showy, funnel-shaped flowers in summer. They are a perfect addition to the late summer border providing pops of hot colours in yellows, oranges and reds. They like moist but well drained soil in full sun or […]
What to do in your garden in August
It’s late summer and there are still lots of jobs to do in your garden Flower beds Keep your hanging baskets looking good with regular dead heading, daily watering and weekly feeding. Give Camellias some TLC with regular watering as they’ll now be forming next year’s flower buds. Dead head sweet peas to maximise the […]
Drought tolerant perennial plants
As summer temperatures start to increase globally with less rainfall to irrigate our gardens it’s time to think about the ‘right plant for the right place’ in our drier gardens. So what can you grow in your garden in North East Scotland which will look good all year round, survive the drier summers and also […]
What to do in your garden in July
To ensure your garden is in tip top condition during July here are my top tips:- Treat weeds in lawns and feed your lawn with a quick-acting summer feed before rain is due; Keep sowing lettuce, radish and other salad crops for fresh supplies; Spray roses to control black spot, mildew and aphids; Continue to […]
July’s plant of the month
July’s plant of the month is Geranium ‘Rozanne’. Geranium ‘Rozanne’ is a vigorous spreading perennial which grows to height of 60cm tall. It has neat, dense, lobed foliage and bowl-shaped violet-blue flowers with a white centre. It blooms throughout summer to the first frosts in the autumn. It likes a full sun or partially shaded […]
What to do in your garden in June
It’s June! Here are some gardening jobs you can be getting on with this month:- – Plant out annual summer bedding plants in the garden, in containers and hanging baskets now the risk of frost has passed. If you have them growing on in a greenhouse move them outside to their final position. – Continue […]
June’s plant of the month
June’s plant of the month is Allium ‘Purple Sensation’. Allium are bulbous herbaceous perennials with linear, strap-shaped or cylindrical basal leaves and star-shaped or bell-shaped flowers in an umbel on a leafless stem. ‘Purple Sensation’ is a perennial to 90cm, with short basal leaves dying down by flowering time. Flowers are small, vivid rosy-purple, in […]
May’s plant of the month
Brunnera is a great plant to choose if you’re looking for something a bit more unusual for the spring garden. Throughout May, Brunnera ‘Jack Frost’ is covered with lots of small, bright blue flowers which look rather like forget-me-nots. These are complemented by the beautiful heart-shaped foliage which is a pale silver-grey with pronounced dark […]
What to do in your garden in May
Top 10 gardening jobs for May are:- -Prune spring flowering shrubs, such as forsythia, after flowering to keep them compact; -Plant out dahlia tubers and cannas after all risk of frost has passed; -Tie in the new shoots of climbing plants, including clematis, wisteria and honeysuckle, to their supports; -Continue sowing annuals, such as California […]
