Scottish Wildflowers

**Bugbear** · 19th November 11, 11:05 AM

Originally Posted by CopperNGold

Yes, there are some great books. The other difficulty is the blazing heat in the summer in the afternoon from about 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. I'm working on an herb garden that will withstand all the above conditions. So far, rosemary works best, and I am going to try to do an indoor garden off the kitchen mudroom this spring, and a rockery herb garden in a shaded area at the back of the property that gets some shade and dappled sunlight.

I was going to suggest rosemary, but I wasn't sure what your winters are like. Asparagus should do well, but there aren't flowers. You can let some of them fern out though. Like I said, it's your winters that I'm not sure about with the salt tolerant plants I know from down here.

**CopperNGold** · 19th November 11, 11:18 AM

I'm going to try asparagus! Hmmm, rosemary and asparagus. Sound like a great lamb dinner coming up soon!

**Bugbear** · 19th November 11, 12:01 PM

Originally Posted by CopperNGold

I'm going to try asparagus! Hmmm, rosemary and asparagus. Sound like a great lamb dinner coming up soon!

I suggest looking up instructions on line from your local university or county agriculture extension. There's a bit you would need to know about planting and cultivating asparagus, but it can be a very interesting garden plant that also provides dinner items. My grandmother had several in her flower bed.
Good luck.

**ThistleDown** · 19th November 11, 01:00 PM

Quite remarkable what will grow where, isn't it? I have a cousin who, on the high south bank of the Tay in north Fife has a ten-foot high hedge of that Mediterranean herb, rosemary, and my wife's grandfather had a large plot devoted to aspargus -- in the Swiss Alps.

**ThistleDown** · 19th November 11, 01:00 PM

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**CopperNGold** · 19th November 11, 01:11 PM

Good idea about researching with the county extension office. All I know about growing asparagus it that it's grown standing up!

**Bugbear** · 19th November 11, 05:39 PM

Originally Posted by CopperNGold

Good idea about researching with the county extension office. All I know about growing asparagus it that it's grown standing up!

Here's a link to an OSU extension asparagus article to get you started:
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/gardening/node/243
There should also be Master Gardeners and experts associated with them of whom you may ask questions.

Good luck.