14 Six of the best

The best Scottish garden Instagram accounts to follow.

Looking for fresh ideas, new plants, good gardening advice? Your friends don’t share your passion for plants or your love for all things floral? Never fear writes Julianne Robertson, there’s a thriving gardening community on Instagram, where you can find an account for all types of gardens and growing – from allotments to grand estates – and a hashtag for every aspect of your horticultural hobby. Here are six of the best Scottish Instagram accounts to follow for your daily dose of #scottishgardens...

@northstargarden

Olivia’s account celebrates flowers, photography and the simple life. Her grid features minimalist-style floral arrangements and inspiration for unusual vases and containers.

Based in Troon, she has a passion for cut flowers and has recently started a newsletter filled with ideas, practical advice and encouragement for anyone who wants to grow their own blooms. A perfect account to remind you to slow down and appreciate the beauty of simple flowers and achievable arrangements.

@getplantinghort

Horticulturist Kirsty Wilson is herbaceous supervisor at Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh, a garden designer and the newest member of the Beechgrove Garden’s team of presenters.

She’s also a photographer, so her Instagram feed is full of beautiful images accompanied by sound botanical knowledge and advice.

She has a passion for education and conservation, which is evident in this gorgeous grid.

@standrewsbotanicgarden

With 18 acres of beautiful plants and a butterfly house in the heart of historic St Andrews, this grid is chock-full of seasonal blooms from the rock garden, woodland, tropical house or herbaceous borders.

You can also get a glimpse of its Urban Farm and Community Garden, where the aim is to promote the health and wellbeing benefits gained from small scale intensive organic vegetable growing. Plants are listed with their Latin names for identification and the garden posts details of competitions and opening hours for visitors.

@growinggreenfields

Diana’s daily visual account of restoring the gardens and interior of her and her husband Andrew’s 240-year-old home in the countryside near Edinburgh. They’ve got two acres, a woodland area, kitchen garden, huge trees and a new greenhouse.

Although they’re only in their second year of growing, the transformation is well under way and her new-found passion for gardening shines through in the photos of her home and grounds. It will give you serious property envy!

@scottishcutflowers

Perthshire flower farmer Rosie frequently posts photos of what’s looking great in her acre of walled garden on the Errol Estate or what she’s sowing in her polytunnels, aided and often amused by her two lovely dogs!

She also adds videos to her Stories showing what jobs she’s doing, which seedlings are growing well or when she’s out and about delivering flowers to her customers. A really good insight into the life of a Scottish flower farmer!

@houseplantslove

The Instagram feed of The Potting Shed, a seller specialising in house plants, succulent/cacti terrariums and plant art. Posts often show pop-up shops in various Aberdeenshire cafes and eateries, as well as featuring all kinds of indoor plants and the best ways to care for them.

This account is the perfect way to discover new specimens, and get good growing advice - but don’t blame me if your wish-list gets out of hand!