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Imagine if you were to head off on a tour of Scotland, stopping to chat with the country's garden experts at every town along the way.You could find out which trees stand up to the wind in Shetland, which climbers will survive on a north facing wall and even which plants are widely offered for sale in Scotland but should be left on the shelf. Sadly most of us don't have the time, resources or contacts to take such a trip, but the good news is that two men have done it for us. (Scotsman )
An essential companion for any Scottish gardener, both experienced and beginner. (Scotland Magazine )
An invaluable source of information for those selecting plants for Scottish gardens. This book certainly lives up to its title. 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. (Garden )
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.
Garden Plants for Scotland (Frances Lincoln £25/offer £22.50) hits the spot nicely. Kenneth Cox and Raoul Curtis-Machin know that climate well enough (Cox is part of the Glendoick Cox family of nurserymen, who have been collecting and growing rhododendrons for three generations) and so if a plant figures here, even a variety of rose, then you can be pretty sure it's going to do well north of the border and in the soggy, blasted Pennines. So keen are they on reliability that they have set up their own notional bone-hardiness rating in defiance of the Royal Horticultural Society's southern take on hardiness, and also their own Scottish Garden Award, similar to the RHS's Award of Garden Merit, for their best 500 plants, chosen after consultation with experts throughout Scotland. There are lists of plants “resistant” to deer and rabbits too - there's brave! (Times )
Contrary to what many Sassenachs might think, Scotland is one of the best places in the world for gardening, it ample rainfall and lack of severe droughts mean that many plants including raspberries and rhododendrons- thrive there. And yet there have been very few books devoted to Scottish gardening. This excellent volume aims to put that straight… (Sunday Telegraph )
If you are gardening north of the Border you could not fail to find this book extremely informative, but also a source of amusement and entertainment and there are not many gardening books with this winning combination. (Caledonian Gardener )
An essential companion for any Scottish gardener, both experienced and beginner. (Scotland Magazine )
An invaluable source of information for those selecting plants for Scottish gardens. This book certainly lives up to its title. 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. (Garden )
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.
Garden Plants for Scotland (Frances Lincoln £25/offer £22.50) hits the spot nicely. Kenneth Cox and Raoul Curtis-Machin know that climate well enough (Cox is part of the Glendoick Cox family of nurserymen, who have been collecting and growing rhododendrons for three generations) and so if a plant figures here, even a variety of rose, then you can be pretty sure it's going to do well north of the border and in the soggy, blasted Pennines. So keen are they on reliability that they have set up their own notional bone-hardiness rating in defiance of the Royal Horticultural Society's southern take on hardiness, and also their own Scottish Garden Award, similar to the RHS's Award of Garden Merit, for their best 500 plants, chosen after consultation with experts throughout Scotland. There are lists of plants “resistant” to deer and rabbits too - there's brave! (Times )
Contrary to what many Sassenachs might think, Scotland is one of the best places in the world for gardening, it ample rainfall and lack of severe droughts mean that many plants including raspberries and rhododendrons- thrive there. And yet there have been very few books devoted to Scottish gardening. This excellent volume aims to put that straight… (Sunday Telegraph )
If you are gardening north of the Border you could not fail to find this book extremely informative, but also a source of amusement and entertainment and there are not many gardening books with this winning combination. (Caledonian Gardener )
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Scotland is one of the best places in the world to garden. Its maritime climate, ample rainfall, and the rarity of severe droughts and really hot weather mean that huge numbers of plants grow well there. But the climate varies considerably - from the colder, wetter, windier mountainous areas to the west coast where tender plants can be grown outdoors all year round - and choosing plants that are suited to the local conditions is critical to success. Kenneth Cox and Raoul Curtis-Machin have evaluated the performance of thousands of plants in gardens all over Scotland, drawing on the knowledge and experience of many gardeners and nurserymen, and in this book they describe - with over 800 photographs - the most reliable shrubs, conifers, trees, fruit and perennials for Scotland. In this book Scottish gardeners will find accurate information and hundreds of great plants ideally suited to where they live.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I've gardened for thirty years in Scotland on a large scale. Had I bought this book at the outset, I would have saved a fortune on unsuitable plants and varieties. It's opinionated (good books are); detailed (doesn't just tell you which varieties are best, but also which to avoid); pretty inclusive (I work on the basis that a plant not listed is unlikely to survive in Scotland); and well illustrated. I keep a copy in the house and one in the car to use as a reference in any nursery I stumble across.
I rate this book a must for serious gardeners.
I rate this book a must for serious gardeners.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Informative, well laid out, beautifully illustrated, even entertaining on occasions. Inevitably of more use for beginners than experienced gardeners, but will keep you right in curbing any flights of fancy as to what might actually grow well in your garden. Utility may vary as to where you live - sheletered coastal dwellers may wonder what the fuss is about - however those on the wind scoured fringes, or (like us) up in the hills will find the specific scottish guidance as to what will flourish long-term invaluable.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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A fantastic, informative but easy read. I couldn't put it down. I was so impressed by it that I've bought my sister a copy too. So many of the plants recommended on gardening programmes don't survive in Scotland it is good to have such a book to refer to - and it will save me a fortune.
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An excellent book for the Scottish garden
This is a first rate book written specifically for people gardening in Scotland. Suitable for anyone, not only novice gardeners. Read more
Published 20 days ago by Evelyn
A Scottish gardening bible
Moved to Dumfries & Galloway (now living at 200m above sea level) from the south-west of England a few years ago and mistakingly thought that some of my favourite plants that I... Read more
Published 9 months ago by D&G lady
Gardening for the Scottish climate
Indispensable. Wish I'd discovered this book in Spring when I started designing my garden. I wouldn't buy any more plants without referring to it.
Published 9 months ago by hollyberry
Garden Plants for Scotland
This is a must have plant guide for anybody living in northern parts of the UK but also a great reference book wherever one lives. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Hamish
Completely indispensable
I don't garden in Scotland but in Cumbria, 30 minutes south of the border where conditions are very different from those in the south of England where I had gardened for 30 years. Read more
Published 10 months ago by BilboWaggins
Excellent and detailed book for the practical gardener
This is a detailed and thorough book which helpfully cites not only the parts of Scotland in which plants, trees (including fruit) bulbs etc will thrive but where they will not. Read more
Published 16 months ago by gardengirl
Informative
We have just moved to Scotland and need to alter and re stock our garden. This book is invaluable, especially as it tells what to plant in which location.
Published 21 months ago by Hil A
essential book
If you garden in Scotland then this is an invaluable book telling you what will survive and more importantly what won't! Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2009 by Mrs Potter
Garden Plants for Scotland
An informative, well illustrated and interesting read - it should help avoid some expensive mistakes!
Published on 3 Jun 2009 by Mrs. J. Smillie
Plants for Scotland
I suppose it depends what you're looking for, but I found this book disappointing. The blurb promised advice on 'gardening in Scotland's unique conditions', which was what I wanted... Read more
Published on 7 Feb 2009 by Susan Mowat
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