Gerbera Designs (Garden Design)

02/11/2026

Looking forward to the winter edition of Scotland Grows Magazine!

02/11/2026

CHURCH GARDEN
Planting day on our latest project last week at St Mary’s Pro-Cathedral Aberdeen on this large raised bed. This is the second phase of this project to upgrade the paving and steps to create a new garden. Landscaping in Aberdeen has been completing all the hard landscaping on this project with David Chouman Architect as lead architect and project manager. This is known as the East Garden and the planting design included lots of shade lovers to go under the existing mature tree canopy and shrubs and perennials in a small border next to the church known as the Sunday School garden. Thanks to Solstice Nurseries for the plants and to the dedicated volunteer team from the church community for helping out with the planting.

31/10/2026

URBAN GARDENING
An inspirational Friday evening hearing from Steve Williams and Jon Davies from City Studio about greening urban city spaces and recent book launch. The journey from photography and music to designing and building show gardens has developed into a punk horticulture philosophy - transforming overlooked urban corners, brownfields, and neglected spaces into regenerative landscapes, food forests, and wild community hubs. Their work at Markfield Community Park and Garden in Tottenham, North London shows how people can connect with nature
in urban spaces on the principle of 'if you build it, they will come'. Steve Williams Landscapes

29/10/2026

New edition of Scotland Grows Magazine out soon. Make sure you preorder!

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- you'll save £1 on each issue
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The new issue goes live on November 6th, and can be ordered now on subscription, or by ordering a single copy, as suits you.

At 84 pages this is another bumper issue which will help you make the most of winter in the garden. Make sure you've got a copy to help support all that is good in Scottish gardening!

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29/10/2026

Congratulations Inverurie Environmental Improvement - IEI!

28/10/2026

PLANT OF THE WEEK
Our plant of the week is Sedum (renamed Hylotelephium). This is a herbaceous perennial which forms clumps of flowers with fleshy, dark green leaves and large flat clusters of starry deep pink, purple or white flowers in early autumn. These move through pinkish bronze to bronze and then fade to brown by mid-autumn. It is drought-tolerant and nectar-rich, encouraging beneficial insects into the garden. Butterflies and bees love it!

27/10/2026

PROJECT REVISIT
A belated revisit to this South facing back garden which we planted up last summer in Inverurie. Unfortunately we were a bit late for the peak summer colour and we hope to visit again next summer. Anyway the autumn colour borders were filling out and looking good at this time of year.

This was the lovely testimonial from our clients:
'Joanne was very professional. She produced a planting design for our newly landscaped garden which fitted with our requests. The process was very good and efficient. The plants were delivered and planted by Joanne and first impressions are good. We are now looking after them and hope to see the garden flourish in the months ahead.'
We would like to thank our client for this 5 star review and to Solstice Nurseries for supplying the beautiful plants.

26/10/2026

GARDEN BUILD
As we approach the weekend there has been progress on the build of the latest design project on the North Aberdeenshire coast. The London Stone Oro Cathedral Limestone patio has been laid by Torbruad landscapes and preparation for the paths are underway. The lattice fencing is also up and looking good. Keep an eye on our page for updates!

23/10/2026

Thanks to Gardens By Professionals for sharing our project with Torbruad landscapes which won an Inverurie Environmental Improvement - IEI award last weekend!

22/10/2026

WAITING UNTIL SPRING TO PLAN YOUR GARDEN? HERE'S WHY YOU SHOULDN'T!
The spring gardening rush is very busy and chaotic. All the best landscape contractors are booked up and the best plant specimens have already been reserved, which means rushed decisions can lead to long-term disappointment.
Is the convenience of spring planning actually costing you the garden of your dreams?
In our latest blog post we discuss why NOW is the best time of year to have your garden designed rather than waiting until the first sunny day in spring.
Find out more at on our blog. Link in comments.
Want to know more? If you are looking for garden design advice then get in contact NOW!
- Email us at [email protected] for further details.
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