Scottish Plants for Scottish Gardens

ISBN-10: 1873644892
ISBN-13: 9781873644898
Category: Gardening / Regional / General
Pages: 103
Language: English
Published: 1999-12-31
Publisher: Mercat Press Books
Authors: Jill Hamilton, Franklyn Perring

Description

Gardening is one of the most popular of all Scottish pastimes. Yet few Scottish gardeners are inspired to plant their flowerbeds with plants that are native to Scotland. Instead they fill their borders with exotic blooms that originate in China or flowering shrubs that once grew in the Andes. Many do not realise that, because of its extraordinary geological and climatic variety, Scotland boasts a great wealth of indigenous plants?a total of 1,085 native varieties.The message of this new edition of Jill, Duchess of Hamilton and Dr Franklyn Perring?s Scottish Plants for Scottish Gardens is that Scotland?s gardeners have a major part to play in preserving the richness and diversity of their own country?s flora. Modern farming techniques and new methods of land use have for years been destroying the natural habitats of many plants that were once widespread. ?This is tragic,? says the Duchess. ?Scottish native plants form an intrinsic part of Scotland?s identity.? Private gardens can provide a haven for local plants and wildlife, preserving part of the nation?s heritage while providing a beautiful and varied display of blossom and foliage.To help the gardener, a complete checklist of all 1,085 native plants has been compiled, giving not only their common names but also their Gaelic and Scots as well as scientific latin names. From the checklist, 105 varieties have been singled out as being particularly well suited to domestic gardens because of their attractiveness of flower, fruit or foliage; their non-intrusive nature (i.e. they won?t run wild over your vegetable patch!), and their availability from nurseries and garden centres. Each selection is illustrated with a clear colour photograph, and a description details the plant?s relationship with other forms of wildlife?bees or butterflies for example?and its suitability for different parts of the garden ?shade or rockery, herbaceous border, pond or marshy area.

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