Profile of plants that grow well in North East Scotland

Aquilegia William Guinness

Profile and mail order for Aquilegia William Guinness

Although I am featuring Aquilegia William Guinness, today’s post is also covering other Aquilegias in our garden.

Aquilegias or Columbines look outstanding, whether in the mixed border or stand alone. William Guinness has been in our back garden for years. Continue Reading

Dicentra formosa Aurora

See how Dicentra Formosa Aurora and the pink form performs in our Aberdeen garden.

Dicentra Formosa Aurora, not just a Spring flowering plant

This is a great plant to use for ground cover. Don’t mistake it for the Chinese form, (Dicentra Spectabilis) which most of us know as Bleeding Heart. 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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