Profile of plants that grow well in North East Scotland

Erythronium Pagoda

One of the treasures of the Spring garden is the Erythronium Pagoda.

Erythronium Pagoda an extremely striking Spring flowering plant.

Erythronium Pagoda started flowering in the garden at the very beginning of April and was still hanging on to a number of blooms on the 22nd of May. Pagoda is a hybrid of the north American native species. Continue Reading

Fothergilla Monticola

Such an eye catching shrub is the Fothergilla Monticola

Fothergilla Monticola a shrub which I was not familiar with

Profiling a plant which I am not familiar with, I wont make a habit of. However every now and again something catches your eye and you have difficulty getting it out of your head. Continue Reading

I am Alistair and along with my wife Myra have been gardening in Aberdeen for forty years. I started this website to profile the plants which we have grown in this part of the country. Living in what some see as the frozen north I take pleasure in showing what can be achieved. (Go to my A to Z of our plants) clicking on the plant picture of your choice will take you to where I describe how this plant performed in our garden.
Also if you click on the link (Our Garden) you will see a full size picture slideshow of our front and back garden. Thanks for stopping by and any comment you leave will be answered.

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