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According to the Scottish Environmental Horticulture Growth Strategy there are over one million people in Scotland who are regular gardeners.
From communal tenement gardens to expansive private grounds, we love our borders, rockeries, lawns and patios.
It’s hugely satisfying to see a plant you’ve cared for bloom into beautiful flowers, but you need to be careful what you choose and where you place it.
Many of us have gardens that have poor-quality sandy soil, a particular issue in coastal areas.
Luckily there are many plants with colourful flowers that can positively thrive in these conditions - and will also cope with the notoriously unpredictable Scottish climate.
Here are 11 of our favourites.
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9. Tickseed
Easy to grow in sandy soil, Tickseed produces yellow daisy-like flowers that bloom over a long season, from the middle of spring well into autum. | Canva/Getty Images
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10. Blanket Flower
Named due to the carpet its foliage creates, covering the sandy soil it loves. the Blanket Flower will produce vivid red and yellow daisy-like flowers that will brighten your garden throughout the summer. It needs a fair bit of sun but can survive in poor quality soil. | Canva/Getty Images
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11. Common Thyme
An aromatic herb that produces tiny flowers in summer. It prefers sunny, well-drained sandy soil, provides excellent ground coverage, and you can dry it and use it in your cooking. | Canva/Getty Images