Living Garden plants list
Common name
Scientific name
Solanum dulcamara
Bittersweet
Garden element
Exposed / coastal
Buckshorn Plantain
Plantago coronpus
Exposed / coastal
Kidney Vetch
Anthyllis vulneraria
Exposed / coastal
Lesser Meadow-rue
Thalictrum minus
Exposed / coastal
Nottingham Catchfly
Silene nutans
Exposed / coastal
Rock Samphire
Crithmum maritimum
Exposed / coastal
Roseroot
Rhodiola rosea
Exposed / coastal
Sea Holly
Eryngium maritimum
Exposed / coastal
Sea Kale
Crambe maritima
Exposed / coastal
Thrift
Armeria maritima
Exposed / coastal
White Stonecrop
Sedum album
Exposed / coastal
Wild Thyme
Thymus polytrichus
Exposed / coastal
Black Medick
Medicago lupulina
Meadow
Bloody Cranesbill
Geranium sanguineum
Meadow
Meadow cranesbill
Geranium pratense
Meadow
Blood-veined Dock
Rumex sanguineum
Meadow
Common Bird’s Foot TreLotus corniculatus
Meadow
Common Knapweed
Centaurea nigra
Meadow
Common Sorrel
Rumex acetosa
Meadow
Common Spotted Orch Dactylorhiza fuchsii
Meadow
Cowslip
Primula veris
Meadow
Field Scabious
Knautia arvensis
Meadow
Greater Knapweed
Centaurea scabiosa
Meadow
Heartsease
Viola tricolor
Meadow
Lady’s Bedstraw
Galium verum
Meadow
Maiden Pink
Dianthus deltoides
Meadow
Meadow Saxifrage
Saxifraga granulata
Meadow
Ox- eye Daisy
Leucanthemum vulgare Meadow
Quaking Grass
Briza media
Meadow
Toadflax
Linaria vulgaris
Meadow
White Campion
Silene latifolia subsp. alb Meadow
Yarrow
Achillea millefolium
Meadow
Alpine Catchfly
Lychnis alpina
Upland / rock garden
Alpine Lady’s-Mantle
Alchemilla alpina
Upland / rock garden
Bell Heather
Erica cinerea
Upland / rock garden
Blaeberry
Vaccinium myrtillus
Upland / rock garden
Cowberry
Vaccinium vitis-idaea
Upland / rock garden
Dickie’s Bladder Fern
Cystopteris dickieana
Upland / rock garden
Heathers
Calluna vulgaris
Upland / rock garden
Juniper
Juniperus communis & n Upland / rock garden
Melancholy Thistle
Cirsium heterophyllum
Upland / rock garden
Mountain Avens
Dryas octopetala
Upland / rock garden
Mountain Everlasting
Antennaria dioica
Upland / rock garden
Mountain Vetch
Lathyrus linifolius
Upland / rock garden
Marjoram
Origanum vulgare
Upland / rock garden
Rock Rose
Helianthemum nummula Upland / rock garden
Scots Lovage
Ligusticum scoticum
Upland / rock garden
Scots Primrose
Primula scotica
Upland / rock garden
Stags- Horn Clubmoss Lycopodium clavatum
Upland / rock garden
Sticky Catchfly
Lychnis viscaria
Upland / rock garden
Spignel
Meum athamanticum
Upland / rock garden
Alder
Alnus glutinosa
Pond / bog / wet
Bay Willow
Salix pentandra
Pond / bog / wet
Bistort
Persicaria bistorta
Pond / bog / wet
Bog Myrtle
Myrica gale
Pond / bog / wet
Broad Buckler Fern
Dryopteris dilatata
Pond / bog / wet
Brooklime
Veronica beccabunga
Pond / bog / wet
Carnation Sedge
Carex panacea
Pond / bog / wet
Cuckooflower
Cardamine pratensis
Pond / bog / wet
Butterbur
Petasites hybridus
Pond / bog / wet
Gipsywort
Lycopus europaeus
Pond / bog / wet
Globeflower
Trollius europaeus
Pond / bog / wet
Greater Woodrush
Luzula sylvatica
Pond / bog / wet
Great Reed Mace
Typha latifolia
Pond / bog / wet
Hard-fern
Blechnum spicant
Pond / bog / wet
Marsh Marigold
Caltha palustris
Pond / bog / wet
Meadowsweet
Filipendula ulmaria
Pond / bog / wet
Purple Loosestrife
Lythrum salicaria
Pond / bog / wet
Rough Horsetail
Equisetum hyemale
Pond / bog / wet
Soft Rush
Juncus effusus
Pond / bog / wet
Ragged Robin
Lychnis flos-cuculi
Pond / bog / wet
Royal Fern
Osmunda regalis
Pond / bog / wet
Sneezewort
Achillea ptarmica
Pond / bog / wet
Valerian
Valeriana officinalis
Pond / bog / wet
Water Avens
Geum rivale
Pond / bog / wet
Water Forget-me-not
Myosotis scorpoides
Pond / bog / wet
Water Mint
Mentha aquatica
Pond / bog / wet
Yellow Flag
Iris pseudacorus
Pond / bog / wet
Yellow Loosestrife
Lysimachia vulgaris
Pond / bog / wet
Elder
Sambucus nigra
Trees / hedges/ shade
Hawthorn
Crataegus monogyna
Trees / hedges/ shade
Hazel
Corylus avellana
Trees / hedges/ shade
Rowan
Sorbus aucuparia
Trees / hedges/ shade
Silver Birch
Betula pendula
Trees / hedges/ shade
Scots Pine
Pinus sylvestris
Trees / hedges/ shade
Broom
Cytisus scoparius
Trees / hedges/ shade
Sloe (Hedge)
Prunus spinosa
Trees / hedges/ shade
Gorse
Ulex europaeus
Trees / hedges/ shade
Honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum Trees / hedges/ shade
Agrimony
Agrimonia eupatoria
Trees / hedges/ shade
Betony
Stachys officinalis
Trees / hedges/ shade
Bramble
Rubus fruticosa
Trees / hedges/ shade
Broad-leaved Dock
Rumex obtusifolius
Trees / hedges/ shade
Bugle
Ajuga reptans
Trees / hedges/ shade
Creeping Jenny
Lysimachia nummmulari Trees / hedges/ shade
Cuckoo Pint
Arum maculatum
Trees / hedges/ shade
Dog Rose
Rosa canina
Trees / hedges/ shade
Forget-me-not
Myosotis arvensis
Trees / hedges/ shade
Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea
Trees / hedges/ shade
Greater Celandine
Chelidonium majus
Trees / hedges/ shade
Ground Ivy
Glechoma hederacea
Trees / hedges/ shade
Hard Shield-fern
Polystichum aculeatum Trees / hedges/ shade
Hedge Woundwort
Stachys sylvatica
Trees / hedges/ shade
Hawkweed
Hieracium vulgatum
Trees / hedges/ shade
Hart’s Tongue Fern
Asplenium scolopendriumTrees / hedges/ shade
Honeysuckle
Lonicera periclymenum Trees / hedges/ shade
Herb Robert
Geranium robertianum
Lady’s Mantle
Alchemilla xanthoclora o Trees / hedges/ shade
Polypody
Polypodium vulgare
Trees / hedges/ shade
Red Campion
Silene dioica
Trees / hedges/ shade
Scaly Male-fern
Dryopteris affinis
Trees / hedges/ shade
Self-heal
Prunella vulgaris
Trees / hedges/ shade
Soft Shield-fern
Polystichum setiferum
Trees / hedges/ shade
Stinking Hellebore
Helleborus foetidus
Trees / hedges/ shade
St John’s Wort
Hypericum perforatum
Trees / hedges/ shade
Cow parsley
Anthemis arvensis
Trees / hedges/ shade
Teasel
Dipsacus fullonum
Trees / hedges/ shade
Twinflower
Linnaea borealis
Trees / hedges/ shade
White Dead-nettle
Lamium album
Trees / hedges/ shade
Wood Crane’s-bill
Geranium sylvaticum
Trees / hedges/ shade
Woodruff
Galium odoratum
Trees / hedges/ shade
Wood-sedge
Carex sylvatica
Trees / hedges/ shade
Wood Sorrel
Oxalis acetosella
Trees / hedges/ shade
Rainbow chard
Beta vulgaris subsp. cicla Vegetables / fruit
Trees / hedges/ shade
Mange tou / podded pePisum sativum
Vegetables / fruit
lettuce
Lactuca sativa
Vegetables / fruit
Radish
Raphanus sativus
Vegetables / fruit
Rocket
Eruca vesicaria
Vegetables / fruit
Broad beans
Vicia fabaVicia
Vegetables / fruit
Beetroot
Beta vulgaris
Vegetables / fruit
Rhubarb
Rheum rhabarbarum
Vegetables / fruit
Mint
Mentha
Vegetables / fruit
Sage
Salvia officinalis
Vegetables / fruit
Rosemary
Rosmarinus officinalis L. Vegetables / fruit
Wild strawberries
Fragaria vesca
Vegetables / fruit
Recommended reading for the One Planet Picnic pocket gardens.
Websites:
Plantlife: Grow Wild leaflet
Buglife
Froglife
Garden Organic
RSPB Give Nature a Home
RHS: Garden Design
References:
'Kids in the Wild Garden' by Elizabeth McCorquodale ISBN: 9781907317200
How to make a wildlife garden. Chris Baines ISBN 0711217114
The Scots Herbal: The plant lore of Scotland. Tess Darwin. ISBN 9781841587110
Flora celtica: plants and people in Scotland. William Milliken & Sam Bridgewater. ISBN
9781841583037
Flora Britannica. Richard Mabel. ISBN 9781856193771
Scottish plants for Scottish gardens. Jill Duchess of Hamilton. ISBN 1-87-364489-2
Food for Free. Richard Mabey. ISBN 9780007372577-6
Wild food. Ray Mears. ISBN 9780340827918
Growing Your Own Vegetables. Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. ISBN 978 1 906129 84