Kalmia Latifolia Looking for an evergreen shrub fully hardy yet just that little bit more unusual, then check out Kalmia Latifolia. A dense bushy shrub with oval lance-shaped glossy dark green leaves, new leaves are an interesting pink/bronze shade, flowers of pink/red … Continue reading →
Aberdeen Garden Competition Glorious day here in Aberdeen, September/October has given us more sunshine than we had in the Summer months of June/July and August. Won best front garden 2007 The front garden is now fully planted up for Spring, … Continue reading →
Caryopteris Kew Blue Pondering over a bare spot at the front of the mixed border in the back garden, the decision was made to plant Caryopteris. I am surprised that in the past we have always turned this one … Continue reading →
Corylus Avellana Contorta Looking for another tree with Winter interest. You will not go wrong with Corylus (Hazel) Grown for their late Winter catkins and of course the hazel nuts in Autumn. The one in our garden Corylus Avellana Contorta … Continue reading →
Viburnum Bodnantense Dawn Probably the shrub in Winter which is the most free-flowering, is Viburnum Bodnantense Dawn. White, pink-tinged fragrant flowers produced, in colder areas, January through till March. In milder spots, this shrub can flower off and on from … Continue reading →