Andrea Sinclair Garden Designer

Passionate about plants and design
A garden designer based in Aberdeenshire

Free plants - take cuttings in hardwood October/November

Andrea Sinclair

11 Oct, 2018

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The wilderness and ladybirds

08/21/2018

I was just collecting yellow rattle seeds from the wilderness area and delighted to see heaps of ladybirds in the area. Its when you get down close to these wildflowers that you spot all the mini-creatures!
Judging village gardens

07/28/2018

Had a super evening judging the village gardens in Johnshaven. It was great to see the effort made by the garden owners, novice and experienced. A lovely way to get people involved, charming to look at for all the villagers and visitors.
July 2018

07/08/2018

Hot weather is tougher on plants than it is on people, when you consider that our bodies contain about 60% water and most plants are 85 to 90% water. So when the temperature rises, plants struggle more than we do! If you decide to water your plants (and there is no hosepipe ban) then give them a really good soak either early in the morning or late in the evening. It’s better to do this once in a while than to sprinkling water over the surface and watch it evaporate. This can also cause plant