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Nicola Singleton helps you get the most from your growing space whatever size it is.

Nicola Singleton helps you get the very best from your growing space, whatever shape or size it is, as we celebrate Scottish seasonality in your garden and your kitchen.

Nicola Singleton helps you get the very best from your growing space, whatever shape or size it is, as we celebrate the seasonality through Scottish gardens and kitchens. Coming from a range of gardens across Scotland, Grow It is peppered with seasonal gardening advice and weekly masterclasses from a range of experts, together with antidotes to a variety of growing pains and advice for the city gardener along with the occasional foray into wild flowers, herbs and foods, for those with green and non-green fingers alike. And, to help you make the most of the wonderful home-grown produce that the Scottish growing season offers up, we'll also be dropping in on the kitchen garden with advice for grow-your-own enthusiasts and our team of chefs who have a selection of brilliant recipes as well as advice on what varieties will deliver you the best flavour in the kitchen.

Grow It: The Roof Garden at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

The Roof Garden at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

BBC Radio Scotland - Grow It, The Roof Garden at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary

Nicola Singleton visits a garden on the roof of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

Nicola Singleton visits a garden on the roof of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. Gardener Diana Robertson shows us the plants that flourish in this type of environment.

Nicola Singleton’s going up in the world this week when she visits a garden on the roof of Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. This green oasis was made for the Chelsea Flower Show then moved piece by piece to the hospital. Gardener Diana Robertson shows us the plants that flourish in this type of environment. The staff tell us the benefits the garden brings to their patients, including those who are wheeled out on their beds from the intensive care unit.  We also have advice from the Beechgrove Garden on dealing with a flatworm infestation, and tips for getting your geraniums to look their best. Meanwhile in the kitchen, Graeme Pallister  has some suggestions for seasonal herbs.

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