In flower now

In winter, the absence of flowers can make the garden feel drab.  Using plants with colourful stems and interesting bark can brighten up the winter garden. The red dogwood, Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’ [...]

Thousands of Poinsettias are bought for Christmas. They can stay as colourful additions to a room until Easter with care. They have been developed from a wild species Euphorbia pulcherrima which [...]

  Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’ is probably the most widely planted of its group. It is already in flower which will last throughout the winter depending on the severity of the [...]

The intense blue trumpets of gentians are one of the glories of the autumn garden. These grow well in Scotland as they dislike alkaline soils. They require good levels of moisture during the warm [...]

Meconopsis is always a key feature at Gardening Scotland.   It is one of those groups of plants with star quality. Though best known to gardeners as the big blue Himalayan poppies   there are [...]

Clematis montana has white flowers, though it is most often seen as one of its pink forms.  It is a vigorous and easy to grow climber although, as with any clematis, it needs some support to get [...]

Unlike snowdrops, crocus come in a variety of colours. The large and later flowering Dutch forms are the best-known, often planted in drifts along verges or in public parks. Most are mixed [...]

Winter jasmine, Jasminum nudiflorum (as it flowers on leafless stems), is already in flower in many localities. It is so easy to grow that it is often taken for granted. It shouldn’t be, as it is [...]

The intense blue trumpets of gentians are one of the glories of the autumn garden. These grow well in Scotland as they dislike alkaline soils and do require good levels of moisture during the [...]