Garden Plants for Scotland

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Cultivating a garden in the elements can be difficult in a climate such as Scotland’s, leaving many with soggy shrubs and poorly perennials. What they are, when they first appear, how many there are, and what they like to eat are all fascinating and will help you see how effective your wildlife-friendly gardening has been.

You can always use laurel [if you have plenty of room] as a windbreak/screen, and you can then plant inside of that. Insects, birds, small mammals and amphibians not only add to the biodiversity of your growing patch, but many of them also act as predators on pests such as slugs, snails and aphids so there is no need for toxic chemicals. The furry silver-blue leaves of this small shrub are striking and, when combined with more dark greens, really stand out. Spring and autumn violet flowers; used as a colouring and flavouring agent in food and confectionery. Given the area of gardens in urban environments, these ‘creative conservation’ measures will play an important role in conservation more generally.Planting up bare ground and open areas to connect all parts of the garden will provide cover and food, and encourage the insects and amphibians to move around. It is informative, authoritative and will be a helpful source of information not just for gardeners in Scotland, but for anyone who gardens in a cold, wet and windly location. Binny Plants have been attending the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the past 11 years and been awarded medals for each show. Firstly, create some shelter by installing a wind-breaking hedge or row of trees, staking trees and installing windbreak netting against newly installed hedging plants. I hope you manage to see this as the original post was a few years ago - and hope that you too have had success and have settled in to life in Dunoon.

Position your container where it’ll get as much light as possible during the winter months to ensure plant foliage remains green and healthy.

Hedgehogs are one the UK’s most iconic garden mammals and there are a few things that you can do to attract them to your garden. Secondly, don’t be too tidy – hedgehogs and other garden wildlife like to use tall grass, dead twigs and fallen leaves as cover when they hibernate.

WHEN ALL the gardening world is focused on plants for drought, it's good to find a book for those who garden in the cold and wetter parts of the north. A lot smaller than regular strawberries, these are much more flavoursome and their runners spread and end up in small nooks and crannies of your garden. The first phase of the project begins this summer and will see two of the regional teams (North and South-West) work across nine sites, supported by central project management, database management and administration support.In Garden Plants for Scotland Scottish gardeners will find accurate information and hundreds of great plants ideally suited to where they live. Similar in appearance to the common Meadow Thistle found in England, this however has large leaves which are felted and white underneath.

To help you turn your outdoor space into the envy of your neighbours, we’ve picked out some of the best seeds and plants that work for our climate. The Scots Gaelic name means "stormy" due to its preferred habitat on a rock face or just above a storm beach.Spectacular plant, producing enormous spined glossy green leaves with milk-white veins and large purple flowers. Link the scheme together by repeating some of the same plants in each container and consider restricting the colour palette. Moving onto larger plants, Witch Hazel, Hamamelis, is a showstopper shrub for this time of year; nothing brightens up the garden on even the dullest day quite like it. Creating a wildlife-friendly garden doesn’t have to be difficult, or compromise the way your garden looks. A meadow makes a wonderful alternative to plain grass on your lawn and brings vibrant colour to your garden.