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 […]
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 […]
Plants for winter structure
A question which I am often asked at my consultations is ‘what can I grow in my garden in North East Scotland which will look good all year round?’ Many people would like to emulate the show gardens at Chelsea Flower Show (wouldn’t we all?!) but many plants featured there will not survive a winter […]
Care Home Sensory Garden
Design Brief The brief was to provide a design for a sensory garden for a care home in Aberdeen. This needed to incorporate a circular path design to help residents navigate themselves easier around the garden with seating as rest stops. There was to be a central pergola as a vertical feature, raised beds for […]
Milltimber Garden
Design Brief The clients were looking for a large outdoor entertaining area which link their architecture designed new house to the back garden. The planting needed to provide year-round colour in a warm colour palette and be low maintenance. Planting was also designed for beds around the driveway in the front garden. This had a […]
Circle garden: Planting Design
Design Brief To create a planting plan for a new build garden which the clients had already designed and landscaped themselves. The design brief was for all year round colour and interest with textural plants in purple, pink and white. The client wanted some vertical height in the planting and also climbers to cover the […]
Aberdeen Planting Design: Orange and Purple
Design Brief To create a large curved border with mixed planting in an orange and purple theme in a large sheltered East facing walled town garden in Aberdeen. The planting has a New Zealand theme. Before The Design After
Aberdeen West End Front Garden
Design brief: The client’s property was in the heart of the West End of Aberdeen. The hard landscaping had already been designed and constructed in the front garden of the property. The brief was to create a planting plan. The design: The front garden was large with many mature plants already in place. A driveway […]
Stone Compass Front Garden
Design brief: The front garden is East facing. It had steps and path leading to the front door with symmetrical beds on either side of the path and at the front of the house. In the larger beds there were some mature shrubs which were retained and reused elsewhere in the garden. This garden is […]
