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Always
buy Nursery fresh plants |









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Sunflor Dianthus |
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Rudbeckia Cherokee Sunset |
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Viola Magnifico |
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Frillytunia ‘Rose’ |
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Begonia Dragon Wing Red |











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Summer Colour For masses of Summer colour, nothing
beats a good display of Bedding Plants either planted in the border or in hanging baskets or patio containers. We grow only the best varieties suitable for the North East of Scotland, all are properly hardened
off ready to plant. Hardening off means
gradually acclimatising the young plants to outdoor conditions usually by means of cold frames to which more
and more ventilation is applied until they are used to the sometimes harsh
conditions of a Scottish Spring. Buying properly hardened off plants is essential
for our area. The correct time for planting bedding
plants is mid May onwards when the risk of Spring frost is over. Hanging Baskets Hanging baskets come in many shapes
and sizes and are useful for introducing colourful plants at different
levels. The secret of a good display is (1) buy quality
plants (2) aftercare, in dry weather hanging baskets must be checked every day to see if they need
watering and fed with a liquid fertilizer once a week. How to plant a hanging basket First place your basket on a pot or bucket to keep it steady, if it is
a wire one, line it with a basket liner then fill it with a good quality
compost. Plants can be gently pushed in through the sides at this stage.
Start planting the top with one large plant in the centre, good
centre plants are Geranium,
Fuchsia and Double Begonias then work outwards with
smaller plants, finish with trailers at the edge. Water thoroughly when
finished. Patio containers Patio pots, troughs and window boxes
can be planted in the same way keeping the taller plants at the back and the
trailers to the front, make sure your containers have drainage holes before
you start.
Plants that will grow in shade Begonia, Impatiens (Busy Lizzie),
Aster, Pansy, Polyanthus, Sweet Pea, Lobelia, Antirrhinum, Viola, Nemesia. Plants that like full sun Marigold, Ageratum, Alyssum,
Cineraria, Dahlia, Dianthus, Petunia, Phlox, Tagetes, Verbena, Salvia. Spring colour Plant up your baskets and tubs in Autumn with Winter Pansies &
Dwarf Tulips & Daffodils for a beautiful Spring display. |