Veronica - blue
Added on 28 Jul, 2008 | 0 photos
Veronica austriaca ssp. teucrium - lovely sky blue spikes. originating from plant we bought at Tarvit House Pla...
New Zealand Burr
Added on 29 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Acaena.
Species: Acaena.
Species unknown - blue leaf mat-forming. Have wondered if A. buchananii or A. adscendens. Came from a friend&#...
Field Maple
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Acer.
Species: Acer campestre.
Part of a mixed hedge we planted as bare roots from Buckingham Nurseries in winter 2006/07.
Yarrow 1
Added on 22 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Achillea.
Species: Achillea 'Walter Funcke'.
Agastache rugosa
Added on 29 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Agastache.
Species: Agastache rugosa.
Grown from seeds bought at the Fife Garden show in 2004 - lovely flower spikes that last through the winter and ...
Bugle
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Ajuga.
Species: Ajuga reptans.
Grown as ground cover in our woodland area. Ours here is A. r. 'Burgundy Glow'
Variegated bugle
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Ajuga.
Species: Ajuga reptans.
Multicoloured foliage - we are growing this over mounds of turf that we took off to create the beds and paths wh...
Allium cristophii
Added on 12 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Species: Allim cristophii.
New to this garden for 2008.
Allium 'Mount Everest'
Added on 12 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Allium.
Species: Allium.
Hybrid of A. stipitatum and A. aflatunense, apparently. New for us in 2008.
Allium
Added on 12 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Allium.
Species: Allium 'Silver Spirit'.
This is a first for us this year (2007/08).
Anemone 'Blue Shades'
Added on 15 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo
Genus: Anemone.
Species: Anemone blanda.
Planted in "grass" in our front garden - my camera can't get the colour right - it's a lovely ...
Cow Parsley
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Anthriscus.
Species: Anthriscus sylvestrica.
A pink form of cow parsley bought from Hill of Tarvit in autumn 2007.
Juniperfolia
Added on 7 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Armeria.
Species: Armeria caespitosa.
Alpine growing in a trough. Like Thrift.
Wormwood
Added on 22 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Artemisia.
Species: Artemisia.
Artemisia 'Powis Castle' - shrub.
Lords and ladies
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Arum.
Species: Arum italicum.
Subsp. 'Marmoratum' - beautifully patterned leaves, but gave the crown a good mulch of garden compost th...
Begonia
Added on 7 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo
Genus: Begonia.
Species: Begonia.
14 tubers rescued from a Council Skip in Autumn 2007 and overwintered under our stair. We don't have a gree...
Greater Quaking Grass
Added on 29 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo
Genus: Briza.
Species: Briza maxima.
Originally bought at Gardening Scotland in 2006, we have let this annual grass self-seed as we require.
Buddleja 'Silver Anniversary'
Added on 29 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Buddleja.
Species: Buddleja.
A hybrid of B.crispa and B.loricata - has silvery foliage and white flowers - hardiness remains to be determined...
Dogwood
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Cornus.
Species: Cornus sanguinea.
Part of a mixed hedge we planted as bare roots from Buckingham Nurseries in winter 2006/07.
Hazel
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 1 photo
Genus: Corylus.
Species: Corylus avellana.
Part of a mixed hedge we planted as bare roots from Buckingham Nurseries in winter 2006/07. I have also planted...
Hawthorn
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Crataegus.
Species: Crataegus monogyna.
Part of a mixed hedge we planted as bare roots from Buckingham Nurseries in winter 2006/07.
Crocosmia
Added on 19 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Crocosmia.
Species: Crocosmia.
Unknown species of orange crocosmia that was given to us by one of my wife's work colleagues.
Crocosmia 'Lucifer'
Added on 29 Mar, 2008 | 2 photos
Genus: Crocosmia.
Species: Crocosmia.
Bought as a bag of plants at Tarvit House plant sale in October 2004, and brought some with us to our new house ...
Cardoon
Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Cynara.
Species: Cynara cardunculus.
Bought at Freuchie plant sale in June 2007 as a young plant - an adventure for us because we have a small garden...
Bishop of Llandaff
Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia.
Two tubers we have had since 2006.
Jul 2008: They didn't make it.
Classic Poeme
Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo
Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia.
5 tubers from the RHS in 2008.
Dahlia 'Fascination'
Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia.
4 tubers, 2 overwintered since 2007 when they didn't flower.
Dahlia 'Natal'
Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo
Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia.
6 pompon tubers bought winter 2008.
Dahlia 'Nuit d'Ete'
Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia.
Two tubers overwintered from 2007 when they flowered beautifully.
Dahlia 'White Perfection'
Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia.
Two tubers overwintered from 2007 when they flowered beautifully.
Unknown Dahlia
Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Dahlia.
Species: Dahlia.
5 tubers received as gifts in 2008 - a mystery! One should be purple - time will tell about the others and what...
Delphinium
Added on 19 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Delphinium.
Species: Delphinium elatum.
Mostly Magic Fountains series which we grew from seed, but also got a tall unknown dark blue at the Fife Show in...
Foxglove
Added on 4 Mar, 2008 | 2 photos
Genus: Digitalis.
Species: Digitalis purpurea.
We are growing a few varieties including 'Albiflora' and 'Pam's Choice' as well as the strai...
Fern
Added on 1 Jan, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Dryopteris.
Species: Dryopteris wallichiana.
I heard Roy Lancaster say (at Gardening Scotland 2006) that this was his favourite fern - good enough recommenda...
Echinacea
Added on 19 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Echinacea.
Species: Echinacea.
More mixed plants - unknown bare roots in an offer from Thompson & Morgan in 2007, plus some 'Kim Knee H...
Globe thistle
Added on 13 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Echinops.
Species: Echinops ritro.
Bought and divided into 4 plants from Hill of Tarvit in October 2007 and grown on in pots with a view to plantin...
Winter aconite
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Eranthis.
Species: Eranthis hyemalis.
Planted initially as a few dry 'bulbs' amongst our mixed native hedge in the second year of its establis...
Sea Holly
Added on 19 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Eryngium.
Species: Eryngium.
Unknown species from T&M.
Spindle
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Euonymus.
Species: Euonymus europaeus.
Part of a mixed hedge we planted as bare roots from Buckingham Nurseries in winter 2006/07.
Fuchsia varied
Added on 7 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Fuchsia.
Species: Fuchsia.
Purists may be horrified but we have planted a few randommly that we managed to overwinter including: Buds of ma...
Lady's Eardrops
Added on 7 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Fuchsia.
Species: Fuchsia magellanica.
Hardy fuchsia bought at Tarvit House plant sale in 2007. Should have pinkish white flowers. Sometimes named as...
Geum
Added on 15 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Geum.
Species: Geum.
Don't know what species this is - it was another rescue plant with a wonderful rosette of leaves that threw ...
Heuchera 'Sioux Falls'
Added on 19 Apr, 2008 | 2 photos
Genus: Heuchera.
Species: Heuchera.
Grown from seeds free with Garden News in 2004- we weren't too taken with this at first, but were blown away...
Hosta 'Cat's Eyes'
Added on 15 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Hosta.
Species: Hosta.
Very small with tiny cream leaves and green margins.
Hosta 'Frances Williams'
Added on 15 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Hosta.
Species: Hosta.
Green leaves with beige edge - bought from Jacques Amand.
Hosta 'Praying Hands'
Added on 15 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Hosta.
Species: Hosta.
Slender 18 inch high plant from Micklefield Hostas.
Hosta 'Serendipity'
Added on 15 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Hosta.
Species: Hosta.
Another Micklefield Hosta with an outstretched form and blueish leaves.
Hosta 'Sharmon'
Added on 15 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Hosta.
Species: Hosta.
Green leaves that are flushed yellow - had this 3 years, but not sure if we like it.
Hosta 'So Sweet'
Added on 15 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Hosta.
Species: Hosta.
Green leaves with whiteish edge.
Hosta
Added on 15 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Hosta.
Species: Hosta.
Unknown variegated hosta that came from my dad's garden.
Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears'
Added on 15 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Hosta.
Species: Hosta albomarginata.
Small blue-green leaved hosta bought from Park Green Nurseries at Gardening Scotland in 2006.
Hydrangea
Added on 19 Mar, 2008 | 1 photo
Genus: Hydrangea.
Species: Hydrangea.
Three unknown plants: 2 mopheads that we saved from being thrown out my a colleague of my wife's and 1 lace ...
Hypericum
Added on 19 Apr, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Hypericum.
Species: Hypericum uralensis.
From Hill of Tarvit in 2007, this is a shrubby type plant and we wait to see how it performs.
Iris reticulata
Added on 2 Feb, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Iris.
Species: Iris reticulata.
We have 2 on the go at this point (2nd February 2008) - 'Pauline', which is showing gorgeous blue hints ...
Kniphofia
Added on 29 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Kniphofia.
Species: Kniphofia.
Species unknown - 3 mail order plants from Thomson & Morgan in 2007.
Bay Tree
Added on 15 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Laurus.
Species: Laurus nobilis.
Container grown since we bought it as a young plant in 2004 - had ambitions of growing a standard, but it's ...
Lavandula officinale
Added on 15 Mar, 2008 | 0 photos
Genus: Lavandula.
Species: Lavandula officinale.
One of the lavenders that seems to thrive in our garden.
