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.
But not all of us are lucky enough to have access to a garden, in which case you can still exercise your green fingers on window boxes perched outside windows.
And there are plenty of pretty flowering plants that can thrive in these restricted conditions - even in the notoriously unpredictable Scottish climate.
Here are 13 of our favourites.
13. Osteospermum
Despite their African origin, hardy varieties of Osteospermum (otherwise known as the African Daisy) thrive in cool and even windy conditions. Their daisy-like flowers close at night and during heavy rain but reopen beautifully in sun. | Canva/Getty Images